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Danish Shipowners Support Climate Focus In PM’s Opening Speech

In his opening speech in the Danish Parliament, the Prime Minister stated that the climate fight can become a common Danish fight. And that all industries – including shipping – must contribute.

Danish Shipowners (Danske Rederier) wholeheartedly support the Prime Minister’s focus on the climate challenge. “There are different challenges in different industries, and we look forward to working closely with the government on the shipping industry’s challenges in finding the way to CO2-neutral shipping,” says Anne H. Steffensen, CEO of Danish Shipping Companies.

Inverclyde Shipyard To Be Bought By Scottish Government

Ferguson Marine is to be nationalised after administrators rejected three commercial bids for the shipyard

Ferguson went into administration following a dispute with Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd – which buys and leases CalMac ships on behalf of the Scottish government – over the construction of two £97m ferries.

Doug Bannister, the chief executive at the port of Dover, told a fringe event at the Conservative conference that the government’s assumed drop in traffic under a no-deal scenario would cut £1bn a week from the flow of goods.

ECOsubsea, the Norwegian cleantech firm with a unique hull cleaning technology has won contracts to clean in North European ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge thanks to the technology’s ability to remove all hull fouling from the water.

Bad luck for the Matane–Baie-Comeau–Godbout service operated by Canadian Société des Traversiers du Québec: the ferry SAAREMAA I broke down on 26 September and needed repairs. The company decided to offer an air travel service instead, until the ferry is repaired and approved.

An evening view on Naples, after torrential rain. On the left, one of the SNAV fast ferries.

ELLEN is considered to be one of the most powerful fully electric ferries. She covers the 22nm crossing between the Danish islands of Ærø and Fynshav.

Saturday, 28 September. After a fire developed on one of the garage decks of OLYMPIC CHAMPION, the ferry had to return to Igoumenitsa. The case is being investigated.

Tsokos Lines has seen its new ferry PROTOPOROS XV launched on 21 September in Perama.
Founded in 2004 by the Tsokos family, Tsokos Lines has built 15 ships in 15 years.

Port of Antwerp has a tug powered by hydrogen, the first in the world. This unique “Hydrotug” is driven by combustion engines that burn hydrogen in combination with diesel. This ultra-low-emission tug is being built by Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), a pioneer in the field of hydrogen power for shipping. With this world first Antwerp is making an important step in the transition to a sustainable, CO2-neutral port.

Meanwhile CMB has teamed up with the Ghent-based engine builder ABC to set up the BeHydro joint venture with the aim of further developing the technology for medium-speed engines with higher power output. The Hydrotug for its part is the first vessel with output in the 4,000kW class to be powered by hydrogen-diesel dual fuel.