Tag: green practices

Wärtsilä has signed a 16-year Lifecycle Agreement with Seapeak Maritime (Glasgow) Ltd. The contract covers ten LNG carriers and is an extension of an earlier Wärtsilä Lifecycle Agreement for these vessels. The new order was booked by Wärtsilä in Q1 2024.

Edison announces that it has completed the liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling in the port of Trieste. The ship-to-ship bunkering operation is the first to take place in the Adriatic Sea and the first to be carried out by Edison through the use of the LNG carrier Ravenna Knutsen.

Donsötank has placed an order for an additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel oil and chemical tanker with the Chinese Wuhu Shipyard.

Sjoerd de Jager, CEO & Co-Founder of PortXchange, stated that through research, innovative products, and sustainable practices, the maritime industry will become more environmentally responsible and sustainable.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed among key stakeholders to establish a ship recycling initiative in Bahrain.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced that the Green Winds, a 63,896 DWT Ultramax bulk carrier equipped with the Wind Challenger hard sail wind power propulsion system, was completed at Oshima Shipbuilding Co.

The CO2 Efficient Transport via Ocean (CETO) joint industry project (JiP) recently concluded with promising findings that highlight the feasibility and readiness of low-pressure CO2 ship transport technology.

The Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) sounded the alarm on the critical need for universal methane measurement standards and regulatory frameworks to expedite the adoption of technologies aimed at reducing methane emissions from ships.

ADNOC Logistics and Services plc, announced that it has awarded South Korean shipyards Samsung Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean up to $2.5 billion shipbuilding contracts for the construction of new Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Carriers.

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a design concept of the hydrogen-fueled engine compatible 5,000KL oil tanker with electric propulsion system developed by UYENO TRANSTECH LTD., YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.