Italian shipping group Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) Grande Manila, the seventh ammonia-ready vessel to join its fleet. The vessel was built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC), both part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). It was christened in Shanghai yesterday (12 January). The ship has received the ‘Ammonia Ready’ class notation from RINA, which certifies that it can be converted to use ammonia as fuel in the future. It is also equipped to use shore power supply during berthing. With a loading capacity of 9,241 […]

Global freight and logistics mutual insurer TT Club has warned that a successful transition to onshore power supply (OPS) will require careful planning, thorough risk assessment and early engagement with all stakeholders. The EU’s Regulation 2023/1804 will require seagoing container and passenger ships calling at Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) core ports to use OPS from 2030. From 2035, the requirement will extend to any EU port that has OPS installed, not just those on the TEN-T network. However, in a statement sent to ship.energy today (13 January), TT Club highlighted that by mid-2025, ‘only about 20% of the OPS connections needed in Europe had […]

In a year which saw the Finnish shipping company transport a record number of cargo units, Viking Line says it took ‘important step towards fossil-free maritime transport’ in 2025. The company said that increasing its use of biogas tenfold to about 6,000 tonnes resulted in reduced greenhouse gas emissions from its vessels ‘by more than 60,000 tonnes.’ As previously reported by ship.energy, for the first time, both passengers and cargo customers have the option to choose a carbon-neutral alternative marine fuel for an additional fee. Additionally, last year Viking Line presented its Helios vessel concept which, if realised, could provide a completely […]