SRC and Energy Transfer partner in marine heat pumps
SRC Group has formed a strategic partnership with Energy Transfer to offer shipowners high-efficiency, fully electric heat pump solutions. These solutions cut capital expenditure, operating costs and the financial impact of reducing ship emissions. Substantially less...
IHC to deliver Underwater Mining Crawler to Arctic Canadian
IHC Mining will build and deliver an Underwater Mining Crawler to Arctic Canadian Diamond Company for its underwater remote mining (URM) system. This system will be used for the extraction of diamond-bearing kimberlite ore from deep open pits at the Ekati Diamond Mine...
The AmmoniaDrive project explained – Ammonia as a marine fuel ‘done right’
Several news items and short movies have appeared online recently, announcing that the AmmoniaDrive Consortium was awarded a prestigious NWO Perspectief grant. But what is the AmmoniaDrive research project? How does it contribute to combatting shipping-induced climate...
World’s first type approval for methanol-powered fuel cell system
Freudenberg Fuel Cell e-Power Systems has received type approval by classification society RINA for its methanol-powered fuel cell system suitable for ocean-going shipping. This system combines efficient fuel reforming technology with a long-life PEM fuel cell in a...
MSC to equip 100 vessels with Roll-Assist and reroutes ships around Sri Lanka to avoid whales
At the SMM trade fair in Hamburg, DNV and container liner MSC signed a contract to implement the new DNV Anti-Roll Assist system and ARCS (Anti-Roll for Containerships) class notation in some 100 vessels. At the same time, MSC announced it is rerouting its vessels to...
How a fire resulted in the total loss of car carrier Höegh Xiamen
Procedures should not only describe the hazards, but also provide the process to mitigate them. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report in which it describes how the car carrier Höegh Xiamen was lost as a result of fire. In this case,...
Dutch start-up Finsulate selected as a PortXL decarbonisation innovator
The Hoofddorp-based company Finsulate, inventor of a non-toxic, adhesive antifouling wrap, has been selected by the PortXL partner network as one of the fourteen decarbonisation innovators 2022. The goal: signed contracts with corporate partners. During a three-month...
Royal IHC finally delivers converted J-lay vessel Amazon to McDermott
Two years later than originally planned, Royal IHC has handed over the J-lay vessel Amazon to McDermott International. After an intensive sea trial programme, the conversion project officially came to an end. The patented J-lay system installed has a dynamic top...
Eemshaven’s FSRUs almost ready to supply gas to national network
Two Floating Storage Regasification Units (FSRUs) have now arrived at Eemshaven, Groningen. Together, these two FSRUs comprise the EemsEnergyTerminal. The FSRUs form a floating LNG terminal that turns LNG delivered by tankers into gaseous form and feeds it into the...
Allseas contracts Van Oord and DEME joint venture for Australian pipeline project
Van Oord and DEME have been awarded a contract from Allseas in support of the Darwin Pipeline Duplication Project, located offshore Northern Australia. The joint venture will be responsible for providing support for the shallow water pipeline installation scope in...
Spliethoff’s new DP2 B-type vessels close to completion
With the launch of the Bloemgracht from dry dock, both of Spliethoff's new DP2 B-type vessels are now in the water and nearing completion. The vessels are being built at Mawei shipyard in Fuzhou, China. The Bloemgracht has now moved to the outfitting quay, close to...
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