Month: February 2023

LNG

LNG

Built by Samsung Heavy Industries for Kuala Lumpur-based MISC, the new membrane-type LNGCs have been committed to trade with ExxonMobil subsidiary SeaRiver Maritime (SRM) under 15-year timecharters. At the time of writing,…

3rd February 2023

Malaysia Builds LNG Carrier Influence

3rd February 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Qtagg has won a deal to upgrade a cruise ferry’s propulsion control system, helping to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

3rd February 2023

Qtagg to overhaul cruise ferry’s propulsion

3rd February 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

A project to equip an offshore wind vessel with a solid oxide fuel cell power and heat generation system fuelled by hydrogen converted from toluene-based LOHC has been awarded EUR15 million from the European Climate…

2nd February 2023

European funding for LOHC fuel cell retrofit project

2nd February 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The HiNAS 2.0 autonomous navigation system uses augmented reality (AR) to enable a ship to navigate optimal routes at ideal speed, and avoid collisions based on the integrated data by artificial intelligence (AI) collected…

2nd February 2023

KR and LISCR approve HiNAS autonomous navigation technology

2nd February 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) and its Chinese partner, China State Shipbuilding Corporation Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. (CSE), have signed an extension to the licensing agreement to build UE low-speed engines. 

2nd February 2023

Chinese licensee agreement extended

2nd February 2023

LNG

LNG

Under the code name Project Sama, the 183m newbuild of some 23,000gt has been booked from the T.Mariotti Shipyard at Genoa by Neptune Company, a partnership between hotel and resort group Aman…

2nd February 2023

High-End Cruiser From Genoese Yard

2nd February 2023

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Yet, some owners have not invested sufficient resources in their ballast water installations. And to be fair, there has been plenty of time to tackle the challenges, of which there are many.

2nd February 2023

Cyber Security Audits Need To Cover BWMS: BIO-UV

2nd February 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Tony Foster, CEO and CIO of Marine Capital discusses the challenges of attracting outside investment into the decarbonisation of the UK’s short-sea sector.

2nd February 2023

Decarbonisation Funding Will Require Institutional Investors

2nd February 2023

OPINION

OPINION

2023 promises to be a momentous year for the shipping industry.

2nd February 2023

Business models to influence tech choices: viewpoint

2nd February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Moreover, and notwithstanding the pre-eminence of Japanese shipping in the LNG carrier sector, all Japanese investment in a year of record ordering went to South Korean and Chinese builders.

2nd February 2023

Determined Japanese Plan For Long-Term

2nd February 2023