Japanese shipbuilder Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for the design of a methanol dual-fueled tanker. The classification society confirmed that the design was in compliance with the IMO’s “Interim Guidelines for the Safety of Ships using Methyl/Ethyl Alcohol as fuels”
Classification society Bureau Veritas has completed the classification of the Torman LNG floating regasification unit (FRU) at Tema port, Ghana in sheltered waters. Courtesy of Bureau Veritas The unit is combined with a floating storage unit (FSU) for the delivery of gas to onshore consumers in Ghana. This development of
The American Bureau of Shipping has issued an Approval in Principle to Australian Global Energy Ventures for their C-H2 Ship containment system. The hydrogen containment system, patent-pending, is the most critical component of the company’s C-H2 Ship. C-H2 Ship; Image credit: GEV It is made up of two large (20
Singapore-based NYK Bulkship (Asia), part of Japanese shipping group Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, has signed a contract of affreightment (COA) with Neste Shipping Oy, a subsidiary of Finnish Neste Oyj (Neste), for the ocean transportation of renewable diesel. Under the deal, NYK Bulkship (Asia), the medium range (MR) product/chemical tanker
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply the Cargo Handling and Fuel Supply systems for six new 93,000 cubic meters capacity Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) carrier vessels. Courtesy of Wärtsilä The six very large LPG carrier vessels, which will be among the largest vessels of this
India’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports have slipped again during the second of the year. Courtesy of Petronet LNG Data from the oil ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell monthly report shows that February LNG imports reached 2.81 billion cubic meters. This is a 20.2 per cent drop compared to
The UK government launched today a £20 million (about $27.7 million) competition to make innovative green maritime ideas a reality. As informed, the fund will be used to support the development of prototype vessels and port infrastructure that could then be rolled out widely – propelling the sector towards net-zero,
