Month: January 2022

LNG

LNG

When Viking Line’s newbuilding Viking Glory is launched in service in March, its energy saving solutions will make it one of the world’s most climate-smart passenger ships.

28th January 2022

Viking Glory hailed as flagship for sustainability

28th January 2022

REGULATION

REGULATION

The IMO’s Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 8) met from 17 to 21 January to discuss reducing underwater noise from ships, along with other issues.

28th January 2022

SDC 8 starts work on how to reduce underwater noise from ships

28th January 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

NYK and Uyeno Group Holdings have agreed that NYK will acquire a 10% stake in Uyeno Transtech, a domestic tanker operating company in the Uyeno Group.

28th January 2022

NYK and Uyeno Group form business alliance on future energy supply in Japan

28th January 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Copenhagen-based DFDS has commissioned its largest ro-pax ferry in terms of cargo capacity. The 230m Aura Seaways, constructed by Guangzhou Shipyard International, has arrived in the Baltic following passage from China and…

28th January 2022

Capacity Boost For Baltic Trade Bridge

28th January 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Volkswagen Group Logistics has become a signatory of the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) which calls for transparent, responsible ship recycling practices.

28th January 2022

Volkswagen Group Logistics joins Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative

28th January 2022

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A new navigational risk monitoring system aimed at reducing the chances of grounding has been developed.

27th January 2022

Reducing the risk of grounding

27th January 2022

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has delivered the first shipset of four MAN 32/44CR engines to Chantiers de l’Atlantique for a BFR (naval supply vessel).

27th January 2022

MAN 32/44CR shipset delivered for first in naval supply vessel series

27th January 2022

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has classed a hybrid, battery-powered catamaran ferry, Water Metro-01. It is the first in a series of 23 such vessels being built by Cochin Shipyard.

27th January 2022

Indian Register of Shipping classes first 100 pax hybrid battery-powered catamaran ferry

27th January 2022

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

NYK Bulkship (Asia) has taken delivery of the methanol-fuelled chemical tanker Seymour Sun built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea.

27th January 2022

NYK delivers methanol-fuelled chemical tanker with water-in-fuel solution

27th January 2022

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

SKF has been awarded a EUR 1.62 million grant from the European Commission to install and operate a processing plant for the regeneration of industrial oils in Tudela, Spain.

27th January 2022

SKF establishing new plant for regenerating industrial oils in Spain

27th January 2022