Japanese shipowner Nissen Kaiun has become a shareholder in Dutch wind-assisted propulsion system (WAPS) developer Econowind, a move said to highlight growing industry interest in fuel-neutral technologies. The Imabari-based shipping company, which operates a...
Sea-LNG, the industry coalition established to demonstrate the benefits of the LNG pathway as a route to shipping’s decarbonisation, has welcomed MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company as a member. In recent years, MSC has made investments in LNG-fuelled vessels in the...
The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) has adopted the Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative (CEM-Hubs) at a summit in Goa, India. The first-of-its-kind platform brings together the private sector and governments across the energy-maritime value chain to transform maritime...
The recent deliberations at IMO's MEPC80 highlighted both the opportunities and challenges confronting the shipping industry as it charts a course towards decarbonisation. While the commitments made are a positive step, some feel they fall short of the urgent action...
Design and engineering consultancy Houlder and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company (Shell), have agreed to work together to identify, evaluate, and further develop solutions to accelerate the decarbonisation of the maritime industry. The agreement will...
Arsenio Dominguez of Panama has been voted into the post of IMO Secretary-General, taking over from South Korea's Kitak Lim for a four-year term starting from 1 Januray 2024. Seven candidates stood for election in a ballot of the 40 member states of the IMO Council....
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have signed a five-year Strategic Partnership agreement, to further boost the centre’s capacity and efforts to conduct pilots and trials of low-carbon solutions to provide...
Swiss marine power company WinGD has announced a change in its leadership, with current CEO Klaus Heim stepping down after five successful years at the helm as from the end of July 2023. During his tenure as CEO, Heim has steered WinGD through a period of significant...
Björn Ullbro has been named as the new CEO of Evac Group, taking on the position alongside his current role as President of Evac Business Line. With over 10 years of experience in the maritime industry, Ullbro brought a wealth of knowledge to Evac Group after joining...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Chevron Singapore have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning a strategic alliance aimed at lowering the carbon intensity of the marine energy industry. As part of this agreement, the companies will conduct joint research on...
Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has agreed to install Oceanly Performance solution on board its managed fleet. Mark O'Neil, Columbia Group CEO said: "Oceanly is a perfect fit for the services that Columbia wants to provide to its customers. The software will allow our...
DeepSea Technologies, an Al-led Greek maritime technology company and energy efficiency expert, has announced that it is making a full vessel data set and DeepSea’s automatic model evaluation tool available for free to the shipping industry for the next 12 months....
Finland-based marine technology manufacturer Langh Tech has begun a collaboration to represent South Korean LNG solution provider Gas Entec’s fuel gas supply systems (FGSS) in Europe. Langh Tech will be responsible for sales and promotion of Gas Entec's FGSS and fuel...
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