by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 24, 2022 | Classification/inspection, Emissions, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping
Ships over 400 gross tonnage now need to have an oily water separator with an oil content monitor and a bilge alarm to make sure polluted bilge water is not discharged overboard. Yet, the progress has been dogged by issues such as weak guidelines, non-conformities,...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 23, 2022 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Shipping
SeaShuttle, an ambitious project to build two hydrogen-powered, remotely controlled and autonomous-ready container ships for delivery by 2025, has secured NOK 150 million (EUR 15 million) in funding from Norwegian state enterprise ENOVA. The vessels are planned to...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 23, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Shipping
Container carrier X-Press Feeders has signed a contract with Value Maritime for the provision of its carbon capture and storage and Clean-Loop systems. They will be installed on board the MV Atlantis A and X-Press Elbe. Previously, the X-Press Feeders operated Nordica...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 23, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, Navy, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
The current ten support vessels of the Royal Netherlands Navy are being replaced by eight new ones: four seagoing and four diving support vessels. They will be built at a Dutch shipyard and all will have climate neutral propulsion using dual-fuel systems that can run...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 22, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Offshore
Neptune Energy, ExxonMobil subsidiary XTO Netherlands, Rosewood Exploration, and EBN Capital will work together to progress the L10 large-scale offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Dutch North Sea. Aim is to take the CCS development to the concept...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 22, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
Acta Marine has signed a contract for the construction of two methanol MDO/HVO powered DP2 construction service operating vessels (CSOVs) at Turkish shipyard Tersan. The contract includes two optional vessels for delivery at a later stage. The vessels are primarily...
