[By: Force Technology] DNV has certified Force Technology’s cutting-edge SimFlex Cloud navigation simulator platform according to DNV’s ST-0033 Maritime Simulator Systems Class D standard requirements, for the approval of simulators used for mandatory simulator-based training or as a means to demonstrate competence. DNV requires that all simulators...
Oman's Port of Salalah has taken delivery of 12 out of the 16 new eco-efficient rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes as part of its strategy to reduce carbon emissions at the port. The post Port of...
[By: Kongsberg Digital] Kongsberg Digital (KDI) has signed a contract with Rocktree, a leading transshipment company based in Singapore, to provide its Vessel Insight technology for the Supramax size Bulk carrier modified to an Offshore Floating Terminal (OFT) ‘RT LEO’. Vessel Insight will collect critical data to...
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the municipality of Rotterdam are exploring possibilities of installing more shore-based power at the port's terminals to reduce CO2 emissions and air...
[[By: ABS] A methanol fuel-ready medium range tanker design by K Shipbuilding has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from ABS. The AIP is the culmination of a five-month joint development project between ABS and K Shipbuilding evaluating a range of aspects including storage, bunkering and issues caused by...
In its first environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy, Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping has revealed its target to achieve net zero CO2 operations by 2050. The post ESL Shipping...
Costs for Canada’s long-delayed plan to build new, large icebreakers have reportedly skyrocketed according to a new report from Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer. The report suggested that costs have risen by seven times as the government went from one to two large icebreakers and that...
California-based Bloom Energy, French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique (CdA), and the cruise division of Swiss MSC Group have revealed plans to launch the first cruise ship operating on solid oxide...
Following early forecasts that ocean freight contract rates were likely to come in at much higher levels for the year ahead, shippers are now reporting that carriers are presenting difficult choices in their tenders for 2022. Analysts at Xeneta, the rate benchmarking and market analytics...
The recently held 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) brought to light many […] The post In focus: Getting to net-zero emissions and low-carbon economy appeared first on...
