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GEFO chemical tanker Tosca is a certified industry pioneer
GEFO’s LNG dual fuel tanker Tosca is the first chemical tanker in the maritime industry to be awarded the Green Award CO2 label, setting a new benchmark for environmental performance and responsibility. The certification underlines GEFO’s commitment …
Mar 18, 2024 / Curious
CMA CGM SCANDOLA, the Group’s first LNG-powered containership to call West African Ports
The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, announces the upcoming arrival of CMA CGM SCANDOLA at the new Lekki Deep Sea Port in Nigeria on Sunday, the 28th of January. Before reaching Lekki, the vessel will first …
Jan 24, 2024 / Curious
X-Press Feeders Poised To Launch Green Shipping Routes To Baltic States and Scandinavia
X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, plans to lead the global maritime industry by using dual-fuel vessels, powered by green methanol, to create ‘green routes’ early next year to the Scandinavia-Baltic region of northern …
Dec 12, 2023 / Curious
Scandlines’ new zero direct emission freight ferry under the Danish flag with dual crew
At the Cemre shipyard in Turkey, all the steel plates for Scandlines' new zero direct emission freight ferry PR24 (Puttgarden-Rødby 2024) have now been cut. All 36 sections are expected to be welded together and placed on the slipway by the end of …
May 23, 2023 / Curious
Scale Gas and Knutsen inaugurate first LNG bunkering barge built in Spain
Enagás subsidiary, Scale Gas, and Knutsen have presented the first ship to supply and transport LNG built in Spain at the Barcelona Regasification Plant. The 'Haugesund Knutsen', chartered by Shell Spain and Built by Astilleros Armón Gijón, will be …
Feb 3, 2023 / Curious
Scandlines’ new zero direct emission freight ferry – Construction update
Around Europe, suppliers and partners are building, testing and digging for the many different products and solutions that will be part of Scandlines' new zero direct emission ferry, PR24 (Puttgarden-Rødby 2024) for the Fehmarn Belt. …
Jan 6, 2023 / Vessels
Oscar Propulsion Develops Novel Technology To Reduce Underwater Radiated Noise From The Ship’s Propeller (Video)
A propeller technology capable of substantially reducing the underwater radiated noise (URN) generated by ships’ propellers has been developed by Oscar Propulsion Limited and the University of Strathclyde. The patented PressurePores™ system reduces …
Jan 5, 2023 / Curious
MSC Seascape, The Largest And Most Technologically Advanced Cruise Ship Ever Built In Italy, Joins The Fleet
MSC Group’s Cruise Division today officially took delivery from Fincantieri of its new flagship MSC Seascape in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility, Hon. Matteo Salvini. The vessel is the …
Nov 18, 2022 / Cruise
Scandlines completes investment project in low-noise thrusters
As the last of the four hybrid ferries operating between Puttgarden (Germany) and Rødby (Denmark), the double-ended ferry Prinsesse Benedikte has just had four new thrusters installed. The new thrusters are far more efficient and thus energy-saving …
Oct 10, 2022 / Vessels
Stena Line confirms the fire on the Stena Scandica
The fire occurred at 12.29 when Stena Scandica was on route from Port of Norvik in Sweden to Port of Ventspils in Latvia, carrying 241 passengers and 58 crew. The fire was located to a truck’s cooling container on the car deck and the crew could put …
Aug 29, 2022 / Accidents