Two dual-fuel LNG tankers under construction for Union Maritime, which are equipped with BAR Technologies’ WindWings wind propulsion systems, have obtained SOLAS approval for bridge visibility and navigational compliance from the Marshall Islands Flag. The Flag approval greenlights proposals from BAR Technologies and Union Maritime covering requirements on bridge visibility, navigational lights and radar line of sight. It follows review by the classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR). ‘Ensuring compliance with SOLAS while also accommodating advanced systems such as WindWings and dual-fuel LNG reflects our commitment to supporting technologies that enhance safety, efficiency and environmental performance across the global fleet,’ said […]

Today – 30 September – is a milestone day in the implementation of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), as it marks the deadline for ship operators to surrender their first batch of allowances, which will be equivalent to 40% of their emissions in scope for each tonne of CO₂ emitted for the 2024 reporting period. Commenting on the likely impact, Alessio Sbraga, a Partner at the law firm HFW, said in a statement sent to ship.energy this morning that: ‘With emissions covered by the EU ETS rising to approximately 90 million tonnes in the last 12 months, […]

Curaçao-based Curoil has informed ship.energy that its 9,500 metric tonne capacity tanker Frontera is scheduled to start making bunker deliveries in the Eastern Caribbean region in October. As previously reported, the Frontera arrived in Curaçao earlier this year and completed its first official bunkering operation on 30 April. The Frontera has so far been working alongside Curoil’s other barges, the Curoil 1 and Zeta 1, in making deliveries in the ‘ABC Islands’ (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) in the Southern Caribbean. But when announcing the vessel’s first bunker delivery a company spokesperson told ship.energy that Curoil had taken on the Frontera […]