Bureau Veritas collaborates with TotalEnergies for joint study on ammonia

Bureau Veritas (BV) and TotalEnergies have been conducting a joint study aiming at de-risking the use of ammonia as a marine fuel. The study to focus on leak mitigation and treatment. The joint preliminary study evaluated the health and safety risks from ammonia leaks for crew and passengers and pinpointed key safety criteria, broadening the

Port calls at Port of Long Beach to be emission-free by 2030

The Long Beach City Council passed a Ship It Zero resolution. Based on the resolution calls on top maritime importers to commit to making all port calls to the San Pedro Port Complex including the Port of Long Beach on 100% zero-emissions ships by 2030. This resolution unites the nation’s largest ports, Los Angeles and

MOL launches joint projects to develop ammonia-powered gas carrier

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding have launched a joint project aimed at developing and building an ocean-going liquefied gas carrier that will use ammonia as its main fuel. The vessel is envisioned as a mid-size, 40,000 cu m ammonia/LPG carrier equipped with a main engine that can run mainly

Largest hybrid vessel in the world to ferry passengers soon

According to operator Brittany Ferries, Saint-Malo ship set to carry passengers between the UK and France in the next few years will be the largest hybrid-vessel ever built. The hybrid ship can run on liquefied natural gas (a fossil fuel), battery power or a combination of the two. The vessel would have a battery capacity

Wärtsilä accelerates Zanzibar port digitalisation project

Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, has signed a contract with Fortris Company Ltd to implement its pioneering Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system and VTEK Technology’s Terminal Operating System (TOS) at Malindi Port in Zanzibar (Tanzania) for Zanzibar Ports Corporation (ZPC). The project will significantly improve efficiency and transparency at the shipping and

EU Parliament voted to include shipping in carbon trading scheme

The European Union Parliament has voted in favour of extending its carbon market (ETS) to shipping and road transport. The Parliament agreed to include all ships above 400 gross tonnage and offshore vessels in the EU’s carbon market. Polluters will have to pay for CO2, methane and nitrous oxide emissions when sailing within the EU

Navios Maritime invests $241m for dual-fuel boxship newbuilds

Navios Maritime Partners has agreed to purchase two newbuild liquified natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel 7,700 teu containerships for $241.2m. The two boxships have been chartered-out for 12 years to an undisclosed liner at an average rate of $42,288 per day. The deal can be extended for an additional two years at $24,875 per day. The

UK maritime industry leaders discuss ABS advances in technology

ABS brought together UK maritime industry leaders to discuss the latest advances in sustainability and digital classification. The UK National Committee Meeting heard how the ABS-classed fleet had grown to 279 million gross tons and secured the number one position in global orderbook share. They were given a glimpse of the future of classification, with

Wärtsilä and Stena to build the world’s largest hybrid vessels

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for three new RoPax vessel currently built for Stena RoRo, Europe´s largest ferry company. Two of the ferries will have a battery capacity of 11.5 MWh, making them the marine industry’s largest hybrid vessels to date. This battery power is approximately double that typically being

Proman Stena Bulk JV takes delivery of first methanol-powered tanker

Shipping joint venture Proman Stena Bulk has taken delivery of the first of six 49,900 dwt methanol-powered dual-fuel medium-range tankers. The methanol-powered ship is the first of six IMOIIMeMAX dual-fuel MR tankers being built at Guangzhou Shipyard International Co Ltd (GSI) in China for Proman Stena Bulk and Proman. Stena Pro Patria will leave GSI