Italy’s Cosulich Group orders LNG bunkering vessel
LNG continues to be available as a marine fuel in an increasing number of ports. Among the latest orders for LNG bunkering vessels to be placed is one from Genoa, Italy, based
Environment
Green upgrades underway at Hurtigruten’s Norwegian Coastal Express
Norway’s Hurtigruten Group is planning a major environmental upgrade of all seven of its Norwegian Coastal Express ships, aiming to cut CO2 emissions by least 25%, and NOx emissions by 80%. The
Innovative hull air bubbler system gains BV approval
Bureau Veritas has awarded Singapore-based GILLS Pte Ltd. its Approval in Principle (AiP) for a hull air lubrication system that requires no energy-consuming compressors to generate air bubbles. The GILLS (gas injected
Golden Ray: Responders start another cut
Responders continue to make progress in their efforts to remove the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound, Ga. Yesterday, they began cutting operations to separate Section
Titan LNG bunkering vessel to also deliver bio-LNG
Amsterdam headquartered Titan LNG, a leading independent physical supplier of LNG as a marine fuel, has put out a development tender for a new LNG bunkering vessel that will have multiple tanks
SEACOR Power: Salvage ops begin
Salvage operations on the capsized lift boat SEACOR Power have gotten underway. Among the assets deployed is another SEACOR lift boat, the SEACOR Eagle. It is staged with gear near capsized vessel
BV releases “Ammonia-Prepared” class notation
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has released an “Ammonia-Prepared” notation and has developed a rule note for ammonia as a marine fuel to support shipowners, designers, shipyards, and charterers in advancing their
VIDEO: Höegh Autoliners to have ammonia-ready car carrier by 2023
Oslo, Norway, headquartered Höegh Autoliners plans to build a series of ammonia-ready car carriers called the Aurora Class that will not only be the most environmentally friendly ever built, but the largest,
SEACOR Power: Response focus is now on salvage
While the United Cajun Navy and other volunteers still continue to search for the seven still missing crew members from the fatal SEACOR Power lift boat capsize in which six crew members
The shipping industry officially supports a carbon price. What now?
by Tyler McFaddenFederal Policy Manager for ClimatePacific Environment The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) last month told the Financial Times it has ended its years-long opposition to carbon pricing. ICS, along with the other major