Port of Gothenburg completes methanol bunkering

The Port of Gothenburg has completed a new milestone for the use of methanol as a marine fuel, fuelling the Stena Germanica. This vessel was the first non-tanker vessel in the world to be bunkered with methanol ship to ship. The bunkered ship was Stena Line’s ro-ro and passenger vessel, Stena Germanica, which until now

Hapag Lloyd’s new dual-fuel container vessel floated by DSME

The first of several Hapag Lloyd’s Ultra Large Container Vessels was floated in South Korea by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). The vessel is the first in a coming series that will be dual-fuelled and will be the largest in Hapag Lloyd’s fleet. The vessel was ordered in December 2020 and its keel was

Ascenz bags EFMS contract from a ship owner

Ascenz was selected by a major ship-owner based in Mexico to equip a tanker with its Electronic Fuel Monitoring System (EFMS). This digital solution will enable the ship-owner and the charterer to monitor and optimize the vessel’s economic and environmental performance. The implementation of the EFMS on the tanker is part of the requirements imposed

Grimaldi gets order for ammonia-ready car carriers

Grimaldi Group has signed an order for the construction of up to seven ammonia-ready pure car and truck carriers in China, worth around $630m. The Naples-based company has booked five firm 9,000 ceu units at CSSC-affiliated Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Trading Company, with an option for two additional ships. The first five 200

Airbus introduces renewable fuel for marine transportation

Airbus is introducing renewable fuel on one of the vessels it uses for transportation by sea. A test campaign has been launched on the route Saint-Nazaire-Tunis-Naples at the end of December 2022, which will run for 18 months. Airbus is introducing alternative energy solutions across the different transportation methods it uses: air, road and maritime.

Corsica Ferries to reduce fuel usage with Ro-Ro cargo vessel

The French Ferry group, Corsica Ferries, revealed that they are investing in a wind-powered cargo ship company Neoline Amateur to cut down the fuel cost and be more energy efficient. The move attempts to reduce fuel usage by 80% by using 136 m cargo ships instead of ro-ro vessels. The first Neoliner ro-ro vessel will

DP World, Maersk to work together to boost decarbonization

Dubai-based terminal operator DP World is joining forces with Danish liner giant A.P. Moller – Maersk to boost operational efficiencies and deliver decarbonisation solutions at Jebel Ali port in the United Arab Emirates. The long-term strategic partnership will provide support for Maersk’s customers by implementing new processes to improve quayside productivity, which should result in

US DoE encourages Port of Corpus Christi’s HCH2

The Port of Corpus Christi has been encouraged by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstration to submit a full application for its Horizons Clean Hydrogen Hub (HCH2) through the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Program. The port sees itself as the prime applicant for the HCH2, being the common denominator to

Advent to collaborate with Alfa Laval on marine fuel cell project

Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc announced that it will collaborate with Alfa Laval to explore applications of Advent’s methanol-powered high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells in the marine industry. Funded by the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program, the project is a joint effort between Advent, Alfa Laval and a group of Danish shipowners.

Scandlines’s new propeller blades yield 11% fuel savings

Scandlines decided to replace the five propeller blades of the 4.6 meter diameter center propeller with smaller blades. It now has a diameter of 4.2 meters. Copenhagen-headquartered Scandlines has installed new blades on the center propellers of the two battery-hybrid ferries it operates on the Gedser-Rostock route between Denmark and Germany. This has optimized the