The Kassø e-methanol facility in Aabenraa, Denmark, has been officially inaugurated and is now supplying e-methanol to offtakers. Developed by European Energy and operated in collaboration with Mitsui, the facility is owned by Solar Park Kassø under Kassø MidCo, with...
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Marine fuel & lubricant news
LNG FOUND TO OFFER BEST PAYBACK ACROSS VALUE CHAIN
The Sea-LNG coalition, which spans the entire LNG value chain, has completed its initial analysis of the IMO Net-Zero Framework following MEPC 83. Using the independent Z-Joule cost of compliance calculator to assess the commercial implications of the new regulations,...
Water & waste management news
MARINFLOC DIGITISES WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT
Swedish company Marinfloc is launching MARS, a digital tool for real-time monitoring of wastewater management. MARS – Marinfloc Alert Report Support - is a cloud-based platform for management and control of wastewater treatment onboard. With MARS, shipowners,...
ALFA LAVAL REPORTS EARLY ADOPTION OF LATEST BWMS TECHNOLOGY
Alfa Laval's PureBallast 3 Ultra, the latest ballast water management system (BWMS) built on proven PureBallast 3 technology, has, within the first few months, secured orders from leading shipyards worldwide, with deliveries set to begin in Q3 2025. The new system is...
Marine environment & clean shipping news
ANEMOI JOINS PROJECT TO DESIGN ROTOR SAILS FOR MR TANKERS
Wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) company Anemoi Marine Technologies is collaborating with Hafnia, Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), and DNV to develop the integration design of rotor sails suitable for installation on 50,000 dwt MR tanker vessels. The...
DAMEN AND ALFA LAVAL FORM DECARBONISATION PARTNERSHIP
Damen Shiprepair and Alfa Laval Benelux have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to intensify their co-operation on energy efficiency in the maritime industry. The partnership brings together two key players committed to supporting shipowners in their...
Marine propulsion & machinery news
GOLTENS AND QTAGG REPLACEMENT ACTUATORS IMPROVE CONTROL ACCURACY
According to maritime services company Goltens, in recent years the lack of replacement actuators for larger diesel engines and, in some cases, turbines has been a growing problem for shipowners. Qtagg has launched a range of new actuator units to replace the...
BERG STRENGTHENS TIES WITH CHINESE INDUSTRY
Swedish company Berg Propulsion has signed an extended collaboration agreement with China’s Jiangsu Dajin Industry. The agreement follows Berg being named the shipyard’s ‘supplier of the year’ for 2024. Building on longstanding relationships between senior management...
Marine coatings & hull protection news
BIOFOULING IS DRAGGING DOWN DECARBONISATION EFFORTS
A new research study titled, ‘How much could barnacles limit shipping’s decarbonisation?’ published by I-Tech, developers of the barnacle repelling antifouling technology, Selektope, details how over one third of vessels in a 685-sample group sailed into dry dock with...
INTERNATIONAL WHITEPAPER EXPLORES DATA COLLABORATION
AkzoNobel marine coatings company International has published a new whitepaper on how data collaboration between fouling control coating experts and vessel operators can drive more informed decision-making, enhance vessel performance reliability and support...
Maritime regulatory news
DNV HIGHLIGHTS LATEST ECAS FOR NORTHERN OCEANS
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, adopted at MEPC 82 and entering into force on 1 March 2026, designate the Canadian Arctic and Norwegian Sea as new ECAs, and in addition the North-East Atlantic Ocean will be designated as an ECA following MARPOL amendments approved at...
INTERCARGO DISAPPOINTED WITH COMPLEXITY OF IMO GHG MEASURES
At the recent IMO MEPC 83 meeting, Member States assumed responsibility and agreed on a medium-term greenhouse gas reduction measure that differs from the levy-based approach dry bulk shipping organisation Intercargo and its industry partners have advocated for some...
Ship design & naval architecture news
FKAB-DESIGNED GREEN CHEMICAL TANKER IS LAUNCHED
FKAB Ship Design of Sweden has announced the launch of its latest vessel, the T53, 6700 dwt stainless steel chemical tanker ‘Solstraum’, owned by Utkilen, built by Icdas and classified by Bureau Veritas. The vessel is designed for unrestricted worldwide operation,...
FIRST WILSON CIP-SERIES ECO-COASTER LAUNCHED IN INDIA
Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited (UCSL) has launched 'Wilson Eco 1', the first Wilson ECO vessel, which will be followed by another five CIP3800 vessels and eight CIP6300 vessels, thus completing the ECO series. The Wilson ECO series places a strong emphasis on...
Shipbuilding & ship repair news
NYK TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST METHANOL-FUELLED BULKER
A methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier chartered by NYK Group company NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers from Kambara Kisen has been delivered from Tsuneishi Shipbuilding. The vessel was named Green Future by Yuko Tsutsui, NYK Managing Executive Officer and Chief Executive...
