Wärtsilä joins EU project to boost zero-carbon shipping
Wärtsilä has joined H4PERION, an EU-funded Horizon Europe project led by the University of Vaasa in Finland. The project is to help accelerate the transition to zero-carbon long-distance shipping. Wärtsilä will work on on a combustion concept for hydrogen and...
Container ship Marcos V loses empty containers near Dutch Wadden Island
The container ship Marcos V reported to the Netherlands Coast Guard that it lost at least 26 empty containers at sea on Saturday 19 February. The ship was en route to Rotterdam and lost the containers between the north of the Dutch Wadden Island Vlieland and the west...
Fire on board Euroferry Olympia under control, ten still missing
Grimaldi Group has reported that the fire on board its RoRo vessel Euroferry Olympia is under control, while cooling activities continue. On Friday afternoon, two passengers that had been stuck on the ferry were rescued, with a third rescued on Sunday. Ten others are...
Felicity Ace still burning, Smit Salvage team on site
A Smit Salvage team has arrived at the burning car carrier Felicity Ace on board a local patrol boat, reports MOL Ship Management. Two large tugs, including the Dutch Alp Guard, and a third salvage craft will be deployed to fight the fire, which is hard to fight due...
Smit Salvage called in to fight car carrier and ferry fire
Boskalis'subsidiary Smit Salvage has been called upon to provide emergency response assistance for two ships that are currently on fire. The first fire is on board of a car carrier near the Azores and a second vessel is a large ferry near the Greek island of Corfu. A...
MR tanker design meets IMO 2050 targets using LNG and steam
RINA has given an approval in principle (AiP) to Swedish ship designer FKAB Marine Design for its hydrogen powered MR Tanker. It is the first AiP of a design using currently viable technology and fuels that achieves IMO 2050 targets. The propulsion is based on...
Royal IHC joins Dutch Underwater Knowledge Centre
Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC has joined the Dutch Underwater Knowledge Centre (DUKC). The knowledge platform unites Dutch companies and research institutes with expertise in underwater technology and particularly seeks to involve the Dutch maritime industry in the...
T&E: ‘Quarter of EU shipping will run on LNG by 2030 locking in fossil fuels for decades’
A quarter of Europe’s shipping will be fossil gas-powered by 2030 as EU sustainability targets encourage an uptake of LNG. Transport & Environment (T&E) concludes this in its latest study. According to the NGO, this will lock-in fossil fuel use for decades....
DCSA led alliance seeks to standardise electronic bills of lading
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a non-profit group seeking digitalisation of container shipping technology standards, and its nine member carriers have formed the Future International Trade (FIT) Alliance. Together, they want to collaborate on the...
Aegir-Marine to supply stern tube sealing parts for Spliethoff fleet
Aegir-Marine has entered into a partnership with Dutch shipowner Spliethoff Group to supply the stern tube sealing parts and services for Spliethoff’s entire fleet. One of the reasons Spliethoff chose to sign an agreement with Aegir, is the company's global network....
Sri Lanka releases three more crew of the X-Press Pearl, only captain still detained
X-Press Feeders, operator of the fire-stricken container ship X-Press Pearl, has reported three of the remaining four former crew members of the vessel had their travel bans lifted by a Sri Lankan court on Tuesday. The Russian captain is still not allowed to leave Sri...
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