Paul Bartlett

1 week ago | seatrade-maritime.com | Paul Bartlett

Liquid hydrogen carriers move a step closer with the new partnership on technology and cryogenic engineering. Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Hydrogen Ship Technology Center at South Korea’s Pusan National University (PNU) have signed a partnership agreement to work together on liquefied hydrogen carrier technology and ship design.

1 week ago | seatrade-maritime.com | Paul Bartlett

Reports of a bulk carrier being fired on by assailants in the Red Sea yesterday demonstrate the continuing dangers of passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, bound for Suez. The incident report of reveals that an unnamed bulk carrier on a northward passage and flying the flag of Palau was fired upon yesterday by assailants in a number of small boats.

1 week ago | seatrade-maritime.com | Paul Bartlett

Switzerland-based WinGD is to supply energy management systems for four wind-assisted 113,600 dwt tankers currently under construction for Union Maritime Limited (UML) at Xiamen Shipbuilding in China. The Suezmax installations mark the first time that WinGD’s X-EL Integrated Energy system will be used to combine energy from the wind with power from a ships’ main engines. The technology can be installed on any ship with any type of engine, WinGD claim.

1 week ago | seatrade-maritime.com | Paul Bartlett

Disparity in HKC preparations may reshape market later this year, while low prices for Chinese steel present a fresh challenge. Recycling yards on the Indian subcontinent reported no deals last week and now face not only the prospect of gearing up for the Hong Kong Convention on June 26, but also the possibility of a flood of cheap Chinese steel product imports. The two issues present significant challenges for recycling facilities.

1 week ago | seatrade-maritime.com | Paul Bartlett

MAN Energy Solutions has booked orders for eight ME-GI engines to replace single-fuel units for a series of large container ships on order at two South Korean shipyards. The engines were originally ordered as single-fuel units for two sets of four ultra large containerships contracted at two separate shipyards by an unnamed Asian shipowner. The orders have now been changed to MAN B&W 8G95ME-GI Mk 10.5 engines.