INDIA’S PROPOSED PLAN TO REVIVE DOMESTIC SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY
India is exploring a plan to subsidize its shipbuilding industry in its latest push for industrialization as part of an India first campaign. The details emerged as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is preparing to...
UNIQUE FLOATING INSTALLATION METHOD USED TO CONSTRUCT WIND FARM
For the first time, the construction of an offshore wind farm is being conducted using a floating installation method. Instead of using a traditional jack-up wind turbine installation vessel, which are in short supply...
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...
SHI TEAMS UP WITH DASSAULT TO TRANSFORM INTO A ‘SMART YARD’
South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French software corporation Dassault Systèmes to create a “smart yard” based on new digital transformation technology.
The smart yard is designed...
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,...
TENTATIVE DEAL ON INCLUDING SHIPPING’S GHG EMISSIONS IN EU ETS COVERS METHANE AND N20
A preliminary agreement has been reached between the EU’s top three institutions to include greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
The tentative deal was struck on Tuesday...
FINNISH PARTNERS DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY FOR ONBOARD HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM LNG
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has entered into a joint development agreement with Hycamite TCD Technologies, a privately-owned compatriot company specialising in the development of technology for producing clean hydrogen and solid carbon from methane.
Under...
CHINA’S GIA SHIPPING WELCOMES NEW ECO-FRIENDLY KAMSARMAX BULKER
Chinese shipping company Taizhou Jiahang Shipping, also known as Gia Shipping, has taken delivery of the second eco-friendly Kamsarmax bulker from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
As disclosed,...
SECOND LNG-POWERED FERRY JOINS TT-LINE’S FLEET
Germany-based ferry owner and operator TT-Line has taken delivery of its second green ship, the LNG-powered Peter Pan.
The RoPax ferry was handed over during a signing ceremony held this morning at the Chinese shipyard...
METHANOL AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL FOR CONTAINER VESSELS
DNV has added a new chapter to its document “Alternative Fuels for Containerships” exploring methanol as a potential ship fuel in light of the IMO decarbonization goals. The indepth study describes all applicable regulatory...