Marine
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Bellona launches Clean Hull Initiative to combat scourge of biofouling
Environmental NGO the Bellona Foundation spearheads a strong initiative to define and implement a new ISO standard for proactive hull cleaning. Bellona put biofouling management centre stage today as it officially launched its Clean Hull Initiative (CHI) at the Nor-Shipping trade fair in Oslo. The event saw keynote speeches ramming…
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Supporting implementation of air pollution and energy efficiency rules – MARPOL amendments enter into force
New requirements for fuel oil sampling and testing have entered into force under the MARPOL Convention Annex VI, supporting the implementation and enforcement of the IMO 2020 0.50% limit for sulphur in ships’ fuel oil. The amendments are intended to support port State control and other environmental authorities, particularly those…
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Havila Capella, Daphne Technology and Value Maritime triumph at Nor-Shipping 2022 Awards
Nor-Shipping has announced the winners of its prestigious Next Generation Ship Award, the Young Entrepreneur Award and the inaugural Ocean Solutions Award on the first day of Nor-Shipping 2022. Havila Voyages’ Havila Capella, Christiaan Nijst, Founder & Director, Value Maritime, and Daphne Technology were crowned with their respective titles this…
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DNV awards AiP for ammonia-fuelled 7,000 CEU PCTC developed by SDARI
DNV recently awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) for a design of an ammonia-fuelled 7,000 CEU PCTC. Developed by SDARI, it is the first ammonia-fuelled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design from China. Drawing on global resources, DNV Approval…
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IMO : New Global Industry Alliance launched to tackle sea-based marine plastic litter
UN entities and the private sector have joined forces to tackle sea-based marine plastic litter through the GloLitter Partnerships Project. A ground-breaking Global Industry Alliance (GIA), led by the UN GlobalCompact, was launched in the Port of Oslo, Norway (24 March). The GIA will help tackle one of the most…
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Shipping’s digital disconnect may only be resolved by a disaster
Experts warn of shipping’s vulnerability to escalating cyber risk and argue that it will take a digital disaster for shipping to take cyber security seriously. Significant disconnects still exist between the industry’s expectations of cyber security and the realities on the ground. The assumption that regulation was going to improve…
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ENOWA establishes Hydrogen Innovation and Development Center (HIDC) in Saudi’s NEOM
Located in NEOM’s advanced manufacturing and innovation city, the new facility aims to accelerate lab to market solutions and business development across the spectrum of hydrogen, green fuel production, utilization, and transport NEOM: ENOWA, the energy, water, and hydrogen subsidiary of NEOM, has established the region’s first Hydrogen and Innovation…
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Svitzer Americas Appoints New Managing Director For Svitzer Argentina
Svitzer welcomed 9 new females as part of the first-ever female training program in their operations in Egypt Effective 1 July 2022, Christian Burgauer will take over as new Managing Director for Svitzer Argentina S.A.U., replacing long-time Managing Director, Kees van den Borne, who has decided to pursue new opportunities…
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UN : No more empty climate action pledges: a woman-led effort
Women and children increasingly bear the brunt of climate change, which deepens the inequalities and vulnerabilities they already face, such as poverty, violence, lack of opportunities, and basic human rights. Yet women are not victims; they are survivors, innovators, and solution-multipliers who deserve a real seat at the table. Two…
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MOL Completes Concept Study of ‘Ammonia/Liquefied CO2 Carrier’
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced the completion of a concept study on an ammonia/liquefied CO2 carrier to flexibly meet future demand for transport of liquefied CO2 and ammonia transport with a vessel type that could become the mainstream in this transport field. MOL cooperated with the Mitsubishi Heavy…
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