Singapore has launched its National Hydrogen Strategy, a key thrust of which is for Singapore to experiment with the use of advanced hydrogen technologies that are on the cusp of commercial readiness. To this end, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the Maritime and...
US gas generator company Rix Industries has been awarded a significant contract by Maritime Partners, a privately held financing and leasing solutions for the US maritime industry. The company’s fleet of over 1,600 vessels transports commodities including agricultural...
According to BIMCO, even if plastics on board ships are sorted, managed, and discharged to shore in a proper way, mismanagement of waste on land means it can still reach the ocean. With up to 1.75bn plastic bottles a year being used on board ships, BIMCO believes...
The 'MSC World Europa', first in a series of four next generation cruiseships to join the MSC Cruises’ fleet, has been delivered with a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) from the Bio-Sea by Bio-UV Group stable. As befitting one of the most environmentally...
France-based wind propulsion company Airseas has successfully completed the crucial initial stages of sea trials of its Seawing kite system, which are taking place on the vessel 'Ville de Bordeaux', as it transports aircraft components between Europe and the United...
Caterpillar and Wilson Sons, a Brazilian shipping company, have signed an MoU to support Wilson Sons with the adoption of tug and offshore vessel powertrain technologies and services that enable the fulfilment of emissions reduction and decarbonisation in towage and...
Wärtsilä is to carry out what it believes to be the most complete re-powering project ever performed on an inland waterway vessel, retrofitting the ‘Herkules V’ pusher vessel owned by Hidrovias do Brasil, to achieve notably increased efficiency, reduced emissions, and...
UK diesel outboard manufacturer Cox Marine’s standard engine has set a new world speed record while operating on HVO fuel, showing a net CO2 saving over a comparable gasoline outboard of 94% with no loss of performance. The Cox Marine team and its vessel Pegasus...
Nippon Paint Marine’s innovative approach to marine coatings technology was the primary focus of a recent event held by the company in Korea, with a number of delegates praising the company’s range of antifouling and anticorrosion systems in meeting the shipping...
I-Tech, the Swedish developer of the antifouling biotechnology Selektope and Rise Research Institutes of Sweden (Rise) have developed a new method for introducing Selektope into marine antifouling coatings, expanding the ways paint manufacturers can work with the...
IMO has issued a reminder that from 1 January 2023 it will be mandatory for all ships to calculate their attained Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) to measure their energy efficiency and to initiate the collection of data for the reporting of their annual...
The Korean Register (KR) has launched the 20th version of its KR-Con, a digital database that contains almost all the IMO international conventions and other instruments. The program, which was developed and launched in Korea in 2000, has been used globally by...
According to shipbuilder Vard, the demand for renewable energy production has resulted in many offshore wind projects. which need service operation vessels (SOV) to build and operate offshore wind parks in a sustainable way. The demand is for SOVs designed with...
Renewable energy company e1 Marine has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with naval design and engineering specialist Navtek to collaboratively develop hydrogen-powered low-carbon emission marine vessels and port applications for the European market. This includes...
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group has cooperated with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology, Ulsan City, and Ulsan Information Industry Promotion Agency to successfully build an 'ICT Convergence Electric...
Damen Shipyards, Caterpillar and Pon Power have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of a series of dual-fuel methanol / diesel powered tugs, following Damen’s recent delivery of an all-electric RSD-E Tug 2513 to New Zealand. Damen’s...
ABS has announced the launch of ABS Wavesight, a new maritime software as a service (SaaS) company dedicated to helping shipowners and operators streamline compliance while maintaining competitive, more efficient, and sustainable operations. ABS Wavesight combines the...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Zulu Associates, a Belgian company involved in innovative marine components of logistic chains, working with its subsidiary Anglo Belgian Shipping Company, for its novel Zulu Mass vessel design. The AiP...
Wärtsilä’s LPG Fuel Supply and Cargo Handling systems have been selected for two LPG/Midsize gas carrier vessels being built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea for Exmar LPG, a joint venture between Exmar, a multi-disciplinary maritime and offshore solutions...
As part of its mission to support customers with more sustainable products and solutions, Cargotec company MacGregor has introduced a fully electrically driven heavy-duty transloading crane, the TCE. The new heavy-duty transloading crane is a result of extensive...
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Alfa Laval subsidiary maritime software provider StormGeo is giving away its new Carbon Footprint Dashboard as a ‘green gift’ to customers of the s-Insight fleet performance management solution. Espen Martinsen, VP Sales Shipping,...
Wärtsilä customer Carisbrooke Shipping has reported a saving of over 600t of CO2 emissions since the beginning of the year with the help of Wärtsilä’s Fleet Optimisation Solution (FOS). Since implementing FOS across 31 vessels in 2019, Carisbrooke Shipping has been...
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a new contract to supply technology and engineering for a second F-class Wind Turbine and Foundation Installation Vessel (WTFIV) for Cadeler, a shipping and construction company operating in the offshore wind industry. This is the fourth...
Offshore services provider High Speed Transfers (HST) Marine and Damen Shipyards have signed a contract for the supply of three new Fast Crew Suppliers 2710s, the first hybrid examples of this Damen range. The three vessels will be fitted with 190kW battery arrays...
MAN Energy Solutions has announced changes to its Executive Board, effective January 1, with Chief Sales Officer Wayne Jones (pictured) leaving the company and Dr Gunnar Stiesch appointed to a new role as Chief Technology Officer. Stiesch will take over the Technology...
Dry bulk operator Oldendorff Carriers has signed a deal with digital solutions company Alpha Ori Technologies (AOT), under which it will invest in AOT and provide an Oldendorff Carriers’ representative to sit on the AOT board. According to AOT, its digital solutions...
At an Artificial Intelligence (AI) forum hosted by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group and Seoul National University, accelerating the development of AI technology was described as key for innovation in the shipbuilding and marine engine industry. The forum was...
A new consortium, known as Hemos (Holistic Energy Management and Optimisation System) funded through the Horizon Europe initiative, has been formed to find a "Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes”. The Hemos consortium consists of LTH-Baas, Estonia;...
Survitec’s Maritime Protection brand has registered a significant increase in orders for Inert Gas (IG) systems over the past two years following a surge in orders for newbuild vessels with LNG-burning engines. This increase is partly attributed to the global shipping...
Marine training course provider Stream Marine Training (SMT) has run its first Battery and Fuel Cells Awareness course to arm seafarers with the knowledge on the potentially life-threatening risks of lithium-ion batteries. As a fast-growing new energy storage system,...
