Month: July 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) released a revised Energy Strategy at the beginning of July, earmarking investments of up to US$54 billion into the country’s renewables sector by 2030. Among the projects, the…

13th July 2023

UAE increases hydrogen ambitions in revised Energy Strategy

13th July 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has welcomed the IMO’s confirmation that bunker delivery notes are acceptable in both paper and digital form.

12th July 2023

e-Bunker delivery notes confirmed as acceptable

12th July 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

An innovative ammonia-fuelled containership design from Korea Maritime Consultants Co., Ltd. (KOMAC) was granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by ABS in May 2023.

12th July 2023

ABS AiP for NH3-fuelled containership design

12th July 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Evergreen Shipping’s subsidiary Evergreen Marine (Asia) has placed an order with Samsung Heavy Industries for 16 x 16,000 teu container vessel newbuildings, and a separate order for 8 x 16,000 teu with Japan’s…

12th July 2023

SHI lands 16 x MeOH-fuelled 16,000 teu order from Evergreen

12th July 2023

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

Proposals to designate the Canadian Arctic, the North-East Atlantic Ocean and the remaining Norwegian coast not already covered by existing ECAs as Emissions Control Areas are likely to be submitted to the IMO’s next…

12th July 2023

New ECA proposals to be submitted at MEPC 81

12th July 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

The first low-pressure ME-GA engine has successfully completed LNG gas trials in South Korea, MAN ES has announced.

12th July 2023

First ME-GA engine completes gas trials

12th July 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

This week the European Parliament will formalise two important port regulations on alt fuels and shore power.

11th July 2023

European ports express trepidation over shore power regulations

11th July 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

RWE, Mitsui and the UK’s Port of Tilbury have signed an agreement to investigate the potential of renewable hydrogen for both port infrastructure and the creation of a hydrogen plant.

11th July 2023

UK port to investigate the potential of green hydrogen

11th July 2023

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

A contamination that has caused fuel system and engine problems on 11 vessels that took on bunkers in Houston between March and May has been identified by Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS).

11th July 2023

Bunker contamination issue linked to Houston supplier

11th July 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The Swedish port of Gävle has become one of the first in the world to successfully connect a tanker vessel to shore-based power.

11th July 2023

Swedish port completes shore-power operation for tanker

11th July 2023