A Japanese cooperation between Hitachi Zosen Corporation and NYK has won a new research challenge to develop the equipment needed to eliminate nitric oxide (N2O) emissions when ammonia is heated and burned. As the industry anxiously awaits the introduction of ammonia as an alternative fuel to address decarbonization issues, NYK emphasizes the critical need to […]
South Korea has launched a container ship to boost autonomous maritime operations. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the ship is the first oceangoing vessel for Level Three autonomous shipping. The first autonomous shipping test with this ship is planned for later this year. On Friday, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. hosted the vessel’s
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The EU-funded research project “OVERHEAT- Innovative Strategies for Containership Fires Prevention and Management” was recently created to promote solutions for preventing and managing container ship fires. According to the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), the OVERHEAT project will focus on the creation of a digital solution (DS) that provides a comprehensive overview of
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The Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub has formed a global Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre (abbreviated as the M-ERC), a non-profit corporation headquartered in Athens, with five significant shipowners as Founding Members. This endeavor, in the perspective of LR and the Founding Members, is important and highlights Athens’ importance as a global marine hub. The
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These testing modifications are designed to be implemented at the upstream supply chain level to improve system efficiencies and cost-effectiveness compared to performing them for each delivery. Following the bunker contamination incident in Singapore in February 2022, in which approximately 200 ships were supplied with High Sulfur Fuel Oil (HSFO) containing high levels of Chlorinated
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The attacks came shortly after the UK Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, expressed alarm about the terrorists’ persistent willingness to target ships, despite earlier combined strikes and US missions against them. The first ship, the UK-managed general cargo vessel Morning Tide, was attacked 57 miles west of Hodeidah, Yemen. Despite the fact that “Chinese Ownership” appears
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On February 2, INS Sharda intercepted the FV Omari and deployed her helicopter and boats to force the pirates to release the vessel and its crew. This is the fourth ship that the Indian Navy has rescued from Somali pirates this week. The Navy had previously rescued Iranian-flagged vessels, FV Naeemi and FV Iman. It
The following pirate and armed robbery incidents are alleged to have occurred against ships in December 2023, as reported by IMO Member States or international organisations with consultative status. #1 in international seas – Ruen, Bulk Carrier, Malta. The incident occurred when armed individuals boarded and hijacked the ship as it was underway and proceeded
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Ships travelling via the Suez Canal between Europe and Asia have to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. In the first half of 2023, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait accounted for 12% of the seaborne oil trade and 8% of the trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG),
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According to Bloomberg, Trucknet Enterprise, an Israeli software firm, is offering a different route to avoid the Red Sea under threat from the Houthis by shipping goods to Europe from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain via Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel. In the interim, Hapag-Lloyd is investigating connections between Dubai and Saudi ports, including
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