SENER DESIGNS NEW BIOFUEL TANKER ABLE TO CAPTURE CO2 FROM OTHER VESSELS
Technology and engineering group Sener has completed the conceptual design of a new model of sustainable tanker that can carry heavy fuel oil (HFO), very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), biofuels and marine gas...
SEABED SURVEY COMPLETED FOR 1 GW IRISH OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
XOcean has completed a seabed survey for SSE Renewables at the proposed Setanta Wind Park site, formerly Braymore Wind Park, off the coast of Ireland using its fleet of Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs).
The survey,...
FUTURE PROOF SHIPPING SELECTS AYK ENERGY BATTERIES FOR 2ND CONTAINERSHIP CONVERSION
Holland Shipyards Group (HSG) has selected marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy to supply lithium batteries for the retrofit of FPS Waal, the inland container vessel owned by Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS).
The...
JAPANESE SHIPBUILDERS TARGET 2027 FOR LCO2 CARRIER INTRODUCTION
A partnership of Japanese companies is taking the next step in developing the commercial shipbuilding market for CO2 carriers. Led by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Nihon Shipyard Co., the joint project will pursue the development...
PORT OF ABERDEEN TO INVEST £55 MILLION TO BECOME NET-ZERO BY 2040
Port of Aberdeen has revealed its commitment to invest £55 million over the next 10 years to become the UK’s first net-zero port by 2040.
As informed, the port is targeting net-zero emissions from vessels...
EARLY WORKS UNDERWAY FOR FIRST UK-GERMANY ENERGY LINK
Enabling works and access road works for the NeuConnect energy link are currently underway in the UK and Germany, ahead of major construction starting in 2023.
In November, works started on an access road that...
JAPANESE DESTROYER DISABLED AND LEAKING OIL AFTER HITTING ROCK
One of Japan’s Murasame-class destroyers, the JS Inazuma, hit a rock while on sea trials off the coast of Japan disabling the ship and causing an oil spill. Reports are that the vessel is...
SAFEGUARDING AUTONOMOUS SHIPS FROM ONLINE ATTACKS, AS DIGITALPIRACY RETURNS TO THE SEA
The massive cyber attack that affected the shipping behemoth Maersk happened in June 2017. Malicious spyware locked files on employee computers, putting an end to all port operations for Maersk. 76 port terminals were...
HAVFRAM ORDERS SECOND LARGE WTIV TO MEET GROWING INSTALLATION DEMANDS
Norway’s Havfram Wind has ordered a second state-of-the-art Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) as part of its contract for up to a total of four vessels to be built by China’s CIMC Raffles. The...
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...