MOL’s hybrid car carrier completed
JULY 1, 2012—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the completion of the 6,400-auto hybrid car carrier Emerald Ace, designed to generate zero emissions while berthed, at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., in the
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Class NK issues guidelines for gas-fueled ships
Classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has issued new guidelines for gas-fueled ships. The guidelines specify requirements for the design of natural gas fueled ships based on the current draft of IMO’sInternational
MOL tests filter designed to slash diesel PM emissions
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has started to test of a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system installed on the diesel engine used for power generation on an MOL Group-operated oceangoing vessel. The
ADM orders post-Panamax bulkers with air-lubricated hulls
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) has placed an order with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation for the construction of three new 95,000 dwt post-Panamax dry-bulk oceangoing vessels, which will increase the
Solar power assisted car carrier to test hybrid power system
NYK Line’s solar-power-assisted car carrier Auriga Leader (60,213 gross tons) will in June be used for shipboard tests of a newly developed hybrid power supply. The car carrier will also be fitted