CIMC GROUP: MSC’S RECENTLY ORDERED LNG-POWERED BOXSHIPS WILL BE AMMONIA-READY
Although liner heavyweight Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is trying to keep its ordering of new boxships on the down low, details have emerged of the company’s ten recently ordered LNG dual-fuel containerships.
The order was...
HURTIGRUTEN NORWAY NETS GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR ZERO-EMISSION SHIP PROJECT
Cruise company Hurtigruten Norway has received over NOK 67 million ($6.7 million) for its first zero-emission ship project.
As disclosed, the main objective of the project is to enable sustainable passenger and freight transport along...
FIRST INLINE SHAFT GENERATOR RETROFIT DONE BY WÄRTSILÄ AND BERGE BULK
Ship operators are increasingly looking for new means of improving the operating efficiency for in-service vessels as new regulations such as the IMO’s EEXI and CII going into effect and the EU’s carbon emission...
HCH2 AND H2HUB MERGE FOR DOE HYDROGEN HUB APPLICATION
The Port of Corpus Christi’s Horizons Clean Hydrogen Hub (HCH2) and Trans Permian’s H2Hub will submit a single application through the US DOE Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Programme, with the Port of Corpus Christi...
GERMANY LAUNCHES THE FIRST OF TWO NEW OFFSHORE WIND TENDERS FOR 2023
Germany launched the first of two planned new tender packages for offshore wind farm development sites as part of the government’s plans to accelerate the development of renewable energy sources. Germany is already third...
AMMONIA AS A FUEL FOR SHIPS
Ammonia has a potential role as a marine fuel. With an upcoming need for fuels that leave no carbon footprint, ammonia is a promising resource. The adoption of the Initial International Maritime Organization Strategy...
MSC COULD FACE FMC CIVIL PENALTY OVER TARIFF’S CONGESTION SURCHARGE
The Federal Maritime Commission is continuing to move aggressively against what it sees as unreasonable charges and business practices of the major carriers. In a filing dated last week, the Office of Enforcement is...
GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCED BY WIND AND TIDAL ENERGY SETS NEW AVIATION MILESTONE
Green hydrogen produced at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC’s) hydrogen production and tidal test facility has been used to fuel the ground test of a Rolls-Royce jet engine.
The ground test was conducted on...
UK PARLIAMENT POURS COLD WATER ON POTENTIAL OF THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY
The UK Parliament has poured cold water on the global drive towards hydrogen investments, stating that H2 is not a "panacea" for reaching 2050 net zero targets. The parliament took particular aim at the...
U.S. COAST GUARD RECOGNIZES THE PANAMANIAN FLEET
The Panama Ship Registry administered by the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), for the first time, has become eligible for "Qualship 21 Program", which has been in existence for more than twenty years. This represents...