Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) Group on Friday (4 September) said Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd has become a member of the “Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships”, a core organisation established to develop state-of-the-art ships through continual integration of the expertise of Japan’s shipbuilding industry.
Together with other members of domestic shipbuilders, going forward Mitsubishi Shipbuilding said it will pursue development of advanced environmental performance-enhancing technologies for the era of carbon neutrality, targeting near-zero carbon emissions in relation to the commercialisation of next-generation greener ships.
The founding aim of the Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships is to contribute to the growth of Japan’s shipbuilding industry by developing advanced environmental performance-enhancing technologies that will respond to tightening of environmental regulations over the long term through consolidation of the country’s technologies in ship design, and by advancing commercialization of next-generation greener ships.
A total of nine domestic shipbuilders, including Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, together with Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), have already joined or announced intent to join the center.
Going forward, further participation will be sought among domestic companies involved in marine business, shipping companies, trading houses and other entities supporting the center’s aims.
At a presentation held in Yokohama to announce the establishment of the center, a number of objectives were launched to support the Japanese maritime industry.
One focus is to enter a period of significant change in response to the problem of global warming, rapid progress in digital technologies, etc., and in particular the accelerating demands for efforts to achieve zero carbon.
Another focus highlighted was on the future of Japan’s shipbuilding industry, which today faces a critical situation largely attributable to the supply-and-demand imbalance in the global shipbuilding market, will be carved out by accelerating efforts to lead the world in integrating diverse environmental technologies and building competitive ships.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding said it believes it is important, for the growth of the domestic shipbuilding industry, to collaborate with other members in developing environmental technologies for the present and future, and to continuously plan and propose state-of-the-art ships.
Going forward, as a member of the Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding will expand on its marine and comprehensive technologies accumulated throughout MHI Group, and promote the development of advanced environmental performance-enhancing technologies that will respond to tightening environmental regulations over the medium to long term.
Related: Mitsubishi: 22 scrubber installations on schedule throughout 2020 despite Covid-19
Related: First Japan-built LNG-fuelled PCC with FGSS by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding enters service
Photo credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Published: 17 December, 2020
Newly launched service is the bunker industry's first cloud service that centrally manages orders using blockchain technology and will be offered from June 2021.
License will allow Windcat Workboats to bunker “Hydrocat 48”, a vessel used to transport crew to and from offshore windfarms, with hydrogen within the port of IJmuiden.
VLSFO bunker samples from vessels bunkered in Singapore showed flash points between 51 and 57°C which is below the ISO 8217 minimum requirement of 60°C.
Change of name to better reflect the global shipping industry’s changing focus to decarbonising marine fuels, says Clean MFI CEO Margot Matthews.
In view of the COVID-19 cases onboard, the bunker tanker has been quarantined and will cease all operations until further notice, says MPA.
Company offsets CO2 emissions from through the purchase of VERRA and Gold Standard carbon credits by partnering with independent commodity supply agent Numerco.
Digitalisation makes it easier for shipowners to conform to growing external regulations such as new sulphur regulations and ‘no scrubber’ zones; operators can identify better bunkering options to reduce costs.
‘We’ll start the application [to MPA] before the end of 2022 and hopefully to receive approval within six months or sooner,’ L. Y. Hwang, Director / General Manager of Oval Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, tells Manifold Times.
Rob Ashton, Market Manager of Infineum, explains how Infineum B402 is a relatively easy way for a ship operator to positively influence a vessel’s CII rating while improving its bunker fuel consumption performance.
Eventual adoption of Digital Bunker Document Standard speeds up interoperability between stakeholders from both public and private sectors, learns Singapore bunkering publication Manifold Times.
ISO delegates represented seven countries and were in Singapore to attend a three-day meeting of ISO WG13 to develop two new ISO bunkering standards, learns Singapore bunkering publication Manifold Times.
Cai Zhi Zhong received a total of about USD 1.3m to USD 1.6m, of which he saved a portion and spent the rest, including on property, cars and watches, according to court documents obtained by Manifold Times.
