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,

Europe on path to cutting 80% shipping emissions by 2050

The European Parliament and Council have reached a deal on cleaner maritime fuels, asking to cut ship emissions by 2% as of 2025 and by 80% as of 2050. This would apply to ships above a gross tonnage of 5,000, and to all energy used onboard in or between European Union ports, as well as

New consortium to explore green corridor between South Africa and Europe

A new consortium will explore the options for developing a maritime green corridor for the zero-emission shipping of iron ore between South Africa and Europe, in a first for the continent of Africa. The consortium brings together Anglo American, Tata Steel, CMB, VUKA Marine, Freeport Saldanha, and ENGIE, convened by the Global Maritime Forum, to

Startup company Amogy raises funding for zero emission shipping solutions

Amogy, an American startup focused on developing ammonia-powered ships, has raised $139m in funding in a round led by South Korean conglomerate SK Innovations. Other investors include Singapore’s state holding company Temasek, the corporate-venture arm of oil giant Saudi Aramco, plus the investment firms AP Ventures and DCVC. Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), one of

VOC’s new plant at Hare Island to generate 10 tonnes of green hydrocarbon

VOC Port in Thoothukudi is aiming to become the green hydrogen hub of India. The port is planning to establish a green hydrogen plant with a daily capacity of 10 tonnes to gain experience in generating, storing, transporting, transmitting and bunkering green hydrogen and its derivatives such as green ammonia and methanol. The plant will