FUTURE OF DUAL-FUEL ENGINES
Dual-fuel merchant ships are vessels equipped to run on two different types of fuel, typically a combination of traditional marine fuel (diesel or HFO) or cleaner alternatives such as LNG (liquefied natural gas) or...
NEW CARBON FOOTPRINT DASHBOARD FOR DEEPER DECARBONIZATION INSIGHTS
Decarbonization is one of the most pressing topics in the shipping industry today, and shipowners and operators worldwide are working hard to map out their plans and strategies for reducing CO2 emissions in the...
SOLAS 2024 amendments breakdown
A set of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the associated Codes enter into force on 1 January 2024. This article highlights the changes that have...
LIFEBOAT FALLS FROM QUANTUM OF THE SEAS – FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES
On December 1, 2022, a lifeboat from Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas detached from its davits and fell aft-first into the water.
Captain Francesco Suma explained that the ship’s number 12 lifeboat, on the...
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...
ZINUS SOLUTION SELECTED TO PORTUGAL’S FIRST ELECTRIC CAR FERRY
The new order confirms ZINUS’s strong position in the market for autonomous charging solutions.The Portuguese shipyard Navaltagus, a part of the industrial ETE group, is building the very first electrical car and passenger ferry...
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CII!
On MEPC 76 (17th of June 2021), the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted amendments to MARPOL annex VI, based on MEPC 75 suggestions, which contributed to the new regulations 23 and 25, which guides abouts...
KSOE BIDS TO ACQUIRE MARINE ENGINE MANUFACTURER STX
One of the final pieces of the former STX group is going up for sale in South Korea and in a surprise move, Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) announced that it is among...
ROBOTIC HULL CLEANING MIGHT BE AN EASY WAY TO CUT CARBON
Robotic hull-cleaning is a burgeoning field, with half a dozen new tech firms competing with traditional diver services in a bid to make shipping more efficient and environmentally friendly. Massachusetts-based Armach Robotics joined the...
CLASSNK GRANTS 1ST AIP FOR DUAL-FUEL ENGINE POWERED BY HYDROGEN
Classification society ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a dual-fuel generator engine using hydrogen gas as fuel for a liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI).
As informed,...