Month: August 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (HD KSOE) received an order in July 2023 for two 22,000cbm liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carriers from a Greek ship owner.

10th August 2023

First 22,000cbm LCO2 carrier order

10th August 2023

LNG

LNG

China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has placed an order with Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard in China for 10 x 10,300 teu container vessel newbuildings, according to Chinese language social media posts by the shipyard. The…

10th August 2023

MSC places 10 x 10,300 teu order with Zhoushan Changhong

10th August 2023

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Udo Lange has been appointed chief executive officer at Stolt-Nielsen, with effect from 1 September 2023. Lange replaces Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen who has been in post for 23 years. Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen will assume the role of Chairman of the…

10th August 2023

Stolt-Nielsen appoints new ceo

10th August 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Ship owners and managers should be aware that new SOLAS requirements for towing and mooring equipment will come into force on 1 January 2024. The rules may pose a challenge for ships built before…

10th August 2023

Amended SOLAS rules to come into force in 2024

10th August 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Damen Shipyards Group has won a deal to supply UK Dredging with a Shoalbuster 2711 water injection dredger (WID).

9th August 2023

Damen to supply WID for UK Dredging

9th August 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The global methanol fleet is set to grow with shipowners Hafnia and Socatra announcing an order for four dual-fuel vessels capable of operating on methanol. The order for four 49,800 dwt Chemical IMOII Medium-Range (MR)…

9th August 2023

Hafnia places maiden dual-fuel methanol newbuilding order

9th August 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Cargill Ocean Transportation, the shipping arm of Cargill the international trading house, has signed a three-year contract with Denmark-based technology supplier ZeroNorth for vessel, voyage and bunkering optimisation software services.

9th August 2023

Cargill opts for Danish voyage optimisation provider

9th August 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Replenishment at sea (RAS) operations were recently completed between a UK-owned handysized tanker and a unit of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The trials saw fuel exchanged in both directions with the…

9th August 2023

UK Naval/Commercial Tanker Interaction

9th August 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

A consortium which includes the Marubeni Corporation has been developing an integrated system which notifies ships of the optimal date and time for arrival.

8th August 2023

Clever tech in development to allow efficient just in time arrival

8th August 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

A team from Hanshin Diesel led by Satoru Higashikawa presented results at CIMAC 2023 demonstrating the thermal efficiency of the company’s low speed 4-stroke gas engine.

8th August 2023

Hanshin Gas Engine Thermal Efficiency Exceeds Diesel

8th August 2023