Methane industry collective Sea-LNG has reported from IMO's recent ISWG-GHG 22 meeting at IMO HQ in London, which was Sea-LNG’s first IMO meeting as an accredited participant. The meeting was never expected to rewrite the IMO Net-Zero Framework in four days. Instead,...
TotalEnergies Lubmarine division is launching an innovative trunk piston engine oil, Aurelia FE, designed to help shipowners reduce fuel consumption and emissions, lower operating costs and improve vessel efficiency. With fuel said to represent the largest operating...
Optimarin has received DNV type approval (TA) for the Optimarin Guardian ballast water treatment system BWTS), completing the integration of Hyde's Guardian technology into Optimarin’s product portfolio and making the system ready for commercial delivery. Guardian...
Alfa Laval has launched PureBallast 3 Ultra Skid, a new skid-mounted version of its PureBallast 3 Ultra ballast water treatment system (BWTS), which combines the system’s biological treatment performance with a prefabricated design that minimises footprint and...
Everllence PrimeServ Omnicare, Everllence's multi-brand lifecycle service offering, and scrubber specialist ME Production, have entered into a strategic cooperation to strengthen lifecycle support for exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers). The new agreement will...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has issued approval in principle (AiP) to Bluefins for its innovative propulsion assistance system, designed to harness the motion of ocean waves to generate supplementary thrust for oceangoing vessels and support reduced fuel...
Swiss marine power company WinGD has won a contract that will give Polaris Shipping true fuel flexibility for its future Newcastlemax bulk carrier fleet with an order of four X72DF-M-1.0 engines that can operate on methanol and ethanol. The ability to operate on...
Spanish wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) developer bound4blue has received a design assessment from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore for its model 3-24 eSail, developed to maximise the contribution of WAPS on larger vessels. The assessment confirms that the...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has verified International's vessel performance analysis methodology as compliant with ISO 19030, the global standard for measuring changes in hull and propeller performance. The independent validation is considered to strengthen confidence in...
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Jotun have entered into an agreement for the installation and operation of Jotun's Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) onboard container ship 'MSC Daniela', further strengthening the long-standing collaboration between the two...
European Shipowners (ECSA) welcomes the earmarking of ETS revenues at EU and national level, as well as the support for the uptake and availability of sustainable fuels – which it sees as a long-awaited and important step in the right direction. The simplification of...
Ahead of the upcoming revision of the EU ETS, European Shipowners (ECSA) is calling on the European Commission to make the maritime derogations permanent beyond 2030 and to ensure they are fit for purpose. Shipping carries around 76% of the EU's external trade...
Deltamarin’s newly developed 40,000 dwt MR1 product oil tanker design has obtained an Approval in Principle (AIP) certificate from Bureau Veritas (BV). The AIP confirms the design’s compliance with applicable requirements and highlights the technical advancement of...
With the official delivery of the 38meter multipurpose vessel 'Kratt' to the Estonian State Fleet (Riigilaevastik), Dutch ship designer Conoship International says that a new benchmark for low-emission public sector vessels has entered Baltic waters. Built by Baltic...
Compagnie Maritime Nantaise (MN), part of Sogestran, has begun construction of a new hybrid-powered ro-ro vessel combining conventional mechanical propulsion and a wind-assisted propulsion system (WAPS), dedicated to transporting cargoes for the space industry. The...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) thas held a naming ceremony at Hanwha Ocean's Geoje Shipyard in South Korea for 'Fujin Sailor', said to be the world's first LNG carrier equipped with two Wind Challenger hard sail wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS). The vessel will be...
Lloyd's Register (LR) has completed an independent verification and assessment of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis for SunRui’s suction sail technology. The verification is considered to reflect a growing industry focus on independently validated...
Lloyd's Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding for a new 12,500 m³ LNG bunkering vessel design. The AiP confirms that the vessel concept has successfully completed an independent design assessment against LR's...
MacGregor reports a positive trend in the demand for its electric cranes in the first half of 2026, reinforcing its perceived position as an innovating provider of sustainable maritime solutions. Demand for MacGregor cranes has been strong in the first half of...
MacGregor has been selected to supply cargo access solutions and deck machinery for four new major vessels as part of BC Ferries’ historic fleet renewal plan. These next-generation, diesel-battery hybrid, all-electric ready vessels will be built at China Merchants...
DBMatic, part of De Boer Marine, and Weforsea Shipping have joined forces to launch MariControl, a new maritime data technology company built on a record of cooperation between the two businesses. DBMatic says it brings experience in onboard hardware and data...
Digital platform OneLink Performance is urging shipowners, operators and technical managers to rethink the role of maritime dashboards, arguing that reporting should guide decisions and prove business impact, not simply visualise data. Maritime organisations currently...
Vard has announced the delivery of a fourth commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) from the Vard Vung Tau shipyard to Windward offshore. With Windward Athens, Windward Paris, Windward Munich and now Windward Hamburg, all four purpose-built CSOVs have joined the...
French shipping company LD Armateurs has reached another milestone in the development of its offshore wind fleet with the successful launch of 'Wind of Ocean', the first of two next-generation service operation vessels (SOVs) being built for Vattenfall. Launched at...
EmissionLink has warned shipowners and operators that waiting until September to secure and transfer EU Allowances (EUAs) is creating unnecessary financial, commercial and compliance risk as the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) enters its next phase. Philippos...
Multi-sector LNG industry coalition Sea-LNG has joined the UK Alternative Maritime Fuels Coalition, which is led by UK Chamber of Shipping and Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) to bring together shipowners, fuel suppliers, producers and maritime technology...
Kongsberg Maritime and a consortium of leading Norwegian maritime companies and research institutions have launched Wintegrate, a major research and innovation project aimed at accelerating the adoption of wind propulsion in commercial shipping. The project has been...
AWESOME — Advanced Wind Energy System Optimisation and Monitoring for Efficiency – is a Horizon Europe project intended to deliver validated tools, standardised methodologies and real-world performance data to reduce uncertainty around wind assisted propulsion systems...
The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) has announced the publication of new guidelines to support companies in developing and implementing safety management systems (SMS) for ships equipped with wind assisted propulsion systems (WAPS). The guidelines offer a structured...
Lloyd’s Register Foundation has awarded £378,000 to a new initiative led by the Danish Institute of Fire and Security Technology (DBI), tackling one of the maritime sector’s most urgent safety challenges: fire risk from methanol, one of the alternative fuels in the...
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