Carnival to fit Wärtsilä waste treatment systems in multiple ships

arnival Corporation and Wärtsilä have signed a framework agreement covering the supply and installation of advanced waste water and dry waste treatment systems in up to 32 cruise ships. Wärtsilä’s Membrane Bioreactor

DESMI Ocean Guard bulker BWMS solution gains USCG and IMO type approvals

Nørresundby, Denmark-headquartered DESMI Ocean Guard A/S reports that a new configuration of its well-known CompactClean BWMS has been approved by both the U.S. Coast Guard and the Danish Maritime Authority. Named CompactClean

Solid oxide fuel cells could play big role in shipping decarbonization

A new initiative is targeting solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) as a key to the optimal utilization of fuels such as ammonia, hydrogen or bio-methane for power production in marine vessels. The

First U.S. LNG bunkering ATB ready for operations

Q-LNG Transport and Shell Trading (US) Company report that the first offshore liquified natural gas bunkering articulated tug and barge in the United States, the Q-LNG 4000 is now ready for operations.

Bud Darr, EVP Maritime Policy and Government Affairs, MSC Group: “MSC welcomes partnerships like this with Shell that are designed to facilitate cross-sector information sharing and prove how collaboration is key in defining the best pathway to a net-zero future.”

MSC joins Hydrogen Council

As shipowners continue to eye their future fuel choices, container shipping giant MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) has joined the Hydrogen Council as a steering member, aiming to foster cross-sector collaboration that will

Carnival to offset marine lubricant CO2 emissions

Carnival Corporation, which, as we reported yesterday, is working towards resuming operations over the course of 2021, has awarded Shell Marine a multi-year lubricants contract for its global fleet of 89 ships.

Golden Ray: Responders prep for third cut

After successfully completing removal of Section Eight, the stern, of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray (see earlier story), the St. Simons Sound Incident Response team is now continue to prepare for

U.S. Coast Guard issues type approval for previous-generation Alfa Laval BWMS

On December 30, 2020, as we reported earlier, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) issued its type approval for the Alfa Laval PureBallast 2 ballast water management system. The approval means that most

VIDEO: Stern section removed from Golden Ray wreck

The St. Simons Sound Incident response team today completed the removal of Section Eight, the stern, of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray. The heavy lift vessel VB-10000, which had earlier completed

ClassNK advises: Install BWMS early on

Shipowners waiting too long to install ballast water management systems (BWMS) by the deadline set by the IMO BWM convention may face problems. Classification society ClassNK has been periodically analyzing the retrofitting

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