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NewsCrowley targets onboard pilot trial of OCCS system in 2024
Crowley has announced plans to collaborate with Carbon Ridge Inc., a US-based developer of carbon capture solutions, to install its first onboard carbon capture and storage solutions (OCCS) unit aboard one of its vessels in 2024. The pilot project is receiving financial support from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META) programme.
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NewsABP partners up on UK carbon capture transportation
Associated British Ports has entered into an exclusive commercial relationship to collaborate on the transport and storage of shipped CO2 emissions around the UK.
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NewsIACS establishes Safe Digital Transformation Panel
IACS Council, meeting last week in London for its 88th session (C88), confirmed a decision to establish an overarching panel to bring together IACS’ current digitalisation activities within a single forum, in response to the accelerating and broadening scale of digitalisation within shipping.
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NewsDamen fills new Corporate Affairs position
Martin Bloem has been appointed as Damen Shipyards Group’s first Group Director Corporate Affairs.
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NewsFirst hydrogen tug launched at Antwerp-Bruges
The world’s first hydrogen-powered tug has been launched at the port of Antwerp-Bruges earlier this week.
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NewsHouthi rebel missile attacks threaten global supply chain crisis at Suez Canal
Missile and drone attacks by Houthi militia on merchant ships passing through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden could trigger a global supply chain crisis, according to industry analysts.
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NewsBernhard Schulte orders LCO2 carrier for Northern Lights project
Northern Lights, the carbon capture transportation and storage joint venture, has announced that it has signed a time charter contract for a 7,500cbm liquefied CO2 ship with Bernhard Schulte, the family owned ship owner and operator.
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NewsBrunvoll Mar-El delivers onshore ferry chargers
Brunvoll Mar-El is to deliver the onshore charging system for fast ferries operating in the Bergen area in Norway
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NewsKongsberg to supply vessel insights for Locar
Kongsberg Digital has partnered with Locar, a Brazilian offshore vessel operator, to enhance its digital infrastructure and optimise operations
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NewsMaersk eyes first green methanol supply from China
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) signed the first large scale green methanol offtake agreement for the global shipping industry with a Chinese supplier, Goldwind, in late November. The deal for the supply of up to 500,000 tonnes of green methanol per year will see production begin in 2026.
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NewsFirst methanol bunker vessel for Singapore handed over
The first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker that will operate in the port of Singapore has been handed to Stellar Shipmanagement Services Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Energy Group. The delivery of MT Maple was marked by a delivery ceremony in Osakikamijima, Hiroshima, Japan, on 13 December 2023.
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NewsUlstein Specifies MeOH-Ready 175D Engines For Offshore Newbuildings
Ulstein Verft AS, the Norwegian yard, has ordered 2 × 3 × MAN 12V175D-MEV methanol-ready engines in connection with the building of two CSOV (Commissioning Service Operation Vessels) for Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BS Offshore), the offshore unit of international shipping corporation, Schulte Group. The vessels are designed to support the offshore wind-energy market, and are planned for delivery in 2025; an option for four additional vessels exists.
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NewsJiangnan Shipyard to cooperate on shipyard digitalisation and 3D design reviews
Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd. and Bureau Veritas have issued a Joint-Declaration on 3D Auditing and Recognition, aiming at accelerating the process of 3D Submission and Approval by shipyards and classification societies. A partnership agreement was signed during Marintec China 2023, which recently took place in Shanghai, China.
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NewsCOSCO Shipping subsidiary joins One Sea Association
COSCO Shipping Technology, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping Group, has become the first Chinese company to join the One Sea association.
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NewsFondo Italiano d’Investimento Acquires 33% Stake in RINA S.p.A.
Fondo Italiano d’Investimento’s acquisition of a minority stake in classification society RINA S.p.A. has been successfully concluded. The agreement includes a capital investment of up to EUR180 million (US$196.5m), structured as equity.
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NewsWärtsilä cargo system and LFSS for LPG carrier newbuildings
Wärtsilä has won a contract to supply the cargo handling and fuel supply systems for a series of new LPG carrier vessels to be built at the CIMC SinoPacific Offshore & Engineering (SOE) shipyard in China for Norwegian shipowner Avance Gas.
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NewsBV AiP for X-DF-A engine safety concept
WinGD has secured its second approval in principle (AiP) for its two‑stroke engine design capable of operating on ammonia as a fuel. Bureau Veritas awarded the AiP to the safety concept for WinGD’s X-DF-A engine.
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NewsClassNK AiP for autonomous navigation software
ClassNK has awarded approval in principle for the software for a new autonomous navigation system
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NewsABB and Wallenius Marine open first Fleet Support Center
ABB and shipping company Wallenius Marine have opened the doors of the first OVERSEA Fleet Support Center in Stockholm. The companies claim that the centre represents a major milestone in their collaborative strategy to help shipping companies improve environmental, technical and voyage performance.
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NewsAasen Shipping opts for Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion solution
Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion solution for three new self-discharging cargo vessels being built at the Royal Bodewes shipyard in the Netherlands for Norwegian shipowner Aasen Shipping. As part of the solution, the ships will feature the latest addition to Wärtsilä’s engine portfolio, the Wärtsilä 25, which was launched in September 2022. The engines and vessel are prepared for operation on sustainable fuels in the future. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in September 2023.
