The ‘Need For Speed’ And Decarbonizing Shipping

Kastrup emphasised the need for global carbon pricing.  A portion of any carbon tax needs to go into research and development of new fuels. Looking at new buildings, PIL has recently ordered dual-fuel...

Participation Of “K” LINE In A Joint Study In Singapore

"K" LINE took part in a feasibility study to set up a ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering system as reported by “K” LINE. Joint study  Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (hereinafter "K" LINE) is pleased to announce that we...

Supply Chain Chaos To Continue Amid the “Grim” COVID Outbreak

The Covid-19 outbreak in Shanghai remains “extremely grim” with the ongoing lockdown of China’s financial powerhouse threatening to devastate the country’s economy and “tear apart” already very stretched global supply chains, reports the Guardian. A...

Latest Covid Wave ‘May Have Peaked’ In Young, Says Study

There are signs that the latest wave of Covid infections may have peaked in children and younger adults, according to scientists tracking the outbreak. Based on swab tests taken from a random sample...

Amasus Shipping To Retrofit Vessel With eSail Solution

Netherlands-based short sea shipping specialist Amasus Shipping is to fit its 91-meter general cargo ship EEMS Traveller with two 17 meter high eSAIL suction sails from Barcelona, Spain-based rigid sail specialist bound4blue, says an...

Japanese Major Power Utilities Dipped On A Week To 1.65M MT

Lack of prompt spot LNG demand despite low LNG stocks Two power utilities seek spot LNG supplies for June onwards One utility seeks a strip of June-February 2023 LNG supplies An official at the...

EU and US Tighten Sanctions Against Russia

On Tuesday, the EU executive proposed banning Russian ships from European ports. So far, none of the 27 EU member states has instituted a national ban — unlike Britain, which did so in early...

The First Type Approval For A Marine Fuel Cell Has Been Granted

This is key to including fuel cells as a zero-emissions solution for the marine industry. The high-power FCwave fuel cell is a scalable 200-kW power module offering a plug-and-play replacement for conventional diesel...

China Using Traditional Medicine To Treat COVID-19 Surge In Shanghai

About 98 percent of Shanghai’s COVID-19 patients are taking TCM treatment, and teams of TCM workers have fanned out to designated hospitals and quarantine sites since the latest outbreak began in March, says an...

NextDecade To Supply 1.5 mil mt/year To China’s ENN

China's ENN has agreed to buy 1.5 million mt/year of LNG from NextDecade's proposed Rio Grande LNG export terminal in Texas, the companies said April 6, reports SP Global. About the project  NextDecade is building momentum...