Zero-emission vessels developer SWITCH Maritime has announced it has secured a Design Basis Agreement (DBA) with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for a 150-passenger hydrogen fuel cell-electric ferry set to start operations in New York.  Designed by global naval architecture firm Incat Crowther, the SWITCH-150 is powered by an integrated hydrogen fuel cell-electric propulsion and hydrogen storage system that Wyoming-headquartered SWITCH says enables the vessel to perform ‘high-frequency, high-intensity’ ferry operations like an existing diesel vessel. ‘This means parallel service speeds, a daily bunkering schedule, and no need to increase dwell time or alter service to account for vessel […]

Technologies and digital solutions provider GTT Marine has announced the opening of an office in Tokyo. In a statement issued yesterday (21 October), the company said its Tokyo-based team will support customers across the lifecycle, from installation and service of onboard systems, such as Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs) and Shaft Power Meters, to performance analytics. ‘In Japan, customer proximity and a deep understanding of the local market are essential. Our presence in Tokyo reflects our commitment to combining on-the-ground expertise with technological innovation to provide ship-owners and operators with practical solutions built on reliable, actionable data,’ said Casper Jensen, Chief […]

BIMCO says that its Energy Saving Device Retrofit Addendum will provide a new contractual framework that can ‘facilitate the installation of energy saving devices during the period of a time charter’. In a statement posted on its website today (21 October), the shipping association said that the Addendum will ‘provide owners and charterers with a flexible mechanism for agreeing how the costs, time, fuel-saving benefits and environmental benefits associated with retrofit projects should be allocated between them’. BIMCO said that the Addendum – which has been ‘deliberately drafted as a technology-neutral framework capable of accommodating a broad range of current […]