AVERAGE SAILING SPEED COULD DROP BY 10 PCT BY 2025, BIMCO SAYS
Following a 4 percent increase in average sailing speed during the COVID-19 pandemic triggered by strong demand and widespread port congestion, the situation today is very different in the liner sector. Namely, during the...
AUSTRALIA DEVELOPING MARITIME EMISSION REDUCTION PLAN
The Australian Government has committed to developing a Maritime Emissions Reduction National Action Plan to chart a practical green transition for the maritime sector.
The Maritime Emissions Reduction National Action Plan (MERNAP) will be developed...
WWII JAPANESE TRANSPORT LOST WITH 1,080 PEOPLE LOCATED IN PHILIPPINES
An expedition team led by an Australian maritime archaeology foundation is reporting that they have located the wreck of Australia’s worst maritime disaster, a ship that was being used by the Japanese as a...
LNG-Powered Ships: Navigating Towards a Sustainable Maritime Future
Is LNG the best option ?
Utilizing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a sustainable fuel in the maritime industry presents both complexities and opportunities. While promising emission reductions and efficiency gains make LNG an attractive...
PORT EVERGLADES COMPLETES SHORE POWER MASTER PLAN FOR CRUISE TERMINALS
Port Everglades recently completed a study to add shore power to the Port's eight cruise terminals and has taken delivery of the final report. The study was performed by Moffatt & Nichol, a global...
WAVEPISTON STARTS FINAL FACTORY ACCEPTANCE TESTS AND ASSEMBLY OF WAVE ENERGY COLLECTORS
Danish company Wavepiston has made progress on the assembly and testing of its wave energy collectors ahead of deployment offshore Canary Islands.
Wavepiston’s team, together with the manufacturer Thune Eureka, are working at the Galician...
DECK-BASED CONTAINERIZED HYDROGEN SYSTEM RECEIVES DESIGN APPROVAL
Designs for a deck-based hydrogen energy system that would be fully containerized to speed the installation process and convert ships to hydrogen power received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV. The concept for...
OCI PARTNERS UP WITH LINDE FOR ITS BLUE AMMONIA FACILITY IN US GULF COAST
OCI, a global producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products, and Linde, a global industrial gases and engineering company, have signed a long-term agreement under which Linde will supply clean hydrogen and nitrogen to OCI’s...
RVO OPENS €45.5 MILLION TENDER FOR GEOTECHNICAL SURVEYS AT NEDERWIEK OFFSHORE WIND ZONE
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued a tender for offshore geotechnical investigations at the Nederwiek Wind Farm Zone.
The contracts to be awarded under the tender, which is divided into two lots, are valued...
SITE INVESTIGATIONS START FOR 2 GW OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT IN SCOTLAND
Fugro is set to deploy its Seawatch floating LiDAR, surface metocean equipment buoys and seabed landers at the offshore site in Scotland where ScottishPower Renewables plans to build its 2 GW MachairWind offshore wind...