URGENT NEED FOR CHANGE IN SHIP RECYCLING SECTOR: 80% OF SHIPS SCRAPPED ON SOUTH...
A total of 443 ocean-going commercial ships and offshore units were sold for scrapping in 2022, data from NGO Shipbreaking Platform shows.
Of these, 292 large tankers, bulkers, floating platforms, cargo- and passenger ships ended...
MAERSK AND SUNGAS RENEWABLES FORM GREEN METHANOL PARTNERSHIP
Danish shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with US-based SunGas Renewables, Inc., a spin-out of GTI Energy, to form strategic green methanol partnership as part...
DAMEN INSPECTION OF CSD650 AND MUC1506 TECHNICAL
Technical acceptance of Damen CSD650 and MuC1506
At the Damen Dredging yard in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, the Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650 Krakatoa has been inspected by its owner before shipment. The client has accepted...
EUROPE’S LARGEST ELECTROLYSER HYSYNERGY SEES ITS FIRST HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
Danish green hydrogen provider Everfuel has announced the production of the first hydrogen at Europe’s largest electrolyser, a 20 MW HySynergy facility in Fredericia, Denmark.
According to Everfuel, the hydrogen was produced from the first...
NEW SOFTWARE HELPS VESSEL OPERATORS DIAL IN THE CII OF THEIR CHOICE
Ship CII ratings have a direct impact on vessel value, according to recent brokerage data, and on earnings as well. Shipowners have an incentive to dial in the right CII for a vessel in...
INTERCARGO WARNS AGAINST REGULATING SHIPPING IN ISOLATION
As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) gears up for its MEPC80 session in July, where it is expected to revise its greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy and strengthen decarbonization targets, industry experts are highlighting the...
MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS SERVICE LETTER SL-2022-722
Recommendation for prolonged operation in fuel-oil-only mode
Short-term – up to two months
Normal operation in dual-fuel and fuel-oil-only modes in accordance with the usual maintenance guidelines specified by MAN Energy Solutions.
Advantages
No dis-/re-assembling procedures
No dummies
No tightness/verification...
FIRST AUTOMATED HIGH-BAY STORAGE SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED AT KOREAN PORT
The first commercial installation of an automated high-bay storage system for containers is planned at the Busan New Port in South Korea. The storage system which is designed to increase productivity at the port...
KENYA’S AMB. NANCY KARIGITHU COULD BE THE NEXT IMO SECRETARY GENERAL
With the tenure of IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim ending this year, the agency has set in motion the process of searching for a successor. One of the contenders for the position is Nancy...
HGK SHIPPING SIGNS MOU ON HYDROGEN TECH, CHRISTENS NEW CHEMICAL TANKERS
HGK Shipping, Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the goal to develop a scalable solution to make hydrogen available as a source of energy on...