Höegh Autoliners’ Fifth Aurora-Class PCTC Enters Service with Multi-Fuel Capability

Höegh Autoliners has launched commercial operations for its fifth Aurora-class Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC), the Höegh Sunrise. The vessel, with a capacity of 9,100 car equivalent units (CEU), is currently en route to Shanghai for bunkering, followed by stops in Japan and Europe. The Aurora-class fleet, comprising twelve ships, is equipped with multi-fuel

ABS publishes industry-leading requirements for LCO2 carriers

ABS sets its sights on the vessels that will support the next step in the path of decarbonization with its latest publication: Requirements for Liquefied Carbon Dioxide Carriers. This is the first publication available in the maritime industry dedicated to the design, construction, and classification of LCO2 carriers where liquefied CO2 is carried as cargo.

JSW bags award to develop greenfield port in Karnataka

JSW Infrastructure said it has received a letter of award to develop an all-weather, deep-water, greenfield port at Keni Port in Karnataka on a public private partnership basis for Rs 4,119 crore. JSW Infrastructure in a statement said the proposed Keni Port would have modern environment-friendly mechanised facilities for handling cape-size vessels. Keni Port is

BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system for Neoliner cargo ship

BIO-UV Group, a specialist in sustainable water treatment and disinfection solutions, has won a contract to supply its BIO-SEA UV ballast water treatment system to a wind-powered cargo vessel newbuild. The Neoliner 136 is the first ship of its kind from NEOLINE, a company established in 2015 to research solutions for zero-emission shipping, using unlimited,

Gibdock extends sustainability skillset to fouling release coatings

A seamless application of shipping’s first antifouling coating to successfully integrate highly durable graphene provides further evidence that Gibdock’s remains ahead of the curve as a shiprepair and conversion yard geared up for the sustainable maritime future. The Gibraltar yard recently hosted the Vulica Shipping Company-owned bulk carrier Donald M James for a 30-day project

IMO subcommittee on carriage of cargoes & containers

The 9th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 9) was held from 20 September to 29 September 2023. A summary of important outcomes of CCC 9 is given in the following. A concise overview of key developments from CCC 9: Interim Guidelines for Ships Using Hydrogen as Fuel: These

Samsung unveils designs with ammonia and methanol propulsion

This design was jointly developed with French LNG cargo containment specialist GTT and obtained approval in principle from the class society Lloyd’s Register.

DB Schenker and MSC agree for zero emission cargo transport

DB Schenker and MSC signed an agreement to transport at least 30,000 TEUs of cargo with net-zero emissions in 2023, part of a move to decarbonize ocean freight. The forwarder secured 12,000 metric tons of biofuel, which will be mixed with fossil-based marine fuels for all of its less-than-container load, full-container-load and refrigerated containers shipments

ADNOC delivers first LNG cargo to Germany

ADNOC and RWE Aktiengesellschaft (RWE) has announced the successful delivery of the first shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the Elbehafen floating LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel, Germany. Produced by ADNOC Gas at Das Island, Abu Dhabi, the shipment of 137,000 cubic meters of LNG is

MOL receives new dual-fuel methanol vessel

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of a new dual-fuel methanol carrier at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea. Named Cypress Sun, the vessel has been designed to operate using both methanol and traditional heavy fuel. Canada-based Waterfront Shipping Company (WFS) will charter the vessel from MOL under a long-term charter contract. Cypress Sun