Tugboat ammonia fueling project wins twin ABS AIPs
With ammonia seen as a key future fuel for shipping, Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Company has been exploring its use in four stroke engines. Those efforts have now seen ABS
VIDEO: Freire launches new MBARI flagship research vessel
Construction of the R/V David Packard, the new flagship research vessel under construction at the Freire Shipyard in Spain for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) reached a major milestone October
A Q&A with Amogy CEO on ammonia power for shipping
Seonghoon Woo is the CEO of Amogy, a company using “ammonia cracking” modules to convert ammonia into hydrogen plus nitrogen to decarbonize the heavy-duty and shipping transportation industry. Amogy recently became an
Bryton Marine Group makes COO appointment
Vernon, B.C., headquartered Bryton Marine Group has named Stuart McVitty as its chief operating officer. With five marine companies in the group — All American Marine, Bellingham, Wash., BRIX Marine, Port Angeles,
Navy installs a metal 3D printer in LHD 5
USS Bataan (LHD 5) this month became the first ship in the Navy to have a metal 3D printer permanently installed aboard. The installation advances the Navy efforts to improve self-sufficiency for
Liberia streamlines ship mortgage procedures
The Liberian Registry, the world’s second largest ship registry, in response to the needs of shipowners and the ship finance and legal community, has announced a series of amendments to the Liberian
Volstad to fit OCV with NES battery pack
Aalesund, Norway, headquartered Volstad Maritime has contracted HAV Group ASA subsidiary Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to deliver a battery pack and associated battery charging control system for its offshore construction vessel
Initiative for Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway green corridor launched
Green shipping corridor announcements have been coming out of COP27, thick and fast. The plan to launch a green and digital transpacific corridor between San Pedro Bay ports and Singapore looks set
Poten: Increased Russian oil moves by Dark Fleet pose safety threat
In his latest weekly Tanker Opinion, Erik Broekhuizen, head of tanker research at New York headquartered Poten & Partners, says that, while Russian oil exports have thus far only been impacted by
Drewry: Ship operating cost inflation is accelerating
Vessel operating cost (OPEX) inflation has accelerated in 2022 on mounting worldwide macroeconomic price pressures, despite some receding of COVID-19 related costs, according to the latest Ship Operating Costs Annual Review and