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Rare Antwerp-Bruges bunker sales release shows it as fourth biggest bunker hub
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges released its bunker sales figures for the first time in years. The port released Antwerp sales data which goes back to 2015, while Zeebrugge sales are from 2016 onwards. The Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ combined sales might have reached their highest ever last year and were at least greater than in any…
Holy Boss Cap More Efficient Than Existing Propeller Hub Caps
A revolutionary propeller hub vortex cavitation-eliminating boss cap has successfully completed validation tests at a hydrodynamic research centre in Sweden and will now undergo ship model basin trials to verify the efficiency gains on larger commercial and naval vessels. Initial computational fluid dynamic (CFD) tests based a typical twin-screw vessel with V-brackets and a 90m…
ABS Signs Milestone MOU with Indian Innovators to Drive Global Hub for Green Shipbuilding
(KOLKATA) ABS joined Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd., Seatech Solutions International (Seatech) and Shift Clean Energy (Shift) in signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop electric tugboats, part of an initiative to achieve India’s goal of becoming the ‘Global Hub for Green Shipbuilding’ by 2030. The proposed…
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European Commission directorate-general for mobility and transport Ricardo Batista presented the latest European Union (EU) regulations and incentive schemes for encouraging shipping to cut emissions during Riviera Maritime Media’s Maritime Hybrid, Electric & Hydrogen Fuel Cells Conference in Bergen, Norway, 18 October. He explained how the emissions trading scheme (ETS) will be joined by the…
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DNV has published new guidelines for the safe installation of onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) systems on board ships, amid growing pressure on the shipping industry to develop effective technologies to reduce emissions as part of the ongoing maritime energy transition. Post-combustion OCCS on board trading ships is expected to be among the most…
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COSCO Shipping Taurus features the electrotechnical components and cables to take in the electricity supplied from shore (source: COSCO Shipping) 13 Oct 2023by Rebecca Moore COSCO Shipping Taurus was the first vessel to be operated with shore power during a successful ship integration test at HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort in Hamburg, Germany COSCO Shipping Taurus, like…
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Acenz Marorka has opned a new fleet performance centre (source: Acenz Marorka) 13 Oct 2023by Riviera News Ascenz Marorka has opened a real-time fleet performance monitoring centre aimed at helping shipowners and charterers comply with regulations and charter party agreements The centre claims it will continuously monitor and optimise the performance of vessels, allowing shipowners and…
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OSV owners in south east Asia and northern Europe are investing in energy storage systems, hybrid propulsion and alternative fuels, as engine manufacturers (OEMs) develop technologies for optimal propulsion with less harmful exhaust emissions. Vallianz Holdings is building vessels with electric propulsion to support offshore operations as part of its growing decarbonisation programme. The Singapore-headquartered…
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In its first year, MAMII has focused on identifying and evaluating new technologies to monitor and reduce methane emissions from LNG-fuelled vessels, with a particular emphasis on measuring unburned methane in the exhaust stack ie, ’methane slip’. This unburned methane not fully combusted in an engine can escape into the atmosphere and has the potential to…
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In 2025, ship operators will be faced with a European super emissions control area (ECA) created by the combination of the newly established Mediterranean SOx ECA and the existing ones in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. As a result of these three ECAs, ships sailing in most European waters will be required to switch…
