Tufton to retrofit bulker with Anemoi rotor sails
An 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier is to be retrofitted with three Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd. rotor sails, under what is described as “a commercial agreement” signed by Anemoi and TR Lady
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ABS partners in zero-carbon fuel conversion project
ABS is part of a joint development project (JDP) with the Mærsk McKinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping aiming to assess the technical, financial and environmental potential of converting existing vessels
Seacat modifies support vessel to operate on “significantly cleaner” fuel
With offshore wind being widely seen as a pathway to decarbonization, it’s inevitable that reducing the carbon footprint of operations at the wind farms themselves will come in for increasing attention. Cowes,
Vale VLOC newbuild fitted with 5 tilting rotor sails
A 325,000 dwt Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) newbuilding under construction in China for charter to Brazilian mining giant Vale has been fitted with five Norsepower Oy tilting rotor sails. Tilting the
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
Alfa Laval to acquire StormGeo
Upping its digital game, Alfa Laval has entered a NOK 3,630 million (about $439,000) agreement with Stockholm-based EQT Private Equity to acquire StormGeo, the weather routing and software-based decision support specialist that
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
Could ban on use of fossil fuels by ships come in this decade?
With pressure growing to cut GHG emissions from shipping even more rapidly than in current IMO goals, a new study suggests that a ban on the use of fossil fuels by the
Biden climate summit: Shipping seeks support for carbon pricing
Ahead of the Leaders’ Summit on Climate convened by President Biden, shipping bodies are pushing to make mandatory market-based measures (MBMs) part of the solution to shipping decarbonization. In a joint submission
SEA-LNG: World Bank has it wrong on LNG
Industry coalition SEA-LNG is firing back against a World Bank study that sees LNG as “likely to play a limited role” in decarbonizing shipping and recommends countries should “avoid new public policy