PRESS RELEASE – Some eight months after signing the contract COVID-style, Boomsma Shipping has now installed its first two eConowind VentiFoil wind-assisted propulsion units. Even with the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, both companies worked...Read more
Bakker Sliedrecht will electrify the crane vessels Thialf and Sleipnir of Heerema Marine Contractors so that they can be powered by green shore power. The shore power connection allows the vessels to turn off their...Read more
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved a proposal to introduce an energy label for shipping. The plan is that all ships are to receive an operational carbon intensity rating ranging from A to E,...Read more
Heerema’s mighty crane vessels will soon be powered by wind energy when moored in the port of Rotterdam. By switching off the diesel generators, the vessels will reduce their emissions by the equivalent of what...Read more
PRESS RELEASE – Liebherr is very satisfied with the results of a modal shift trial in which mining equipment is transported to major seaports by barge instead of trucks. After three months of testing, the...Read more
PRESS RELEASE – Close on the heels of their call for two new battery hybrid LNG Pure Car & Truck Carriers (PCTC), UECC has confirmed an option with China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard...Read more
With less than six months to go until the new sulphur regulations come into force, Intercargo says it is “extremely worried” about the safety of ships, crew and environment as both the fuel suppliers and...Read more