DAMEN DELIVERS GREEN TRAWLER TO NZ
Damen Maaskant has successfully completed and delivered the 'San Koura Rangi', a scampi trawler built for New Zealand seafood company Sanford. The 32.4m vessel has safely arrived in New Zealand, where the official handover will take place and the vessel will soon...
Ship classification news
ABS ANSWERS AMMONIA SAFETY QUESTIONS
A new publication from ABS, 'Safety Insights for Ammonia as a Marine Fuel', brings together the findings of advanced ABS research into the performance of ammonia on board. It aims to answer questions such as 'How does ammonia behave when it leaks in an engine room?'...
LR REPORT SUMMARISES ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION CHANGES
A new Lloyd's Register (LR) report outlines the upcoming changes to mandatory statutory regulations and instruments, aiming to simplify the comprehensive suite of new IMO and ILO regulations due to come into force over the next few months, reshaping environmental...
Ship’s deck & cargo news
MACGREGOR SUPPLIES ELECTRIC CRANES TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY
MacGregor has delivered its new SWL 250t electric heavy lift cranes to Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement (NMF) from Huanghai Shipbuilding, which the company says marks a significant milestone in sustainable cargo handling solutions. This next-generation heavy lift crane...
ZERO-EMISSION TECHNOLOGY COMES TO REEFER SHIPPING
US company SeaCube has partnered with Greensee to redefine sustainability in the reefer shipping transport sector, introducing SeaCube's green and net-zero reefer leases, powered by Greensee's AI-driven CO2 emissions reporting technology. SeaCube is also working with...
Marine electronics & digitalisation news
HullPIC HIGHLIGHTS PERFORMANCE MONITORING PROGRESS IN CO2 REDUCTION
A trend towards more use of data-driven, digital vessel performance systems is gathering pace in the shipping industry was one of the main takeaways from the 10th HullPIC conference, but with ship operators saying that there are challenges still to be overcome. The...
SINGLE DRIVE SHAFT GENERATOR SYSTEMS HELP CUT EMISSIONS
Finland-based marine power electronics provider The Switch has won a contract to deliver single drives for shaft generators that will be installed on four tankers under construction at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry in China. The Shanghai Ship Research and Design...
Offshore marine news
PURUS NAMES FIRST METHANOL-READY BATTERY-HYBRID CSOV
Offshore wind service provider Purus has celebrated the official naming of 'Purus Chinook', the first of two recently ordered Vard 419 commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). The vessel is now preparing to commence a multi-year contract with Vestas,...
CENTUS RECEIVES SECOND STRATEGIC MARINE HYBRID FCB
Following the successful debut of Malaysia’s first hybrid Fast Crew Boat (FCB), Strategic Marine is pleased to announce the delivery of the second hybrid FCB to Centus Marine as part of a continued partnership to advance cleaner and more efficient offshore vessel...
Maritime business news
OCEANSCORE SAYS FuelEU MARITIME COULD PROVIDE FINANCIAL GAIN
According to a recent analysis by maritime data and compliance company OceanScore, as the FuelEU Maritime regulation enters into force, the shipping industry may be looking at a surprising upside. Instead of acting solely as a cost driver, the regulation could create...
WINDWINGS COMPANY HIRES NEW TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
BAR Technologies has appointed Yildiz Saraç Williams as its new Technical Director, effective 12 June 2025. A Chartered Engineer and Naval Architect with extensive consultancy experience, Williams joins the company during a period of rapid expansion and global demand...
Maritime & emissions research news
EUROPEAN WATER TRANSPORT AIMS FOR A ZERO-EMISSION FUTURE
The maritime and inland waterway sector is said to be at a turning point in the transition towards zero-emission waterborne transport, which is expected to be accelerated by the launch of the MarLEN (Maritime Low Emission Network) project under the Horizon Europe...
EU PROGRAMME AWARDS €7.8m FOR NEXT-GENERATION SHIP PROPULSION PROJECT
To help address the current emission challenges facing the shipping industry, the EU has granted €7,8 million to the Steesmat project, aimed at developing ground-breaking power distribution systems for the zero-emission ships of the future. Spearheaded by Norway's...
Maritime safety & security news
MORE WORK NEEDED ON SAFETY OF METHANOL FUEL
Survival technology company Survitec has welcomed new guidance from classification society DNV on the fire safety arrangements for methanol-fuelled vessels but advises that more work is required before ships running on methanol can be completely fire-safe. Findings...
GUIDELINES ISSUED FOR H2 BUNKERING SAFETY
The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF), a group of flag states and classification societies, has released a new report offering guidelines and key safety considerations for developing liquefied hydrogen bunkering systems and procedures. The report underlines the...