The owner of the sunken Princess Empress product tanker will likely face criminal charges in the Philippines. The ship went down in stormy conditions off the island of Mindoro at the end of February, its cargo of more 800,000 litres of industrial fuel oil then gradually seeping into the sea in the...
Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has set out to work with compatriot Akasaka Diesels to develop hydrogen and ammonia ship engines. The pair have received funding from the Green Innovation Fund project by Tokyo-based New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Japanese...
https://splash247.com/japanese-set-out-to-develop-engines-for-tomorrows-alternative-fuel-mix/
A well known name in Singapore shipping circles has today launched his own consultancy. Punit Oza, whose career has included stints at Precious Shipping, Torvald Klaveness, and most recently Wiz Bulk, has established Maritime NXT. When questioned why, Oza tells Maritime CEO: “The simple answer is...
https://splash247.com/maritime-nxt-pairing-passion-with-purpose/
Mumbai-based Shreyas Shipping and Logistics, part of Transworld Group, has bought three boxships. The three ships – the 2,872 teu Windermere, the 2,553 teu TS Manila, and the smaller 962 teu Sky Pride, have been renamed SSL Godavari, SSL Kaveri, and SSL Thamirabarani and take Shreyas’s fleet to 12...
A new group called Zephyrus Marine has sealed a deal with Japan-based shipyard Mirai Ships to build a zero-carbon offshore wind service vessel. A partnership between vessel manufacturers, naval architects, battery manufacturers, and infrastructure electrical charging specialists is looking to...
https://splash247.com/plans-revealed-for-fully-electric-wind-farm-vessel-service-hub-in-japan/
UK-based SSE Renewables and Singapore’s Equis Development have formed a 50/50 consortium to bid for a feasibility license to expedite the development, construction, ongoing operations and ownership of an offshore wind farm project in Australia’s first offshore wind zone of Gippsland, near the State...
https://splash247.com/sse-renewables-teams-with-singapores-equis-for-oz-offshore-wind-bid/
Singapore-based terminal operator PSA International has announced a combination of its cargo solutions business unit and US-based logistics subsidiary BDP International under a new brand, PSA BDP. PSA BDP will enhance the delivery of innovative and sustainable solutions supported by...
https://splash247.com/psa-merges-cargo-solutions-business-and-bdp-under-one-brand/
Singapore, the world’s top bunkering hub, is getting the infrastructure in place for shipping’s future fuel mix where methanol will play a significant role. Local firm Consort Bunkers has just contracted China Merchants Jinling Shipyard to build six 6,500 dwt methanol bunkering tankers while...
https://splash247.com/worlds-top-bunkering-hub-prepares-for-methanol-future/
Denmark’s J. Lauritzen has signed a letter of intent with Tsuneishi Shipbuilding for the construction of at least two methanol dual-fuel kamsarmax bulk carriers. The 81,200 dwt vessels, capable of running on green methanol and biodiesel, will be among the very first zero-emission capable bulkers in...
https://splash247.com/j-lauritzen-signs-for-methanol-powered-bulkers-in-japan/
Fresh from its combination with Keppel Offshore & Marine, Sembcorp Marine will rebrand to Seatrium, pursuant to shareholder approval. The new name is a “reflection of the business and its aspiration to be a premier global player providing innovative engineering solutions for the offshore, marine...