Finnish wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) company Norsepower has announced the successful testing of its next-generation control system, known as Norsepower Sentient Control (NPSC), onboard two ocean-going vessels. The system, which leverages advanced AI and...
German operator SFK has taken delivery of a fully-electric ferry outfitted with EST-Floattech’s Green Orca battery system, enabling it to operate in all-electric mode with no diesel generator backup. Dutch marine battery system supplier EST-Floattech has delivered...
Greece-based ballast water treatment specialist Erma First has launched Blue Connect, a new high-voltage shore power solution, more commonly known as Alternate Marine Power (AMP) or Cold Ironing. Blue Connect seamlessly facilitates a vessel’s connection to a port’s...
Intelligent Cargo Systems, a provider of real-time port call visibility to ocean carriers, has extended its agreement with Hapag-Lloyd to provide the carrier’s complete managed fleet with the CargoMate platform. CargoMate enables Hapag-Lloyd’s crews and shore-based...
Naval architect Norwegian Ship Designs says that Approval in Principle (AiP) has been granted by Lloyd’s Register (LR) for two hydrogen fuelled ferries to be operated by Torghatten Nord between the Lofoten Islands and Bodø in Northern Norway. The ferries are scheduled...
"Every minute and every drop of fuel counts in the urgent fight against climate change," said Thomas Koniordos, CEO Yara Marine Technologies. In 2021, Yara launched the distress signal 'Save Our Planet' – represented by the morse code SOP – to highlight concerns about...
Stena Line has decreased its carbon emissions by 11% per tonne of cargo carried over each nautical mile, as well as achieving a reduction of 4% total ship emissions compared to pre-Covid operations, thanks to significantly higher utilisation and thus efficiency of the...
Svitzer, the global towage operator and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has announced that its 'Aim for 8' speed initiative – which asks tug crews to navigate at a maximum speed of eight knots during mobilisation and demobilisation – has successfully prevented 1,000t of...
Finnish ferry operator Viking Line says that it has succeeded in reducing carbon dioxide emissions from its vessels by nearly a third over the past 15 years, following environmental investments in the Baltic Sea’s most climate-smart vessels and in onboard technology....
Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB) has signed a strategic agreement with Bureau Veritas (BV) Solutions Marine & Offshore (M&O) to support industry-wide efforts to progress shipping’s decarbonisation. This partnership, signed...
Hapag-Lloyd is investing in measures to upgrade more than 150 ships within the next five years, with the aim of cutting fuel consumption and lowering CO2 emissions. The first step in the fleet upgrade programme is now underway with the loading of the first retrofit...
A.P. Moller Maersk Group company Stillstrom has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Port of Aberdeen on a pioneering project to significantly reduce emissions from vessels on standby outside the port. Under the MoU, Stillstrom and Port of Aberdeen will...
The Canadian government has reiterated its commitment to a healthy environment, with clean waters and clean air, and has released the first results from its strict environmental measures for wastewater on cruise ships. The Canadian regulations exceed international...
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