The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) have launched a joint research grant call to develop solutions to support the decarbonisation of international shipping. Announced today (5 November), the grant call builds on the MPA-RCN Memorandum of Understanding signed in April 2024 on maritime research, development, education and training and will focus on three areas: alternative fuels and energy infrastructure; vessel energy efficiency and emissions reduction; and digitalisation and greener shipping operations. SMI will provide up to S$2.7 million for Singapore research partners, while RCN will make […]

Maritime technology company StormGeo is working with the China Classification Society (CCS) to accelerate digital emissions verification in China. StormGeo, which is part of Alfa Laval’s Ocean Division, currently supports around 700 vessels on GHG emissions and vessel performance in the Chinese market and the company is looking to expand its business operations in the country. Espen Martinsen, Chief Commercial Officer at StormGeo, commented: ‘By combining StormGeo’s global technology and maritime expertise with CCS’s deep local knowledge and strong industry capabilities, we can deliver increasingly digital, integrated and automated solutions for data verification and environmental compliance. We look forward to […]

Envision has provided green ammonia for the bunkering of the Terra Clove, the world’s first Very Large Ammonia Carrier (VLAC) equipped with dual-fuel ammonia propulsion and operated by Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). As reported by ship.energy, on 22 October the vessel was named at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Ulsan, South Korea. The 93,000 cubic metre (cbm) capacity VLAC is EPS’ first ammonia dual-fuelled vessel and the first ammonia dual-fuelled commercial newbuild vessel to be registered under the Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS). It is equipped with Everllence’s first commercial ammonia dual-fuelled two-stroke marine engine, which completed factory acceptance […]