Tag: Chemical
Chemical Challenger sets sail as first ship with Green Award’s GHG Label for innovative wind technology use
Green Award Foundation proudly announces that the Chemical Challenger, a chemical tanker operated by Chemship, has become the first vessel to receive the prestigious Green Award GHG Label for CO2 reduction through the use of innovative wind technology. The 16,000-ton chemical tanker, managed by Fleet Management Limited in Hong Kong, recently underwent a groundbreaking retrofit,…
Chemship blazes the trail with wind propelled chemical tanker: Targets 15% CO2 savings on Transatlantic route
Chemship commissioned its first ship with wind assisted ship propulsion. This makes the MT Chemical Challenger the first chemical tanker in the world to be equipped with sustainable wind technology. The ship will serve on shipping company Chemship’s Trans-Atlantic route between the East Coast of the United States and the Mediterranean. VentoFoil This week four…
Survitec Receives Type Approval For Dry Chemical Powder System Upgrades To Support Move To Alternative Fuels
In response to the growing demand for advanced fire safety solutions to support the maritime industry’s transition to cleaner fuels, global Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec has reconfigured and enhanced its Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) fire extinguishing system. The enhancement aims to better protect vessels running on LNG and LPG fuels. The upgrades have received…
Kongsberg Maritime to provide design, engineering and equipment on pair of methanol ready, chemical tankers for Sirius Rederi AB
Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to supply design, engineering, and equipment for two MGO/Biofuel and methanol-ready chemical tankers for Swedish tanker operator Sirius Rederi AB. These highly advanced, low emission 15,000dwt tanker vessels will feature a range of Kongsberg Maritime equipment and can operate on battery-powered hybrid propulsion. Options for further vessels are included.…
Changes to Chemical & Gasoline blending component trade flows in H2 2023
Amid the ongoing weakness seen across the global petrochemical sector, the comparative recovery of gasoline and transport fuel demand this year has helped shift trade flows on several chemical products that have found better value in the blending pool. In this report, we look at some of the recent changes in seaborne trade related to…
