Latest News – Page 205
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NewsChina ups pace in drive towards alternative fuels for shipping
In line with China''s aim to reach carbon neutrality before 2060, and to focus on ensuring its greenhouse gas emissions peak in the next decade, China Classification Society (CCS) Wuhan branch is stepping up its focus on alternative fuels.
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NewsNew scrubber research focuses on carbon capture
Exhaust gas abatement systems have the potential to reduce maritime CO2 emissions according to new research.
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NewsKM to supply tech for Keppel WITV
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a major contract with American shipbuilder Keppel AmFELS for the supply of its wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) technology.
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NewsIntelligent maintenance for LNG vessels
Three LNG-powered multi-purpose vessels ordered from Germany’s Abeking & Rasmussen ship and yacht shipyard (A&R) by the German government will be equipped with Schottel propulsion systems and condition monitoring services.
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NewsBV releases updated wind propulsion system rules
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has released an updated set of classification rules for wind propulsion systems (WPS). The new rules are intended to support and drive the development of zero carbon propulsion options for modern ships.
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NewsSmart tool finds corrosion with 99% accuracy
Results from the initial application of ABS’s Corrosion Detection digital solution show that it is able to identify corrosion with an accuracy rate of 98.9%.
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NewsRemote survey notation for K-Line carrier
K-Line’s new car carrier, built by Tadotsu Shipyard, has become the world’s first newbuild to obtain ClassNK notation certifying that the ship is adapted for remote surveys.
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NewsHalliburton commissions LNG retrofit for RoRo combi carrier
Halliburton AS, the oil fields service provider, has awarded Høglund Gas Solutions AS a turnkey contract to manage the conversion of a RoRo combination carrier to operate on LNG fuel.
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NewsSHORT-SEA FOCUS ON EFFICIENCY GAINS
Dutch shipbuilding has reinforced its leading European position in short-sea vessel design and construction by way of a EUR 21 million (US$25m) contract for two 6,080dwt multi-purpose cargo vessels, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsAdvancing green methanol in shipping
Uniper has teamed up with Liberty Pier Maritime Projects and engineering firm Ship Design & Consult (SDC) to establish green methanol as a sustainable and carbon-neutral marine fuel.
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NewsDamen BWTS investment
Climate Investor Two (CI2) has approved an investment to support the lease of Damen’s portable ballast water treatment solution to customers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
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NewsSHELL SIGNS CHARTERS FOR 10 x LNG-FUELLED VLCCS
Shell has signed long-term charter agreements for ten newbuild LNG-fuelled very large crude carriers (VLCC). The ten vessels will be built at DSME in South Korea, with the first vessel scheduled to enter service in 2022.
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NewsTECHNOLOGY DRIVE FOR EU’s SMALLER YARDS
A research project aimed at raising the competitiveness of Europe’s small and medium-sized (SME) shipyards has been launched with EU funding, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsTrials for unique newbuild as MVW faces cutbacks
Germany’s MV Werften (MVW) has completed sea trials on the first of an originally planned trio of unique Polar expedition cruise ships as Covid threatens the future of the shipbuilding group, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsZERO-EMISSION, MODULAR SHIP DESIGN FOR STENA BULK
Stena Bulk has unveiled its InfinityMAX concept design for a fuel cell hybrid ship with detachable modules that the company says represents a paradigm shift in bulk cargo transportation.
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NewsIndustry backs decarbonisation plan
Responding to the UN Secretary-General’s call for urgent action on climate change, the global shipping industry is giving full backing to a ‘moon-shot’ proposal for the large scale deployment of zero-carbon ships within a decade.
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NewsMacGregor to equip new NYK Line PCTCs
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new equipment order for four pure car truck carriers being built at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) for Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line).
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NewsNEW DESIGN PLATFORM TARGETS INTEGRATION OF MULTIPLE LOW-EMISSION TECHNOLOGIES
A new design platform being developed as part of the EU CHEK project will initially be used to design a near-zero emissions bulk carrier and a cruise ship, but it is also expected to expand holistic design concepts to other vessel types.
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NewsMETHANOL PRODUCTION IS TURNING GREEN AND SHIPPING IS TAKING NOTE
Green methanol is establishing itself as a contender in the 2050 bunker fuel market, with the chemical industry motivated to go green and new production facilities and new ships raising optimism around the world.
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NewsShipyard inertia preventing wider adoption of water-based lubrication
Shipowners want to return to a water lubricated propulsion arrangement, but shipyards are preventing the wider take up of the environmentally sustainable solution, writes Patrik Wheater.
