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NewsUAE increases hydrogen ambitions in revised Energy Strategy
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) released a revised Energy Strategy at the beginning of July, earmarking investments of up to US$54 billion into the country’s renewables sector by 2030. Among the projects, the UAE announced that Masdar (the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) plans to increase green hydrogen production to 1.0 million tonnes per year by 2030, and that the state plans to develop two hydrogen production hubs by 2030.
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Newse-Bunker delivery notes confirmed as acceptable
The rules around bunker delivery notes have been amended to accept both paper and digital copies provided the requirements in MARPOL Annex VI are met
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NewsABS AiP for NH3-fuelled containership design
An innovative ammonia-fuelled containership design from Korea Maritime Consultants Co., Ltd. (KOMAC) was granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by ABS in May 2023.
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NewsSHI lands 16 x MeOH-fuelled 16,000 teu order from Evergreen
Evergreen Shipping’s subsidiary Evergreen Marine (Asia) has placed an order with Samsung Heavy Industries for 16 x 16,000 teu container vessel newbuildings, and a separate order for 8 x 16,000 teu with Japan’s Nihon Shipyard, according to an announcement at its shareholder meeting on 11 July. The vessels will be equipped with dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol.
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NewsNew ECA proposals to be submitted at MEPC 81
Proposals to designate the Canadian Arctic, the North-East Atlantic Ocean and the remaining Norwegian coast not already covered by existing ECAs as Emissions Control Areas are likely to be submitted to the IMO’s next Maritime Environment Protection Committee meeting, MEPC 81.
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NewsFirst ME-GA engine completes gas trials
The first low-pressure ME-GA engine has successfully completed LNG gas trials in South Korea, MAN ES has announced.
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NewsEuropean ports express trepidation over shore power regulations
This week the European Parliament will formalise two important port regulations on onshore power
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NewsUK port to investigate the potential of green hydrogen
RWE, Mitsui and the UK’s Port of Tilbury have signed an agreement to investigate the potential of renewable hydrogen for both port infrastructure and the creation of a hydrogen plant.
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NewsBunker contamination issue linked to Houston supplier
A contamination that has caused fuel system and engine problems on 11 vessels that took on bunkers in Houston between March and May has been identified by Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS).
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NewsSwedish port completes shore-power operation for tanker
The Swedish port of Gävle has become one of the first in the world to successfully connect a tanker vessel to shore-based power.
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News£34 million available in latest round of CMDC funding
A fourth round of funding brings the UK government support for maritime decarbonisation to £129 million
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NewsThordon bearings for articulating rudder
Thordon has played a pivotal role in the repairs to a workboat with the first application of the company’s new seal-embedding bearing on an articulating rudder
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NewsDNV plans to launch VTI to help industry’s decarb drive
DNV has decided to launch a Recommended Practice (RP) offering that aims to produce a method to measure and evaluate the technical performance of ships and to address some of the shortcomings that have emerged with the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) index.
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NewsCruise Line Fosters Zero-Carbon Approach
Marseilles-based Compagnie du Ponant, operator of expedition-type small cruise ships, plans to order a newbuild melding a raft of advanced and groundbreaking technologies focused on decarbonisation.
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NewsMitsui Augments Engine Production Range
Ranked among the world’s most prolific manufacturers of large marine engines, Mitsui E&S (MES) produced 136 two-stroke units totalling 2.83m bhp (2.11m kW) under its MAN licence in the past financial year. Affirming market recovery and the resilience of Japanese shipbuilders, the projected output from the company’s Tamano complex for the current year ending 31 March 2024 is up at 2.90m bhp (2.16m kW), consisting of 143 units.
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NewsP&O Ferries renews North Sea contracts
P&O Ferries is strengthening its position in the North Sea with two key contract renewals
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NewsMAN ES Uses LGI Strategy For 1st Ammonia Combustion
MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has successfully started up combustion on a 2-stroke test engine operating on ammonia as fuel using the liquefied gas injection (LGI) combustion strategy, the company confirmed.
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NewsIINO Lines to retrofit Norsepower Rotor Sail on bulker
Japanese ship operator IINO Lines and power utility J-POWER have signed an agreement with Norsepower Oy to install a Norsepower Rotor Sail on board a coal carrier, Yodohime. The installation will be the first for a coal carrier.
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NewsOpinion: MEPC80 deal sends a clear message (about the IMO)
The agreement of a deal to achieve climate neutrality for global shipping by 2050 at the 80th meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) last night is a significant milestone for global shipping.
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NewsRevised GHG reduction strategy for global shipping adopted
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a revised strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping.
