General News

PSA has signed up to the Silk Alliance, a maritime partnership developing a fuel transition strategy for container ships operating in Singapore and the wider Asia region. GENERAL NEWS

PSA joins LR’s Silk Alliance

The failure of a solid-state relay contributed to a bulk carrier’s loss of steering in the Mississippi River near New Orleans, according to the a US National Transportation Safety Board investigation. GENERAL NEWS

Steering loss caused $6 million in damages

BOURBON has announced the setup of a new division dedicated to offshore wind. GENERAL NEWS

BOURBON establishes wind division

The cargo owners are calling for shipping companies to progressively switch all of their ocean freight to vessels powered by zero-carbon fuels by 2040. GENERAL NEWS

New brands join 2040 zero-carbon shipping ambition

Guy Platten: “The Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative will not only support the global clean energy transition but will propel the development of the zero emissions infrastructure that we can all benefit from GENERAL NEWS

Canada and UAE participate in future fuels initiative

Air Liquide, Chevron, Keppel Infrastructure, and PetroChina have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the development of large-scale carbon capture, utilisation, and sequestration (CCUS) solutions in Singapore. CARBON CAPTURE

Consortium explores CCUS in Singapore

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation found that BBC Rhonetal’s managers had not effectively implemented the shipboard safety management system procedures to prevent the fire. GENERAL NEWS

ATSB issues recommendations after ship fire

Rio Tinto has been examining a variety of different fuel options, including a 2021 marine biofuel trial on its RTM Tasman vessel. GENERAL NEWS

Rio Tinto joins First Movers Coalition

Damen Shipyards is developing a new class of anchor handler to support the roll out of large scale, floating offshore wind turbines. GENERAL NEWS

Damen developing floating wind anchor handlers

ABS awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for its design of cargo tanks for super-large, liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carriers. GENERAL NEWS

ABS awards AiP for large LCO2 cargo tanks