GCMD awards LCO2 study onboard ships to LR

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has awarded its concept study on offloading liquefied CO2 (LCO2) captured onboard ships to Lloyd’s Register, supported by their partner Arup. The Singapore-based GCMD concept study will address safety and operational considerations surrounding offloading of LCO2 that has been captured onboard tankers, bulkers and container liners, including articulating

Greenheart partners with Njord, Marsoft for green tech retrofits

Greenheart Management, a subsidiary of Hayfin Capital Management, has teamed up with green tech business Njord and maritime consulting firm Marsoft to gain access to carbon credit revenues for reducing emissions. The partnership will see Njord, a venture between Cargill, Mitsui and Maersk Tankers, design a package of fuel-saving technologies for initially four Greenheart-owned vessels

Advario to develop energy storage terminal

Advario Projects B.V. has signed a sales and purchase agreement with Aluminium & Chemie B.V. (Aluchemie) to develop a new, future-focused energy storage terminal in Port of Rotterdam. According to the company, the new site in Rotterdam provides Advario with the opportunity to develop, build, innovate and operate the storage infrastructure needed to successfully transition

Stolt Tankers drives decarbonisation

Stolt Tankers and Graphite Innovations & Technology (GIT) have signed a two-year agreement to apply GIT’s XGIT-PROP graphene-based marine coating to the propellers of 25 Stolt Tankers ships during 2023. XGIT-PROP is an eco-friendly product that reduces marine growth and improves propulsion efficiency while ensuring no harmful toxins and biocides are released into the ocean.

J-ENG and Akasaka agreed to develop marine fuel engines

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has signed a technical agreement to promote the development and popularization of next-generation fuel engines with compatriot Akasaka Diesels Limited (Akasaka). As the movement toward the “realization of a decarbonized society” accelerates, J-ENG plans to deepen and strengthen the cooperation with Akasaka, a UE engines manufacturer under UE license, to promote

UMAS report details green priorities for shipping

UMAS, a commercial advisory service affiliated with the UCL Energy Institute at University College London, has issued a report looking at the ways in which a 1.5ºC-aligned pathway could be achieved, providing some scenarios for the respective role of fuel substitution and energy efficiency in meeting 2030 reduction targets. The International Maritime Organization’s greenhouse gas

IMO calls for 2040 emission reduction target

Several member states contend that by setting an intermediate emission reduction target for 2040, the IMO will ensure that a more ambitious 2050 target is achievable, according to International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA). The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) 14th Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG GHG 14) meeting was held recently. Member states worked

KHI delivers first dual fuel LPG carrier to Dorian LPG

Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has delivered the 84,000 cbm dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Captain Markos, to US-headquartered LPG shipping company Dorian LPG. The vessel, delivered on 31 March, is Dorian’s first dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) and will join the Helios LPG Pool, the shipping company said. The vessel is

Joint feasibility study on green ammonia bunkering

American Bureau of Shipping, A.P. Moller – Maersk, Fleet Management, Georgia Ports Authority, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Savage Services, Sumitomo Corporation and TOTE Services have announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly conduct a feasibility study with the aim to be one of the pioneers in establishing

MEYER Group presents cruise ship concept without fossil fuel

MEYER Group, an international consortium specializing in cruise shipbuilding, has presented a cruise ship concept that manages without fossil fuels. MEYER presented the “Reverse” concept – a concept that shows what a cruise ship could look like in the year 2100 – at the global cruise trade fair in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The exterior of