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AZANE Fuel Solutions launches ammonia bunker vessel design – and partners with Amogy to build zero-emissions bunker vessel

JSeo@imo.org — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:05:20 +0000

Azane Fuel Solutions launches ammonia bunker
vessel design and signs an MoU with Amogy with the intention of including a zero-emissions power system for ammonia fuel onboard.

New fuel tank options as methanol gains ground

JSeo@imo.org — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:05:10 +0000

According to many experts, the chemical – CH3OH – offers significant benefits as a marine fuel of the future

LR, SDC Ship Design and Consult develop innovative space saving concept for methanol-fuelled vessels

JSeo@imo.org — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Lloyd’s Register (LR), in collaboration with SDC Ship Design and Consult, has developed a new concept for the use of ballast water tanks in place of cofferdams around methanol tanks, allowing ship operators more space for methanol fuel technology.

Stretched Shipyard Capacity Could Hinder Shipping’s Decarbonization Process

JSeo@imo.org — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Shipyard’s lack of capacity could prove a main obstacle in shipping’s
drive for decarbonization.

Shipping: Malta, Greece and Cyprus hold tripartite meeting in Athens

JSeo@imo.org — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:04:14 +0000

Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia participated at the eighth tripartite meeting on maritime affairs in Greece with Minister of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy of the Hellenic Republic (Greece) Christos Stylianides and Deputy Minister for Shipping of Cyprus Marina Hadjimanolis, with the aim of consolidating a common position on maritime affairs both at international and regional level.

Technology aims to sequester carbon deep in the ocean off B.C. coast

JSeo@imo.org — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:04:14 +0000

A project off B.C.’s coast focused on removing carbon dioxide from the air is aiming to tap into a resource that makes up roughly 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface – the ocean.

New version of the Wärtsilä 31DF engine reduces methane emissions by an additional 41% on average, when compared to previous market best

JSeo@imo.org — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:04:14 +0000

Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced a new ultra-low emissions version of its already efficient Wärtsilä 31DF engine.

New survey findings shed light on the impact of decarbonisation on seafarers’ wellbeing

JSeo@imo.org — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:03:25 +0000

A survey carried out by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) and sponsored by The Shipowners’ Club indicates that the rapid changes brought about by decarbonisation technologies and regulatory regimes are having a substantial impact on workload, fatigue and stress levels at sea.

Spain calls for close monitoring of ship movements amidst ‘carbon leakage’ fear

JSeo@imo.org — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:03:25 +0000

A closer monitoring of the consequences on European ports of the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme extension is needed, according to Spain’s position expressed at Tuesday’s (18 June) Transport Council.

The Nautical Institute’s perspective on crew training for alternative fuel

JSeo@imo.org — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:03:25 +0000

During the 2024 GREEN4SEA Singapore Forum, Capt. Yves Vandenborn, FNI, Executive Board member, The Nautical Institute, offered a presentation that provided an update on the Green Curriculum project that the Nautical Institute is currently involved with.