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Shipping must prioritise efficiency until alternative fuels become viable
DNV has issued its 8th edition of the Maritime Forecast to 2050 report. It says that the maritime industry needs to prioritise energy efficiency until the cost and supply of carbon-neutral fuels become more feasible. Longer term, customers need to prepare for a sharp increase in logistics costs.
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MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III
Sector: Power - Offshore wind
Project Status: Approved
Region: Europe
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High hurdles cleared in decarbonisation push
The heavy lift and multipurpose shipping sector will play an integral role in the global energy transition, however, decarbonising its own activities has proven to be a challenge. Still, the regulatory net around the sector is tightening and the latest FuelEU Maritime rules are likely to have a significant impact.
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Höegh Autoliners receives first Aurora-class vessel
Ro-ro shipping specialist Höegh Autoliners has received the first of 12 Aurora-class vessels.
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Modulift spreader beams lift express trains in Taiwan
Japanese lifting gear specialist Nakamura Industry supplied Modulift spreader beams that have been used to lift EMU3000 trains at Hualien port in Taiwan.
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Singapore retains title as world’s top maritime city, DNV report
Singapore has retained its title as the leading maritime city in the world, according to a DNV report analysing global shipping hubs.
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SDARI, DNV and Toepfer collaborate on multipurpose vessel design
Shanghai Shipbuilding Research and Design Institute (SDARI), in collaboration with DNV and Toepfer Transport, has developed two state-of-the-art multipurpose vessel designs: Octopus 12.6 and Octopus 12.
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DNV updates standard to reflect changing nature of the offshore wind industry
DNV has updated the DNV-ST-N001 standard used for the design and planning of marine operations for the transport, installation and removal of offshore wind farms, subsea cables and oil and gas assets.
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Full ships or a damp squib? Gauging the multipurpose market
With a promising project pipeline and a supply side that favours the market, the multipurpose shipping segment is in a stable state, despite 2023 landing somewhat flatter than expected.
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DNV-approved tank installed on first Aurora-class vessel
Last week, the first DNV-approved LNG/ammonia tank was lifted onboard and installed on Höegh Autoliners’ first Aurora-class newbuild PCTC vessel.
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Global energy transition ‘has not started’, says DNV
Over the last five years fossil fuels have met only half of the new demand for energy globally, despite a rapid buildout of renewable capacity, according to DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook.
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ESTA progresses with safety initiatives
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) is progressing with its SPMT training plans, with a meeting scheduled for October to decide upon its contents.
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DNV to certify Baltyk II and Baltyk III offshore wind farms in Poland
Sector: Power - Offshore wind
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G2 Ocean improves in PwC Climate Index
Norway-headquartered shipping line G2 Ocean has made significant strides in the 2023 PwC Climate Index. Having been placed in the lowest performance category in 2022, the company now secured a spot in Category 3, signifying its commitment to climate reporting and sustainability.
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Modulift appoints Yeong Shin as partner in Taiwan
Below-the-hook lifting equipment manufacturer Modulift is responding to continued growth in the Asian market with the appointment of Yeong Shin as its stockholding partner in Taiwan.
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Happy at Sea app released
International maritime welfare charity, the Mission to Seafarers, unveiled its Happy at Sea mobile app during the Nor-Shipping 2023 exhibition.
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Modulift delivers custom beam
Modulift has designed and manufactured a bespoke lifting beam capable of recovering a micro tunnelling machine from the depths of the sea.
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GN Rope Fittings builds 3,000-tonne shackle
GN Rope Fittings – a leading manufacturer of ROV, mooring, heavy lifting and rigging connections to the global oil and gas and offshore wind industries – has built a forged shackle with a working load limit of 3,000 tonnes.
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ESTA progresses with European Trailer Operators Licence
The European association for abnormal road transport and mobile cranes – ESTA – is moving forward with its plans to develop a European Trailer Operators Licence (ETOL) for SPMT operators.
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ASDO launches heavy shackles geared to wind energy applications
Dortmund, Germany-based Anker Schroeder ASDO has launched heavy lifting shackles, ranging in capacity from 85-1,500 tonnes, in heavy duty (HD), heavy super (HS), and heavy polar (HP) ranges.