The In Port Inspection & Cleaning Conference (PortPIC), driven by Jotun and VB conferences and supported by industry sponsors, recently held its sixth annual conference in the Bernried monastery at the Starnberg Lake in Germany. It attracted 50 participants from...
This year’s World Maritime Day theme – 'Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity' – reminds us of our responsibility to safeguard the ocean and highlights the importance of inclusion in supporting a sustainable maritime future, says WISTA International. Generating...
In my 30 years in the industry, I have witnessed firsthand how waste handling on ships remains one of the most underestimated challenges in maritime operations. The problem is not a lack of care—officers and crew members do not want to pollute the oceans. We have...
Navtor Founder and CEO Tor Svanes is somewhat of a legend within e-Navigation and maritime technology. With close to six decades of expertise to draw on, and a track record of launching industry defining innovations, his understanding of past, present and future...
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published a second edition of its publication ‘Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Guide to International Regulatory Compliance'. The publication guides shipowners, operators and managers through the route to...
Hamburg-based maritime data and technology firm OceanScore has identified persisting EU ETS pain points for shipping such as system readiness, data anomalies, transparency and contractual responsibility after assessing lessons learned from the first year of the...
The quiet role marine equipment manufacturers often play in supporting regulators has been making ripples in bilge water circles – a part of maritime law which has been largely becalmed for two decades. Water and wastewater treatment systems supplier RWO says it...
A step-change to the industry’s approach to hull efficiency and environmental protection is underway, was the general view of experts taking part in the recent PortPIC conference. The conference also highlighted that innovation in terms of what typically would be...
In a shipping industry full of bright ideas on decarbonisation, measuring energy efficiency accurately may yet prove key to changing the investment dynamic between owners and charterers, according to a leading marine technology group. Environmental Protection...
Montrose Port Authority (MPA) has become the first port in Scotland to provide a groundbreaking shore power service for offshore energy supply vessels which will greatly reduce harmful emissions, noise pollution and fuel consumption. The innovation takes MPA closer to...
According to fuel storage company SRC Group, technical inquiries poured in after it secured Approval in Principle for a concept which “reinvented methanol fuel storage” on board ship. Delivering the answers has seen technical talk quickly converting into project...
ClassNK says it is taking a leading role in the implementation of safe and efficient maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) through a programme of research, rule-development, technology trials and certification. While the regulatory framework covering MASS remains a...
By Nick Contopoulos, COO Anemoi. Wind propulsion, which was used to power ships for thousands of years before fossil fuels became readily available, is back on the agenda. As a renewable resource, wind is the compelling option in the push towards industry-wide...
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