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Hafnia investigating tanker accident at BPCL crude import facility

Oil tanker manager Hafnia HAFNI.OL is investigating an accident involving its vessel Hafnia Seine, which hit a single point mooring (SPM) buoy at India’s Sikka port on Sunday, the Denmark-based company said on Tuesday. “The crew have since confirmed that there has been no breach of the hull, including the cargo containment and bunker tanks, and no reports of injuries or any pollution,” Hafnia spokesperson Sheena Williamson-Holt said in an email. The Hafnia Seine, which hit the facility operated by refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp BPCL.NS, is en route to a ...

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How to proceed when making modifications to installed ballast water treatment systems

Ship owners/managers may want to modify the ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) installed on their vessels, such as upgrading the BWTS or making any other changes to the BWTS. This technical news provides guidance on such modifications and outlines what is required to obtain approval of modifications to a BWTS. Scope of modification The scope of a BWTS modification varies. Some modifications require replacing or adding components of the BWTS, such as replacing the filter element or adding additional sensors to monitor safe operation of the BWTS within its system ...

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Fuelink platform provides one-stop shop for bunker data management and bunker value chain optimisation

Fuelink, a maritime technology provider has launched its new digital platform providing a one-stop shop for bunker data management and fuel supply optimisation. Fuelink will enable effective fuelling strategy forecasting, bunker price comparisons and compliance with the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), including inventory management of EU Allowances (EUAs). The bunker-specific digital platform has been designed to improve transparency, efficiency, and control with all bunker-related information stored in one place. Combining information taken automatically from AIS and noon reports with its AI-based management tool and third-party benchmarking, Fuelink ...

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Alfa Laval OceanGlide fluidic air lubrication system secures the first Memorandum of Understanding with a Korean shipyard

Alfa Laval has collaborated with a Korean shipbuilding company by signing the first Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for OceanGlide installations. This agreement shows the growing market interest in OceanGlide as a viable solution for energy efficiency and decarbonization. Alfa Laval has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a reputed Korean shipyard, K Shipbuilding (KSB) for collaboration with respect to entering Alfa Laval OceanGlide Air Lubrication System in KSB’s potential newbuilding projects such as MR and LR1 Tankers. Forward-thinking solution for decarbonization Through this business agreement, KSB seeks to leverage ...

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Crunch Time for IMO Shipping Measures to Cut Climate Impacts

Ahead of next week’s meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (IMO, IWSG-GHG-16, March 11-15) and the subsequent Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 81, March 18-22), the Clean Shipping Coalition is calling on the IMO to take action in three key areas: Tracking and Measuring Energy Efficiency: Improving the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) will quantify and raise ship efficiency while fostering greater transparency and driving deep and lasting reductions in pollution. Global Fuel/Energy Standards: Clear, enforceable fuel/energy standards will catalyse the ...

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EH Group gets ‘Approval In Principle’ from DNV for its 250kW Marine Fuel Cell System

EH Group is pleased to announce that its EH Fuel Cell System TRACE-M250 designed for high power and maritime applications, has been assessed by DNV, a leading classification and certification body. This independent review confirms that our fuel cell design meets all the applicable maritime rules, regulations, codes and standards. Based on EH Group’s unique stack technology, the EH TRACE-M250 module is designed to set new standards for maritime fuel cell system efficiency and safety, in a more compact and lightweight module. The process is already underway for ‘Type Approval’, ...

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IMO ponders new GHG policies, while shipping sector awaits low-carbon economic incentive

Global shipping regulators will soon have to decide whether and how to penalise the use of fossil fuel and whether and how to incentivise the use of greener fuel. Drewry provides a short analysis and comparison of policy discussions, including their possible shortfalls. In July 2023, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) set new decarbonisation targets and announced an aspiration that 5 to 10% of marine fuel would be low- or zero-greenhouse gas (GHG) by 2030. At that time, Drewry and other industry stakeholders noted that the huge question of how ...

