Guidelines for safe transport of lithium-ion batteries unveiled

The Lithium-ion Batteries in Containers Guidelines, published by several industry bodies, seek to prevent the increasing risks that the transport of lithium-ion batteries by sea creates, providing suggestions for identifying such risks. Extensive measures to safely transport what is an exponentially increasing volume of lithium-ion batteries, in their various states or charge and when also

Scrubber project receives CARB approval

Clean Air Engineering–Maritime has received approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its latest vessel stack exhaust capture and treatment system, the ShoreKat. This shore-based technology is designed to reduce emissions while minimising the impact on vessel performance and operating costs. The ShoreKat technology is an air pollution control system that removes particulate

New EU rules for cleaner maritime fuels

Parliament and Council reached a deal on cleaner maritime fuels, asking to cut ship emissions by 2% as of 2025 and by 80% as of 2050, to help the EU become climate neutral. A provisional agreement reached between the European Parliament and Council negotiators sets up a fuel standard for ships to steer the EU

Liquefied CO2 test ship launched

A launch ceremony for a Japanese liquefied CO2 transportation demonstration test ship was held at the Shimonoseki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Corporation. At the launch ceremony, participants from related organisations including the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, NEDO (the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) and the shipowner, Sanyu Kisen were on hand.

NMDC celebrating Merchant Navy week

National Maritime Day Celebration (central) Committee (NMDC), under the aegis of Directorate General Of Shipping, Ministry Of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India is celebrating Merchant Navy week across the country between 30th March to 5th  April 2023. A  Maritime Awareness Walk – 2023 is organised on 02nd April 2023 at Shipping Corporation of

Major shipping lines up further orders

Maersk Broker is reporting CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have approached several Korean yards for 10 and six 4,000 teu methanol dual-fuel vessels with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard deemed the frontrunner. In China, meanwhile, Maersk Broker is reporting COSCO is lining up a new series of 16,000 teu methanol dual-fuel ships at affiliated yards. Last year in

IMO points towards stricter regulations

The 14th Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG GHG 14) met at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a loose stepping stone towards July’s 80th gathering of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC). While much was discussed, there were little signs of overarching agreement among delegates. Particular attention was focused on levels

Aurelia Green Ship unveils zero-emission cable layer design

Aurelia Green Ship Concept Design has unveiled a new design for a zero-emission cable laying vessel. The Aurelia CLV zero emissions concept project was born as a proposal for shipowners committed to reducing CO2 emissions to become carbon-neutral by 2050 and also to satisfy the increase in the demand for CLV vessels due to the

Ridgebury appoints FuelTrust to assess fuel and operations data

FuelTrust has announced that Ridgebury Tankers has been using its Digital Chemist AI-based system to measure fuel usage, validate emissions reductions and demonstrate its return on investment for scrubbers. FuelTrust said that Ridgebury has established a carbon baseline for its Suezmax tanker, Ridgebury John Zipser, and assessed improvements in the vessel’s performance following a retrofit

OGCI, Stena, & GCMD received ABS approval for carbon capture on oil tanker

A consortium of global shipping organisations and the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) have received approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the US ship certification agency, to use a carbon capture system onboard an oil tanker. The project’s seven-member consortium includes the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore,