The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency will be using a remotely-controlled drone to measure the sulphur content in the ships' exhaust plumes.
The vehicle carrier, a JV between NYK Line and Wallenius Lines, has launched a weekly connection between the ports of Drammen, Esbjerg, Gothenburg, and Zeebrugge.
With the help of CargoNet and Nurminen Logistics, the Norwegian Port of Narvik will set up a twice a month route linking it with the Haparanda-Tornio Swedish-Finnish border crossing.
Together with its partners Trafigura and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, the Wiesbaden-based company has started the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) phase of a production plant located in the Norwegian Municipality of Sauda.
The 45t of lifting capacity machinery, due for delivery in early Q4 2022, will feature a 326 kWh lithium-ion battery pack covered by a five-year warranty and an expected first life of 10-12 years.