Ship&Offshore | Issue 01/2023
Assessing green fleet development
Study| A feasibility study has been launched by the Responsible Shipping Initiative (RSI) and classification society DNV to assess scope to develop a commercial framework for new green-fuelled ships. The RSI is an alliance of Swedish dry bulk charterers and their vessels would be designed to replace ageing assets currently deployed in the Baltic and North seas. Many existing ships in these trades are expected to reach the end of their working lives within the next five-to-ten years. The study, supported by funding from Sweden’s traffic administration, Trafikverket, will assess the potential for new vessel designs developed jointly between different supply chain stakeholders including cargo owners, shipowners, suppliers, and authorities....