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Development of N2O Removal Equipment for Ammonia-Fueled Carrier, Selected for The Green Innovation Fund project “Next Generation Ship Development”

Hitachi Zosen Corporation. and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha are pleased to announce that the jointly proposed “Development of N2O Reactors for Ammonia-Fueled Carrier” has been selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as a “Next Generation Ship Development” which was additionally invited in November 2023 as a part of Green Innovation Fund Project (hereinafter “GI Fund Project”). In July 2023, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) set a target of achieving virtually no greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted from international marine transportation by around 2050. In order to ...

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N2O Removal System for Ammonia-Fueled Ships Selected to Receive Developmental Support from Japan’s Green Innovation Fund

Hitachi Zosen Corporation. and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha are pleased to announce that their jointly proposed “Development of N2O Reactor for an Ammonia-Fueled Ship” has been selected by the Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as a “Next-Generation Ship Development”, which is additionally invited in November 2023 as part of Green Innovation Fund Projects (hereinafter “GI Fund Projects”). In July 2023, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) set a target of reaching net-zero greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted from international marine transportation by or around 2050. To achieve this ...

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MOL and Petrobras signed a CTV Time Charter Contract and MoU to Start Negotiations on Newbuilding CTV- Reducing CO2 Emissions and Costs Offloading Crude Oil from Sub-bed Oil Fields

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SeaLoading Holding AS, which owns and operates cargo transfer vessels (CTVs) , has signed a charter contract for the CTV SeaLoader 2 with Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), a Brazilian state-owned oil company. The two companies have also decided to enter into negotiations for a new CTV shipbuilding contract by the end of 2024. SeaLoading started a CTV agreement with Petrobras for SeaLoader 2 on a trial period in January 2022, and successfully completed more than 30 crude oil offloading operations ...

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New study by GTT, Lloyd’s Register and Shell concludes that predictive technology could extend tank inspection intervals on LNG carriers

A study led by GTT Group, Lloyd’s Register and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited concludes that inspection intervals for LNG carrier membrane tanks could be safely extended thanks to monitoring technology and predictive maintenance. The International Gas Carriers (IGC) Code and IACS UR Z16 rules require Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier cargo tanks to be inspected internally every five years. This joint study explored whether this interval could be extended in the framework of an alternative survey plan (ASP) with consideration to the implications on the associated risk ...

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Protecting marine biodiversity and decarbonizing shipping – industry alliance sets plans for 2024

The Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety has outlined a full work programme for 2024, to support IMO’s key environmental objectives of protecting marine biodiversity and decarbonizing shipping. The GIA is a public-private partnership initiative under the GloFouling Partnerships Project – a collaboration between the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and IMO. It aims to contribute to biodiversity protection and maritime decarbonization via improved biofouling management. The alliance has 14 members and one observer, including shipping and biofouling management companies, research institutions, classification societies ...

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Coast Guard will not enforce new California rule, citing ‘safety concerns’

The U.S. Coast Guard says it “will not enforce” a new California Air Resources Board regulation, citing “safety concerns.” The Coast Guard and business organizations oppose CARB’s requirement that commercial harbor craft install diesel particulate filters (DPF) linked to a number of fires. Seventeen states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for giving an exemption to California alone to enact its own air standards that, by power of its market size, govern much of the rest of the country. Before enforcing the DPF rule, CARB is required to receive authorization ...

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To cut the impact of shipping’s emissions on air pollution, climate, biodiversity and human health, the UK Government must extend the Emissions Control Area (ECA)

Yesterday, Opportunity Green, an environmental NGO working to advance a just and equitable decarbonisation of the shipping sector – along with Transport & Environment, Green Alliance, the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo ECODES, ZERO, and the Clean Arctic Alliance – delivered an open letter to the UK Government, including: the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP; the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Mark Harper MP; and the Secretary of State for Energy Security ...

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NYK to Recover Emissions from Car Carriers at Berth in California

NYK concluded an agreement with STAX Engineering Pty Ltd. (STAX), a U.S. company leading in maritime emissions capture and control, to use its emissions capture and control technology to recover exhaust gases from ships. NYK will use this technology to recover exhaust emissions at berth from NYK-operated car carriers calling at ports in the U.S. state of California starting in January 2025. This initiative is in response to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) expanded exhaust emission regulations for vessels calling at ports in the state. Emissions capture and control ...

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