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Four Heavy-Lifters Join The Intermarine Fleet
2024 is off to a strong start for Intermarine, where the multi-purpose carrier is gearing up for a dynamic year ahead. As the foremost operator in the Americas, the collaboration with heavy-lift powerhouse Jumbo-SAL-Alliance is propelling Intermarine …
Jan 12, 2024 / Vessels
SAAM Towage’s electric tugs pass final sea acceptance trials
The first electric tugs in SAAM Towage’s fleet, built by the Turkish shipyard Sanmar, passed the final sea acceptance trials and bollard pull tests in Istanbul’s Tuzla Bay. At full capacity, the new ElectRA 2300SX units, designed by Canada-based …
Nov 6, 2023 / Curious
NYK Conducts Successful Biofuel Trial on Vessel Transporting Wood Chips for Daio Paper
First NYK oceangoing vessel to replenish biofuel in Japan On June 22, NYK supplied biodiesel fuel at Kinuura port (Aichi Prefecture) to the wood-chip carrier Daio Austral, which transports wood chips for Daio Paper Corporation. This was the first …
Jul 10, 2023 / Curious
Successful Sea Trial on A Domestic LNG-fueled Vessel for Use of Liquefied Biomethane as Marine Fuel
Achieving Net Zero Emissions in Ocean Transport A group of seven companies announced on Wednesday (Jun21) the completion of a successful trial using liquefied bio-methane (LBM) (Note 1) derived from cattle manure as marine fuel on the domestic …
Jun 22, 2023 / Curious
ONE brings together decarbonization and digitization in 4 th successful biofuel trial
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced the successful completion of the biofuel trial onboard MOL ENDOWMENT. Drop-in biofuel pilot project Conducted as part of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation’s (GCMD) pilot project to …
Feb 22, 2023 / Curious
Seaspan Ferries collaborated with Corvus Energy to successfully conduct sea trials of their new energy storage system aboard the Seaspan Reliant
Corvus Energy has announced that the sea trial of its new energy storage system—the Corvus Blue Whale ESS—took place in October and has been declared successful. Caption: Sea trials of the Corvus Blue Whale ESS were conducted on board Seaspan …
Nov 3, 2022 / Curious
Remontowa Shipbuilding built firefighting vessel undergoes sea trials (Video)
The Strażak-28 (B-861-1), a firefighting vessel built at the Remontowa Shipbuilding SA shipyard for the Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority SA, has begun sea trials. The tests, which will last several days, will be followed by preparations …
Oct 31, 2022 / Vessels
Ocean Infinity: First Armada ship undergoes sea trials (Video)
The first Armada ship to roll off the production line is undergoing sea trials in Vietnam. Designed for today’s tasks but with tomorrow’s in mind, these exceptionally fuel-efficient, onshore-controlled ships will initially only utilise a skeleton …
Sep 29, 2022 / Vessels
ULSTEIN: Ocean Albatros Soon Ready For Sea Trial
Albatros Expeditions recently announced that their brand new expedition cruise vessel, Ocean Albatros (CruiseMapper), "is almost in the water and will soon be undergoing sea trials." She is scheduled to arrive for their Arctic 2023 season, and the …
Sep 8, 2022 / Vessels
Quadrise To Undertake Emulsion Fuel Trials With MSC Shipmanagement
Quadrise and MSC Shipmanagement will carry out proof of concept tests and operational trials using bioMSAR and MSAR fuel on ‘one or more’ of MSC’s containerships.Announcing the framework agreement, Quadrise said that the proof of concept trials (POC …
Jul 28, 2022 / Curious