Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan to retrofit five vessels to methanol propulsion
HAMBURG : Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Corporation enter into a partnership agreement to retrofit and convert five 10,100 TEU container ships powered by conventional MAN S90 engines to dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol.
Methanol Institute and SEA-LNG unite against EU trade barriers to biomethane and biomethanol fuels
BRUSSELS : The Methanol Institute (MI) and SEA-LNG, key representatives of the methanol and liquefied natural gas (LNG) industries respectively, express their deep concerns following the recent announcement by the European Commission impacting the
‘IMO is not slow’ Sec-Gen hits back at critics of decarbonisation pace
SINGAPORE : “IMO is not slow”, was the reply of Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez when asked to respond to those impatient with its pace on regulation for decarbonisation of shipping. Speaking at the Singapore Maritime Lecture the IMO Sec-Gen’s
UK launches $1.89 mn initiative for zero-emission maritime routes
LONDON : UK Maritime Minister Lord Davies recently unveiled in Wales the bidding process for the £1.5 million (~$1.89 million) funding aimed at setting up zero-emission shipping routes to and from the United Kingdom.
X-Press Feeders Signs MOU with six European Ports for Green Shipping Corridors
HAMBURG : X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, on Friday, April 5 signed of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with six European ports: Port of Antwerp Bruges (Belgium), Port of Tallinn (Estonia),
Maersk names second vessel of its large methanol-enabled fleet “Astrid Mærsk” in Yokohama
Yokohama : In a ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan, the world’s second large methanol-enabled container vessel was named “Astrid Mærsk“. Mrs. Liza Uchida, spouse of Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida served as godmother and christened
ClassNK facilitates transition to zero-emission with energy efficiency improvement, alternative fuels, onboard CCS
TOKYO : ClassNK has extended its services to support concrete actions by customers towards a smooth transition to shipping zero-emission. With the revision of IMO’s GHG emissions reduction targets and the introduction of the EU
International® Marine Coatings reveals Whitepaper for VLCC Vessels
SINGAPORE : International® Marine Coatings has published a new whitepaper which reveals the high degree of accuracy of its predictive Intertrac® Vision tool to real life vessel operations by correlating to the speed loss of a