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MOL and Bapco Energies Sign MoU for Development of Cross Border CO2 Transport and Sequestration

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Bapco Energies B.S.C. (Bapco Energies) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for development of cross border carbon dioxide (CO2) transport and sequestration with the goal of …
Dec 6, 2023 / Curious

The Port of Montreal, QSL And Oceanex Collaborate To Create A Domestic Green Corridor

At a side event to COP28 currently underway in Dubai, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA), Oceanex and QSL today announced their collaboration to create the first domestic green shipping corridor between Quebec and Newfoundland. This corridor will make …
Dec 6, 2023 / Curious

ERMA FIRST Awarded Approval In Principle From DNV For Onboard Carbon Capture System

ERMA FIRST, a leading sustainable maritime solutions provider, has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV for its amine absorption-based Onboard Carbon Capture (OCC) system. DNV issued the AiP to ERMA FIRST following the successful completion …
Dec 6, 2023 / Curious

AtoB@C Shipping and Outokumpu target significant emission reductions from sea transports with the new voyage-based shortsea contract

AtoB@C Shipping, a subsidiary of Finnish ESL Shipping, and Outokumpu, the global leader in sustainable stainless steel, have signed a new contract covering an increased share of the import and export shipments from Outokumpu’s Tornio steel mill, …
Dec 6, 2023 / Curious

Deltamarin Wins Design Contract For LA Méridionale’s New Ro-Pax Vessels

Deltamarin has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) for the approval and detail design of La Méridionale’s upcoming ro-pax vessel project. As a part of the contract, Deltamarin will be responsible for providing both the …
Dec 6, 2023 / Curious

Kongsberg Maritime to provide design, engineering, and equipment on pair of methanol ready, chemical tankers for Sirius Rederi AB

The new vessels will be highly advanced, low emission, 15,000dwt tankers with a range of Kongsberg Maritime equipment that can operate on battery-powered hybrid propulsion. The first ship for Sirius will be delivered in July 2026. Kongsberg Maritime …
Dec 5, 2023 / Curious

DNV awards AiPs to DSIC for two liquefied CO2 concepts

At the Marintec China exhibition, DNV awarded two Approval in Principle (AiP) certificates to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC) for the design of a 50,000cbm floating liquefied CO2 (LCO2) storage and injection unit (FSIU) and a 20,000cbm …
Dec 5, 2023 / Curious

Viking Line’s vessels now use green land-based power supply

Starting in 2030, it will be a legal requirement for vessels to use a land-based power supply when they are in port. For Viking Line, this is already an everyday reality, and now the company has also switched to using only green electricity from …
Dec 5, 2023 / Curious

CBED expands fleet with two new SOVs: Wind Evolution and Wind Creation

The Danish shipowning company, CBED, specialised in tailor-made offshore accommodation solutions for the offshore energy sector, acquires two new vessels. The two new SOVs, Wind Evolution and Wind Creation, are expected to be delivered end of Q1 2024 …
Dec 4, 2023 / Curious

Chantiers selects TMC for two luxury vessels

Chantiers de l'Atlantique has chosen TMC Compressors to supply the marine compressed air system for the two LNG yachts the shipbuilder is constructing. Under the contract, TMC Compressors will supply a complete marine compressed air system to each …
Dec 4, 2023 / Curious