IME(I) and INA’s cooperation centre for national maritime technology

A Centre-of-Cooperation to address the growing need for national maritime technology advancement has been established between The Institute of Marine Engineers (India) and the Institution of Naval Architects (INA) at the IME(I) House Nerul on the 28th of January, 2023. The Centre was inaugurated by Prof. R.P. Gokarn, Retd. Prof. Head (NA & ME) &

WSC responds shipping’s inclusion in EU carbon market

The World Shipping Council (WSC), representing the international liner shipping industry, has issued a response to the preliminary agreement by the European Parliament, Council and Commission to include the maritime sector in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The agreement also sets in motion the next steps for the EU to make the ETS

MISC inks charter contract with SeaRiver Maritime for two LNG carriers

Malaysia’s top shipping line, MISC, has inked a long-term time charter contract with ExxonMobil subsidiary SeaRiver Maritime, for two newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The 174,000 cu m units will be built in South Korea and chartered for a firm period of 10 years for operations in international waters after delivery in 2026. They

Glomfjord receives funding for maritime hydrogen hubs

Glomfjord Hydrogen has been granted up to NOK 150 million (about $15.2 million) in funding from Enova as one of five maritime hydrogen hubs along the Norwegian coastline. Glomfjord Hydrogen plans to establish a 20 MW hydrogen plant in Glomfjord in Meløy municipality for production of renewable hydrogen to customers in the maritime sector. The

Toshiba to collaborate with Echandia for developing fuel-cell tech

Echandia, a developer of energy solutions for maritime electrification, has entered into an agreement to deepen its collaboration with Toshiba. As per the agreement, both companies will focus on the development of fuel-cell technology combined with batteries to accelerate the electrification of the maritime sector. The objective of the partnership between Toshiba and Echandia is

Gasum to distribute LNG in Belgium

Gasum is expanding the outreach and quality of its maritime LNG offering and further improving the service to its shipping customers. As part of this strategy, Gasum has now obtained a license to deliver LNG for maritime customers in Belgium. The new LNG distribution license obtained on 17 March 2022 will allow Gasum to deliver

MMHE to collaborate with Silverstream Technologies in maritime decarbonisation

Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd (MMHE), has signed a strategic agreement with maritime clean technology company, Silverstream Technologies. The partnership will facilitate retrofit opportunities for Silverstream’s market-leading air lubrication technology – the Silverstream® System – as well as collaboration, information and knowledge sharing between the two companies. MMHE – one of the most

R&D for green fuel fund gets new thrust from maritime groups

Maritime groups hope progress to establish a research and development (R&D) fund meant to find the green fuel of the future can accelerate now that they have addressed concerns about the fund raised by some nations. The organizations — including the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, Intertanko, and the World Shipping Council (WSC) —

Proton motor introduces emission-free fuel cell drives for maritime mobility

Europe’s leading hydrogen fuel cell producer Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH enables ship and maritime manufacturers to implement climate-neutral fuel cell propulsion systems for the inland and offshore sectors. The company specializes in modular systems “Made in Germany” and uses graphitic bipolar plates, as only these meet the technical and commercial performance requirements of the