Tag: ships
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Receives Orders for Japan’s First Methanol-Fueled RORO Cargo Ships
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received orders from Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd. (Aichi Prefecture) and Fukuju Shipping Co., Ltd. Shizuoka Prefecture) for Japan’s first methanol-fueled roll-on/roll-off (RORO) cargo ships(1). The two ships will be built at the Enoura Plant of MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in…
DFDS to Invest €1 Billion in Battery Electric Ships for the Channel
DFDS is announcing a substantial €1 billion investment in battery electric vessels, marking its unwavering commitment to decarbonising maritime traffic in the English Channel. In the future, maritime traffic in the Channel will be electric. DFDS is today announcing an expected €1 billion investment in six battery electric ships that will be deployed on the…
ABS and HD Hyundai Group Sign MOU to Advance Medium-Voltage Power Systems on Ships
ABS, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Co., Ltd. (HHI) signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the technical feasibility for medium-voltage direct current (MVDC) power systems on ships. The agreement opens the door to collaboration on design assessment, new technology qualification, and the development…
Used Vehicle Lashing Belts on Oceangoing Ships to Be Recycled into Solid Fuel
On April 6, NYK Line (“NYK”), NYK Trading Corporation (“NYKT”), Azbil Yamatake Friendly Co., Ltd. (”Azbil Yamatake Friendly”), and Kayama Kogyo Co., Ltd. (“Kayama Kogyo”) began recycling well-worn vehicle lashing belts that had passed their expiration dates for use on NYK-operated car carriers. Azbil Yamatake Friendly will collect and separate the lashing belts into metal…
Trafigura orders four ammonia-powered ships, first one to come in 2027
Commodity trading house Trafigura has ordered four medium gas carrier ships that can be powered by ammonia to cut shipping emissions, with the first vessel to be delivered in 2027, the company said in a statement. By 2030, Trafigura aims to cut the carbon intensity of its shipping fleet by 25%. The newbuild vessels will…
Kongsberg Maritime hybrid technology to optimise energy use and cut emissions for Matson Navigation Company’s new LNG-powered container ships
Kongsberg Maritime will supply a comprehensive range of integrated technologies to optimise energy use and reduce emissions for three new 3600 TEU LNG-powered container ships being built at Philly Shipyard for Matson Navigation Company. They are the largest Jones Act containerships ever built, at 260 metres long, and represent a new era in container shipping.…
N2O Removal System for Ammonia-Fueled Ships Selected to Receive Developmental Support from Japan’s Green Innovation Fund
Hitachi Zosen Corporation. and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha are pleased to announce that their jointly proposed “Development of N2O Reactor for an Ammonia-Fueled Ship” has been selected by the Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as a “Next-Generation Ship Development”, which is additionally invited in November 2023 as part of Green Innovation…
Delivery of the CMA CGM MERMAID: First ship in a series of 10 container ships with a unique design in the world for better energy performance
The CMA CGM Group, a global player in maritime, land, air, and logistics solutions, takes delivery of the CMA CGM MERMAID, the first ship in a series of 10 new 2,000 TEU container ships powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), which will be progressively deployed in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. These new container ships,…
Chemfleet adds three ships to Berg energy efficiency upgrade after verifying 10% fuel savings
Specialized ship manager Chemfleet has confirmed that an in-service Berg Propulsion upgrade to control systems onboard the tanker YM Miranda has yielded fuel savings of around 10%. Trials following the installation of Berg MPC800M control system onboard the 12,933 dwt IMO II chemical tanker have persuaded Chemfleet to upgrade three additional 6,970 dwt sisterships, in…
Ocean Network Express orders 12 methanol dual-fuel container ships
Singapore-headquartered container carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE) has signed ship building contracts with two Chinese shipyards for the construction of 12 methanol dual-fuel container ships. The company said in a press statement that Jiangnan Shipyard and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding will each build six 13,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel container ships. The ships are scheduled to be delivered…
