Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a definitive agreement with Rotterdam-based Value Maritime (VM) to install carbon capture and filtering systems on tankers Pacific Cobalt and Pacific Gold, with an option to equip three more vessels. The installation of the first system is scheduled to be completed within 2022 with engineering and planning underway. The...
French shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) will equip one of its vessels with bound4blue’s suction sails to reduce the carbon footprint of its fleet. The companies began working together in 2020 on a preliminary project to assess the viability of the installation on one of the shipowner’s vessels. The project has been financially supported by...
BlueStor, a project created by MSE International and funded by BEIS under its longer duration energy storage (LODES) competition, has produced detailed plans for developing the UK’s first floating organic flow battery for decarbonised port energy storage and shore power for two cruise ships. The current phase of the BlueStor project has been a feasibility...
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has announced three new partners – the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), the International Windship Association (IWSA) and Kpler. Since its formation in August last year, the Centre has established partnerships with key stakeholders in the maritime industry. The three new partnerships are part of GCMD’s efforts to...
DB Schenker has revealed its plans to run an innovative, zero-emission coastal container feeder between Ikornnes quay and the Port of Ålesund in Norway. The fully electric vessel includes a unique design, reportedly making the vessel first of its kind in the world. Having just signed the pre-study agreement, DB Schenker, and its cooperation partners...
A new pilot project in Singapore that aims to demonstrate hydrogen-based power generation for marine vessels has kicked off. Bureau Veritas (BV), Vinssen and the EcoLabs Centre of Innovation for Energy (EcoLabs) at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the goal to improve knowledge around hydrogen...
Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) has signed an agreement with maritime clean technology company Silverstream Technologies. The partnership will facilitate retrofit opportunities for Silverstream’s air lubrication technology as well as collaboration, information and knowledge sharing between the two companies. MMHE, a liquefied natural gas carrier (LNGC) repair yard in Asia, will collaborate with Silverstream...
Oldendorff Carriers has signed an agreement with Yara Marine Technologies (YMT) for the first installation of YMT’s new U-type SOx scrubbers on board two bulk carriers. The agreement follows previous contracts that have seen YMT install scrubbers and perform MARPOL compliance testing on 96 Oldendorff vessels. The contract was signed at the Nor-Shipping conference and...
NAPA, ClassNK and Marubeni have confirmed a new partnership to assess the impact of voyage optimisation on reducing fuel and carbon emissions. NAPA will use its Fleet Intelligence platform to retrospectively analyse the impact of EEXI (Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index) using the actual vessel performance across Marubeni’s fleet and compare it against similar fleets....
The Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment has awarded DNV and its partners a contract to develop a roadmap for the introduction of sustainable zero-carbon fuels across the Nordic region. The “Nordic Roadmap” aims to accelerate the transition to zero carbon fuels by reducing the key barriers to their uptake and creating a platform for...
Shipfix Technologies, a software, data, and technology provider for the maritime and commodities markets, has announced a partnership with RightShip, a maritime due diligence organisation to enable Shipfix users to access live RightShip data to improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) profile. Customers will be able to make more informed decisions throughout their trading...
Yara International and Azane Fuel Solutions have signed a commercial agreement to establish a carbon-free ammonia fuel bunker network in Scandinavia. The ammonia bunker terminals will be designed and constructed by Azane Fuel Solutions and delivered to Yara. Through this agreement, Yara makes green ammonia available as fuel for ships in Scandinavia by 2024. This...