Ro-ro operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has published its 'Sustainable Financing Framework 2025', which the company says marks a significant advancement in its commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable operations. Building upon the initial 2022 framework,...
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Marine fuel & lubricant news
EU SHIPOWNERS JOIN CALL FOR MORE CLEAN FUELS
The Association of European Shipowners (ECSA), has joined with associations representing aviation and green transport in issuing a joint statement calling on the European Commission and the EU member states to ramp up the production of clean fuels in Europe. Green...
Water & waste management news
BIO-UV GROUP ADDS RECREATIONAL WATER TREATMENT FOR CRUISE SHIPS
Tapping into its 35-year experience of treating municipal, residential, and industrial waters shoreside, France-headquartered Bio-UV Group has introduced a range of solutions for treating more water streams onboard vessels. With its sights firmly on the cruise and...
ORGANIC WASTE DIGESTER AIDS CRUISE SHIP SUSTAINABILITY
US onboard marine organic waste management company Power Knot Ocean has announced that cruise ship 'Goddess of the Night', formerly known as 'Mykonos Magic', has deployed the LFC biodigester onboard as its premier food waste solution. The ship was built in 2004 as the...
Marine environment & clean shipping news
DNV ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL SHIP RECYCLING GUIDELINES
Classification society DNV says that with the IMO's International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC) set to take effect in 2025, shipowners should ensure compliance with regulatory controls and inspections governing ship...
SWEDISH RO-RO PORT SECURES FINANCE FOR SHORE POWER
The Port of Trelleborg, said to be the largest ro-ro port in Sweden, has been granted co-financing in the EU Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU funding programme supporting European transport...
Marine propulsion & machinery news
CIMAC ASKS ‘WHAT IS UNCONVENTIONAL PROPULSION?’
Working Group 21 (WG21) of CIMAC (Conseil International des Machines à Combustion) has published a paper which asks "What do the terms conventional and unconventional mean?" In everyday life, this question may be rather unimportant and always open to redefinition. In...
MAN REPORTS INCREASED ORDER VOLUME FOR DUAL-FUEL ENGINES
South Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean has ordered four MAN B&W 5G70ME-GI Mk10.5 engines in connection with the construction of two 174,000m3 LNG carriers for an undisclosed shipowner. Hanwha Engine Co will build the engines in South Korea and the contract contains an...
Marine coatings & hull protection news
ADVANCED HULL COATING SYSTEMS CAN HELP REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS
New analysis by the Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre (MERC) has found that silicone-based hull coatings could deliver significant emissions reductions, but challenges around application and mechanical strength remain. Silicone coatings, with their very low...
JOTUN HELPS SALLAUM LINES TOWARD CLEANER OPERATIONS
Shipping company Sallaum Lines has taken a step towards optimising hull performance environmental impact for its fleet with the investment in Jotun’s hull performance solution, HPS, including HullKeeper, for its four PCTC newbuildings in Nanjing Jinling Shipyard. The...
Maritime regulatory news
WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL LOOKS TO EU COMMISSIONER FOR DECARBONISATION LEAD
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has welcomed the opportunity to continue a constructive dialogue with the EU Commission, expecting the designated European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, to play a pivotal role in securing...
IMO MEPC82 INCHES FORWARD TOWARDS NET ZERO
The 82nd session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC82) has resulted in a draft legal text to use as a basis for continuing talks around the proposed 'mid-term measures' for GHG reduction, which are expected to be adopted in 2025. The proposed...
Ship design & naval architecture news
CONOSHIP HIGHLIGHTS REDOX FLOW BATTERY BENEFITS
According to Dutch ship designer Conoship, redox flow batteries (RFB) are already widespread in stationary energy reserve applications, but in the maritime industry their potential remains largely unexplored. Research by Conoship Naval Engineer Piet Visser suggests...
RAL-DESIGN BARGES ENHANCE BUNKERING ON CANADA’S WEST COAST
The port of Prince Rupert has recently welcomed the startup of Wolverine Terminals’ marine bunkering service for deep sea shipping, thus adding a key logistical capability to this strategic deepwater port on the west coast of Canada. Using a pair of barges designed by...
