Cargill in wind propulsion initiative

Agribusiness giant Cargill, one of the world’s top charterers of ships, is continuing to put its considerable weight behind efforts to decarbonize shipping. In its latest move in this direction it has

VIDEO: VB-10,000 arrives at Golden Ray wreck site

The largest heavy lift vessel ever built in the U.S., the twin-gantry, twin-barge catamaran VB-10,000, has now arrived in St. Simons Sound, Ga., where it will play a key role in the

LNG fueled car carrier

ClassNK grants first “Digital Smart Ship” notation

Delivered to NYK Line today by Shin Kurishima Dockyard, Sakura Leader is not only the first large LNG-fueled PCTC to be built in Japan, but the first ship to be granted ClassNK’s

IMO HQ

IMO panel agreement on CO2 reduction gets mixed reviews

An International Maritime Organization working group that met virtually last week has produced a proposed package of additional CO2 reduction measures for the existing global shipping fleet. The draft text will now

Project plans to put hydrogen-fueled RO/RO into operation by 2024

A project that aims to put a RO/RO operating on liquid green hydrogen (LH2) into operation by 2024 has been granted EUR 8 million (about $9.5 million) in EU funding. Called the

Golden Ray salvage: VB-10,000 set to arrive in St. Simons Sound

The Unified Command working on the salvage of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray says that the heavy-lift vessel VB-10,000 is set to arrive in St. Simons Sound as soon as Tuesday,

VIDEO: First VLGC to be retrofitted to LPG fueling marks milestone

Singapore-headquartered BW LPG reports that its Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) BW Gemini has started a week-long series of sea and gas trials. The ship is the first VLGC to be retrofitted

Danish consortium puts ammonia-fueled engine on fast track

A commercially viable, zero-carbon, ammonia-fueled marine two-stroke engine could be a reality by as soon as 2024. That is the aim of the AEngine project, a consortium set up with the support

Golden Ray salvage gets back on track

Efforts to remove the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound, Ga., look to be getting back on track. On October 7, the Unified Command working on

Liberian Registry slams proposal to include shipping in EU Emissions Trading System

The Liberian Registry has added its voice to those opposing the European Union Parliament proposal to include international shipping in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), “We understand the need for efforts

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