Author: Yukta Sharma
Sustainable Operations with Wärtsilä: Enhancing Scrubber System Efficiency
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a six-year Lifecycle Agreement with Malaysia-based Nautica Ship Management. The agreement covers two vessels, the MTT Saisunee & MTT Senari, and is designed to ensure that the ships’ exhaust gas treatment systems operate at maximum efficiency. The vessels are feeder container vessels and are fitted with Wärtsilä hybrid scrubber systems. The…
AAL Ships Delivers Heavy Lift Components for Keppel Infrastructure’s Power Plant
Singapore-headquartered premium multipurpose and project cargo carrier AAL Shipping (AAL) has delivered a cargo of heavy lift heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) components for Keppel Infrastructure’s 600 MW combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant under construction on Jurong Island in Singapore – a site that will become the first hydrogen-ready and most advanced facility of…
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions: Enabling Decarbonised Operations with Ammonia Fuel
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions (WGS), a segment of the technology group Wärtsilä, is set to provide the fuel supply and cargo handling systems for two innovative gas carriers powered by ammonia fuel. These vessels are currently being constructed at Hyundai Mipo Dockyards (HMD) in Korea for EXMAR LPG, a joint venture between EXMAR, a provider of…
Green Shipping Fleet Growing as More Newbuilding Orders Were Placed in 2024
Clarksons Research has published the newest edition of its Green Technology Tracker, detailing the advancements in alternative fuel adoption and investments in energy-saving technologies within the global shipping fleet for the first half of 2024. Steve Gordon, the Global Head of Clarksons Research, provided a comprehensive overview of the findings: Key Highlights from the Green…
LR Approval in Principle for Daphne Technology’s SlipPure™ innovative Plasma-Catalysis System
Daphne Technology’s SlipPure™ system has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its cutting-edge Plasma-Catalytic technology. This advancement enhances efficiency by reducing plasma power consumption and achieving significant methane slip reductions at exhaust temperatures much lower than those required for catalyst-only solutions. The SlipPure™ system, which previously earned AiP for its plasma-only…
MOL Signs Japan’s 1st Sustainability-linked Lease Agreement
TOKYO – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) has announced that its group company, MOL Chemical Tankers Pte. Ltd. (MOLCT; President: Akira Sasa; Headquarters: Singapore), has signed Japan’s first sustainability-linked lease agreement with Tokyo Century Corporation (President: Koichi Baba; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) for the chemical tanker BONITA ANA. This agreement…
Arctic Heavy Fuel Oil Ban Arctic States Must Drop Climate-Warming Loopholes
July 1, 2024: Today marks the implementation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by Arctic shipping. The Clean Arctic Alliance is calling on IMO member states, especially those with Arctic coastlines, to enforce this ban rigorously and without exploiting loopholes. Call for Comprehensive Action:…
Stena Line lays the keel for Stena Futura – the first of its NewMax ships
Stena Line has reached an important milestone in its fleet investment programme with the keel laying of the first NewMax vessel to be deployed on the Belfast-Heysham route. At the same time, the ferry’s name was disclosed: Stena Futura. On Friday 28 June, the keel laying ceremony of the first of the two all-new…
Navigating EU ETS with data – and positively impacting shipping’s decarbonisation trajectory
The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) stands as a cornerstone in the global endeavour to mitigate climate change, and its extension to the maritime sector earlier this year has already begun to accelerate the shift towards greener shipping. Expanding EU ETS to cover shipping is integral to the EU’s Green Deal, and requires…
The ship tech needed to get green shipping corridors up and running is ready to go
Recognizing the need for climate action, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adapted a new strategy in 2023 to incorporate a net-zero emissions goal for all vessels by or around 2050. “With a lifetime of 20-30 years for a vessel built today, it is vital to start thinking now about how to reach these goals. 2050…