Shipbuilding & ship repair news
HYDROGEN-READY HIGH SPEED RO-PAX ORDER FOR AUSTAL
Austal Australasia has been awarded a contract valued at around A$270m million by Gotlandsbolaget of Sweden, for the design and construction of a 130m combined cycle, ‘hydrogen-ready’ vehicle passenger ferry. Part of Gotlandsbolaget’s ‘Horizon X’ program, the...
ONE’s FIRST OWNED NEWBUILD BOXSHIP WILL BE FUTURE FUEL READY
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced a significant milestone in its corporate history with the naming of 'One Sparkle', the company's first owned and operated newbuilding container vessel. CEO Jeremy Nixon said: "The naming of One Sparkle represents another...
Ship classification news
DNV Looks towards GHG regulatory outlook for 2025
According to DNV, the regulatory requirements for GHG emissions are complex, and the classification society has been proactive in keeping customers informed about key regulations such as the EU MRV, IMO DCS, EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime – and it expects this commitment...
DNV SEES RAPID WAPS UPTAKE FOLLOWING STRICTER EMISSION REGULATIONS
According to a new whitepaper published by DNV, a surge in industry interest combined with systems builders and yards scaling up production and installation capacity, is set to accelerate growth in orders for wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) in the coming...
Ship’s deck & cargo news
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...
WÄRTSILÄ GAS SYSTEMS FOR HANWHA VLAC TRIO
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has been contracted to supply cargo handling systems for three new 93,000m3 capacity very large ammonia carriers (VLACs). The ships are being built at the Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as DSME. Two vessels are for a Greek ship...
Marine electronics & digitalisation news
BV AND StormGeo PARTNER IN EU MRV COMPLIANCE
Provider of maritime technology solutions StormGeo has entered into a partnership with classification society Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) to support, through the integration of digital solutions, vessels between 400gt and 5,000gt, as well as offshore...
LR OneOcean ADDS FuelEU MARITIME MODULE
Lloyd’s Register (LR) company OneOcean has launched Risk Manager FuelEU, an innovative module designed to enable ship managers, owners, operators, and charterers to seamlessly manage their FuelEU compliance and strategy within a single platform. The Risk Manager...
Offshore marine news
OFFSHORE COMPANY TO BUILD SIX ELECTRIC CTVs
Tidal Transit, which operates purpose-built crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the offshore wind industry, has secured equity financing from maritime and logistics investor HICO Investment Group to expand its fleet with six new electric CTVs (E-CTVs). This strategic...
FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC OFFSHORE VESSEL TO BE POWERED BY CORVUS ESS.
Corvus Energy has announced that it will deliver a mega-size battery system for the first fully electric offshore vessel to be built. The vessel is an electric commissioning service operation vessel (eCSOV) that will be constructed by Armon shipyard in Spain for...
Maritime business news
MOL LAUNCHES NET-ZERO STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVE
Aiming to achieve net zero emissions, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced the launch of a new programme, ‘Blue Action Net-Zero Alliance’. This programme is intended to contribute to reducing the Scope 3 GHG emissions of actual shippers and NVOCCs (non vessel...
YARA SIGNS CHARTER DEAL FOR AMMONIA-FUELLED GAS TANKER
Yara Clean Ammonia Switzerland has signed a time-charter contract with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) for an ammonia-fuelled medium gas carrier due to be delivered in November 2026. Since 2021, Yara Clean Ammonia and NYK have jointly studied the practical...
Maritime & emissions research news
SINTEF AND GCMD COLLABORATE IN DECARBONISATION RESEARCH CENTRE
Reducing energy consumption and replacing fossil with renewable fuels within the maritime sector is seen as a large and global challenge, according to Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) which has signed a partnership agreement with...
IMO EXPANDS ASSISTANCE SCHEME FOR ZERO-CARBON SHIPPING PROJECTS
The IMO is inviting applications for technical assistance for pilot projects, specifically for the development of feasibility studies to support the deployment of zero- or near-zero GHG emission solutions on board ships and in ports. This technical assistance,...
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...