Internacional

Norwegian provider of shore power and charging systems for the marine industry Blueday Technology has been selected by the Port of Stavanger to provide its shore power system. As informed, the BluEco Shore Power system will be installed at the port’s terminal in Risavika (Norway). The Port of Stavanger has approx. 50,000 port calls every year, more than 5,500 metres of ...

Shipping companies are ready to invest heavily in the construction of ships that can transport liquefied CO2, but they need more clarity that the market for their ships will be there once they are built. This was the message from Danish Shipping, a trade and employer organisation for more than 90 shipowners and offshore companies, welcoming the move from the ...

UK-based PurEmissions Holdings is seeking partners to help develop exhaust gas pollution control technology for the maritime sector by testing its technology on a ship. The company already has 15 years of experience in the application of pollution control systems in industrial sectors and is now extending its expertise to address emissions reduction challenges in ship engines. “To deliver on the potential ...

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has revealed it is developing an ammonia handling system to support the utilization of ammonia as a marine fuel. The system, Mitsubishi Ammonia Supply and Safety System (MAmmoSS), comprises several subsystems, including a high-pressure/low-pressure ammonia fuel supply system (AFSS) and an ammonia fuel tank system. As part of this ...

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered the third and fourth eco-friendly 7,000 TEU containership to Singapore-based shipowner X-Press Feeders. As informed, the vessels MH Pegasus and MH Perseus were delivered in a ceremony held at the company’s yard in China on 3 August. The launching of the ships took place in May ...

The German Environmental Aid (Deutsche Umwelthilfe – DUH) has filed a lawsuit against the operation of the LNG terminal ship Neptune in Lubmin on the Baltic Sea as it considers it illegal. With the lawsuit at the Federal Administrative Court, the DUH is demanding that Deutsche ReGas revoke the license granted by the State Office for Agriculture and the Environment ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled with French container shipping major CMA CGM over claims of violations of EPA’s vessel general permit issued under the Clean Water Act. Under the terms of the settlements, CMA CGM will pay $165,000 in penalties for claims of violations by four of the company’s ships involving ballast water discharge, recordkeeping, inspection, monitoring, ...

A new study carried out by Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC) on behalf of ABS classification society finds that the adoption of advanced nuclear reactors onboard a 14,000 TEU containership would basically eliminate the need for refueling of the vessel during its entire 25-year lifespan. The study looked at how the incorporation of nuclear propulsion would impact the design, operation and ...

RINA, the inspection, certification and consulting engineering company, and AFRY, a company specialized in engineering, design and advisory services, have undertaken an initial study of how the Gulf region and Europe could be linked directly with a pipeline to transport low-carbon hydrogen, and the results indicate an opportunity to fully unlock the Gulf’s potential as a cost-effective source of low-carbon ...

Registro Italiano Navale, Fondo Italiano d’Investimento and RINA have signed an agreement aimed at allowing the Italian fund to become a shareholder in RINA. After the deal’s completion, the ownership structure will see Registro Italiano Navale maintaining the majority stake, Fondo Italiano d’Investimento and other co-investors holding a minority stake of up to 33%, and the company’s management participating with ...