Month: December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

While operators have not seen any direct effect of Scope 3 emission reporting on chartering of ships, analysts expect improved visibility to lead to improved performance becoming a minimum threshold for larger…

15th December 2021

Owners and operators expect Scope 3 rules to slowly change chartering landscape

15th December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Six leading marine insurers have launched a new initiative to provide transparency on carbon emissions and support the shipping industry’s green transition.

15th December 2021

Marine insurers adopt principles to decarbonise shipping

15th December 2021

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Havila Capella, the latest in a series of battery-hybrid LNG-fuelled cruise ferry newbuildings ordered by Havila Kystruten, will enter service operating along the Norwegian coast between Bergen and Kirkenes. The vessel was…

14th December 2021

New Havila Kystruten cruise vessel to enter service

14th December 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Denmark-based Uni-Tankers has selected OneOcean’s Regs4ships regulatory database as the most effective means for ensuring continuous, fleet-wide compliance

14th December 2021

OneOcean’s Regs4ships ensures regulatory compliance for Uni-Tankers

14th December 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

P&O Ferries has signed an agreement to roll-out a Digital Twin based performance monitoring solution over its chartered fleet. The operator has selected a Digital Twin solution developed by Netherlands-based We4Sea.

14th December 2021

P&O Ferries to roll out performance monitoring solution across chartered fleet

14th December 2021

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

The first commercial installation of Airseas’ automated kite wind-assisted propulsion solution on board a commercial vessel has been completed, with commercial operation of the system expected to begin in the second half…

14th December 2021

First commercial installation for French wind-assisted propulsion system

14th December 2021

REGULATION

REGULATION

A proposal to designate the Mediterranean Sea as a Sulphur Emissions Control Area will be submitted to the IMO’s Maritime Environment Protection Committee following a unanimous decision by contracting parties to the Barcelona…

14th December 2021

Mediterranean ECA proposal advances after COP22 greenlight

14th December 2021

SUPPLIER NEWS

SUPPLIER NEWS

At an award ceremony in Copenhagen on December 9th DESMI Ocean Guard was awarded the prestigious Børsen Gazelle 2021 award as the fastest growing manufacturing company in Denmark.

14th December 2021

DESMI Ocean Guard A/S receives prestigious award for being the fastest growing manufacturing company in Denmark

14th December 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Air Liquide (AL) has signed a long-term agreement to supply green hydrogen to an inland container vessel operated by Future Proof Shipping (FPS) in the Netherlands. The deal has been hailed as a milestone on…

14th December 2021

Air Liquide inks long-term green hydrogen deal for fuel-cell barge

14th December 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A clean marine consortium is looking to transition Portsmouth International Port into the UK’s first zero emissions maritime hub

14th December 2021

British port in hydrogen electrolyser partnership project

14th December 2021