Decarbonisation - News

Wan Hai is a member of the Getting to Zero Coalition, a Global Maritime Forum initiative to accelerate the decarburisation of the shipping industry. Decarburisation efforts “After being involved as an industry partner in the Global Maritime Forum for the last few years, Wan Hai Lines fully supports the collaborative efforts that are needed to achieve the substantive to fulfill the ambitious targets set forth by the IMO for 2050," says Randy Chen, Vice Chairman. "Having debated the timel...

Alfa Laval PureSOx Water Cleaning System (WCS) gives customers the option of scrubbing in closed-loop, either by choosing a fully-equipped hybrid system or by installing a hybrid-ready system, which can be upgraded for closed-loop operation later. PureSOx water cleaning system The local bans on open-loop scrubbing have intensified the interest in hybrid scrubber solutions With the launch of a modular new PureSOx water cleaning system by Alfa Laval, these possibilities become even more attract...

Set to be bigger and more diverse than ever before, the seventh edition of the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX 2020) will take place from 16 to 18 March 2020. With less than one year to go until key decision-makers from the maritime defense and security industry meet in Qatar once again, DIMDEX organisers say that demand for exhibition space is high and have already received requests for bookings for the upcoming edition. Delegation management system He...

GreenSteam, the global supplier of vessel-based machine learning solutions, and Unifeeder, the largest, Pan-European feeder and short-sea operator, are expanding their partnership to pave the way for sustainable shipping. The Climate is a hot topic, which is why we need to find new sustainable ways to create energy. GHG emissions caused by vessels have long been a major challenge facing the modern shipping industry. Shipping strategy to focus on reducing annual GHG emissions Vessels are still...

Pacific International Lines (PIL), Singapore’s containership operator, has successfully attained Environmental Ship Index (ESI) certification for its fleet comprising of half a million TEUs. This is a major milestone for the Singaporean shipowner ahead of the transition towards the Global Sulphur Cap 2020 from 1 January 2020. ESI certification To qualify for certification, vessels have to demonstrate that their emission levels are below what is allowed by IMO ESI certification is an on...

Members of THE Alliance, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Hapag-Lloyd, and Yang Ming announced a fourth member, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), a South Korean container liner shipping company to join The Alliance as a full member. Through this, the members of THE Alliance have also decided to establish a new cooperation with four members and a term until 2030. The actions were agreed in Taipei on 19 June 2019. Subject to the necessary regulatory approvals, the new contract between the four lines wil...

In recent years, Blue Water’s Aarhus office has seen a heavy increase in freight to Greenland - especially the Blue Air Pack product has become very popular. Naturally, this places demands on our competences and knowledge of the Greenland market in general. “We have an extremely competent Greenland team in Aarhus. Everyone possesses wide experience within this field, and one of the team members has extensive knowledge of the country from his previous employment with Blue Water Green...

Within ten years, the Becker Mewis Duct has become a globally successful product. Demand for the energy-saving device is rising again, as the new IMO environmental guidelines come into force next year. Accordingly, there will be great interest at the Nor-Shipping 2019 trade fair, which is taking place in Oslo, Norway, from 4th June to 7th June 2019. Becker Marine Systems will also be presenting other maneuvering systems and energy-saving solutions for ships. Becker Mewis Duct reduces CO2 emiss...

PARAT Halvorsen will once again be present in the Norwegian Pavillion at the Nor-Shipping 2019 in Lillestrøm. It will display the following at Nor-Shipping: Complete heating systems Retrofit Burn 100% fish oil Heat recovery Condensate handling Steam to thermal oil solutions Exclusive new boiler tubes

COSCO SHIPPING LINES signed LSFO supply agreement with Double Rich Limited on 28th of March, 2019. According to the agreement, Double Rich limited will provide fuel oil with sulfur content not exceeding 0.5% m/m conforming to the regulation of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for COSCO SHIPPING LINES in order to assist the fleets of COSCO SHIPPING LINES to better fulfill the amendment of ANNEX VI in International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), which has...

RCL, with its partners CNC and HMM is pleased to announce the merger of RCL’s current RBC5 with the CSE service from CNC and HMM into a 6 x 1,700 TEU sized vessels covering: Ningbo (Sun) Shanghai (Tue) Ho Chi Minh (Mon) Manila North (Saturday) Shanghai (Thu) Shanghai (Fri) Ningbo (Sat) Laem Chabang (Sun) Bangkok (Pat) Bangkok (Thai Sugar) Laem Chabang (Thu) Manila North (Tue) Multi-country coverage RCL will benefit from a second sailing between Shanghai and Ningbo to Ho C...

Allweiler, a CIRCOR Business Unit, is looking forward to the 2019 Hanover Fair. The Allweiler booth (Hall 15, Booth G43) will focus on the redesigned OptiFix™ progressing cavity pump, a next-gen maintenance solution designed to save money. Allweiler's team of experts will demonstrate its functionality by guiding visitors through the five easy steps to dismantle the pump. The IN-1000 Condition and Operation Monitoring System will also be on display to show visitors how they can improve saf...

Marlan had a great few days at the M&CCE Expo last week meeting old colleagues, current users, new customers and potential future collaborators. Managing Director Alex Sinclair and Director of Research Dr Cai Bird spent a productive 2 days at the NEC spreading the good word about synoptic and radar-based coastal surveying and monitoring. Marlan’s stand at 4C101 did a great job of drawing people’s attention and attracting visitors. Coastal maritime industry Marlan were shocked...

Marlan Maritime Technologies Ltd (Marlan) is excited to be exhibiting at the Marine & Coastal Civil Engineering Expo 2018 (M&CCE Expo 2018), which is taking place at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham, in Birmingham, United Kingdom (UK) from September 11 to September 12, 2018. Coastal and near-shore survey and monitoring Marlan will be showcasing Synoptic and talking about the capabilities of their monitoring systems The company executives present at the event are hoping...

HMM has signed its letter of intent for its mega containership orders with three shipyards – Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), and Samsung Heavy Industries. Since HMM sent out a Request for Proposal (RFP) to shipbuilding companies on April 10, HMM has considered all the conditions for newbuilding including delivery date and price of new ships suggested by shipbuilders, and finally selected three shipbuilders to sign a Letter of Intent (LOI) for...

Wattentaxi is equipped with an environmentally-friendly COBRA battery system from Becker Marine Systems Innovative ideas for the Wadden Sea - with the new Wattentaxi, locals and visitors to the region have recently been able to make their individual travel arrangements for the first time. The modern ship operated by Watten Fährlinien GmbH impresses with its high level of environmental friendliness, to which the COBRA maritime battery system from ship supplier Becker Marine Systems makes a...

RCL is pleased to announce its new slot exchange with Inter Asia Lines (IAL) on its new China to Chennai service (ICI3) to be launched in January 2018. RCL will brand the service as ‘RFC’ (RCL Far East Chennai service). RFC's rotation will include Shanghai (Tue/Wed) – Ningbo(Thu/Fri) - Hong Kong(Sun/Sun) – Shekou(Mon/Mon) – Singapore(Fri/Sat) - Port Klang(West, Sun/Sun) – Port Klang (North, Sun/Mon) – Chennai(Thu/Sat) – Kattupali (Sat/Sun) –...