Containership

Imoto Lines plans a zero-emission ship that uses swappable batteries

swappable batteries

Japanese coastal containership operator Imoto Lines and maritime software company Marindows have launched a zero emission ship project. The vessel will use containerized swappable batteries, in combination with onboard storage batteries, and generators, to create a next-generation system that enables both hybrid operation and extended zero-emission operations .

The containerized swappable batteries will be recharged on shore using renewable energy. As the batteries store renewable energy, Imoto...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/imoto-lines-plans-a-zero-emission-ship-that-uses-swappable-batteries/

Hapag-Lloyd in largest yet ship-to-ship bio-LNG bunkering

Titan Clean Fuels has successfully bunkered the Hapag-Lloyd containership Brussels Express with 2,200 tonnes of bio-LNG containership. Believed to be the largest yet ship-to-ship bioLNG bunkering of the fuel, the operation marked Hapag-Lloyd’s entry into using the fuel.

According to the Sea-LNG coalition, the use of bio-LNG as a marine fuel can reduce GHG emissions by up to 80% compared to marine diesel on a full well-to-wake basis. Derived from biomethane produced from sustainable biomass,...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/hapag-lloyd-in-largest-yet-ship-to-ship-bio-lng-bunkering/

BREAKING: Rescue underway following Baltimore bridge collapse after ship strike

There are more questions than answers this morning as Americans wake up to the news of a 948-foot Singapore-flagged containership, chartered by Maersk, having smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md., after leaving the Port of Baltimore.

The Baltimore Fire Department reported that two people were rescued from the water and taken to a local hospital in critical condition. It’s unclear how many additional casualties rescuers are trying to locate.

The Port of Baltimore announced

https://www.marinelog.com/news/breaking-rescue-underway-following-baltimore-bridge-collapse-after-containership-strike/

Houthis target SeaLead containership Pinocchio

The latest merchant vessel targeted by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist groups is the Liberian-flagged containership Pinocchio, which according to the Equasis data base is operated by Singapore headquartered SeaLead Shipping Pte. According to vessel tracking sites, the ship was en route from Jeddah to the Suez Canal at the time of the attack.

UKMTO WARNING INCIDENT 048

ATTACK

UPDATE 001
https://t.co/auxAKdReZU…… #MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/a37bATuaat

— United Kingdom Maritime...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/houthis-target-sealead-containership-pinocchio/

Attack on Maersk Detroit underscores continued Houthi threat

UKMTO WARNING
INCIDENT 019 – ATTACK UPDATE 001https://t.co/qlApy9q9pq#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/uhXf1I7V33

— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) January 24, 2024

This morning brought news from UKMTO of an incident 50 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen, in which the master of a ship reported an explosion about 100 meters off the vessel’s starboard side. According to a later post on X (formerly Twitter) by U.S. Central Command that ship was the...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/attack-on-maersk-detroit-underscores-continued-houthi-threat/

ONE confirms order for twelve methanol dual-fuel 13K TEU containerships

Singapore-based shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has confirmed the order for twelve 13,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel containerships at Jiangnan Shipyard and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding.

The post ONE confirms order for twelve methanol dual-fuel 13K TEU containerships appeared first on Offshore...

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/one-confirms-order-for-twelve-methanol-dual-fuel-13k-teu-containerships/

BMA Technology delivers key solutions for “orange is the new green” duo

Turkish-based marine electrical systems specialist BMA Technology is to provide a range of solutions for the two ultra eco-friendly 650 TEU containerships on order for Moerdijk, Netherlands, based A2B-online at Turkey’s Sedef Shipyard.

With a paint job in its signature bright orange, A2B-online said, at the time the vessels were ordered, that the duo will reveal that “orange is the new green.”

A2B-online expects the vessels to achieve emission reductions of up to 95%, Among their key features is...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/bma-technology-delivers-key-solutions-for-orange-is-the-new-green-duo/

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