FuelEU Maritime compliance pooling solution Ahti Pool has formed a strategic partnership with ScanOcean to deliver a dedicated FuelEU Maritime pooling service (known as 'pool-in-pool') to ScanOcean’s customers, enabling shipowners to use their own biofuel consumption...
Maersk reports it has completed a first, successful, trial of blending ethanol into methanol to create an alternative fuel for its vessels. It plans to proceed with increased levels of ethanol and 100% ethanol tests as it explores steps to enlarge the availability and...
According to Bio-UV group, with the final ballast water deadline fast approaching, an increase in inspections is anticipated as Port State Control (PSC) inspectors check machinery installations, crew competencies and Ballast Water Management (BWM) Plans. The French...
According to the Port of Hamburg, from September 2024, the rules for discharging ballast water in ports will change; IMO will then require all seagoing vessels to treat ballast water when discharging it, usually in coastal areas, to prevent the spread of invasive...
Classification society DNV has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) global network as a knowledge partner. Through this collaboration DNV and MMMCZCS aim to launch and support initiatives that will drive maritime decarbonisation...
Hoping to accelerate the future of marine electrification, EVE Energy and Green Whale Technology (GWT) have signed a strategic partnership agreement to provide high-performance marine Battery Energy Storage Solutions (ESS) and service to customers worldwide. This...
Wärtsilä is to supply main engines for two new pusher tugs being built for Brazilian operator Amaggi at the Beconal shipyard, located in Manaus, Brazil, designed with a focus on decarbonised operations. The engines will run on biodiesel, a capability said to be a key...
Rolls-Royce’s Power Systems division is supplying a total of eight mtu emergency power generators for two fully electric fast ferries belonging to the Spanish shipping company Baleària. From 2027, the ships will cover the 18 nautical miles between Tarifa in Spain and...
Provider of hull coatings and solutions for the global maritime industry Jotun has entered into a commercial agreement with Singapore/Thailand-based shipowner Thoresen Shipping Singapore for the adoption of Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS), a proactive cleaning...
Ionic Tankers is one of the first shipping companies to adopt new zero-impact green coating solutions, technologies which improve the vessels’ energy efficiency, with a focus on improving the annual efficiency ratio (AER) and CII indicators. Ionic is committed to the...
The Caribbean states have joined forces to ensure the views of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are taken into account during upcoming decarbonisation discussions at the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC82). The meeting at IMO headquarters will...
CIMAC, the industry forum for large engine technology, has been officially granted consultative status with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) following its formal application earlier in 2024. Rick Boom (Woodward) CIMAC President said: “We are extremely...
Danish naval architecture practice Knud E Hansen is to provide the outline design for three new ferries for Orkney Islands Council in Scotland. The new ferries will serve the outer North Isles (Westray, Stronsay, Sanday, and Eday) using existing infrastructure, with a...
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, in collaboration with Mitsui E&S, have been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for an LPG/ammonia carrier that can use liquid ammonia as the ship’s fuel. Ammonia is a green fuel that emits zero CO2...
Incat Tasmania says it has achieved a defining moment in maritime history, as the largest battery-electric ship ever constructed was powered up and successfully completed its first e-motor trial in Hobart, Tasmania. Hull 096 – the world’s largest battery-electric ship...
Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondan has been awarded the contract to build two new research vessels commissioned by the Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), the federal agency responsible for maritime safety and nautical cartography in Germany. The...
ClassNK has released the 'Part A Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels (Edition 3.0.1)', which now includes supplementary explanations about interpretations of safety requirements for methyl/ethyl alcohol-fuelled ships, as well as compiling key points on...
DNV has opened its new London Cruise Centre, intended to strengthen DNV’s support for cruise owners, operators, ports and yards throughout Europe and beyond – providing local, time-zone aligned support, alongside DNV’s global technical capabilities and competencies...
Cargotec company MacGregor has been selected to supply ro-ro equipment for four vessels to be built by the Guangzhou Shipyard International in China for H-Line Shipping of Korea. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the owner starting in Q2 2024 and are...
Western Australia shipbuilder Austal has established a strategic partnership with Spectainer, an industrial technology developer for shipping and logistics, which has developed an innovative, fully patented collapsible container, Collapsecon, and associated,...
According to maritime AI developer Kaiko Systems, shipping’s reliance on outdated, paper-driven compliance processes is putting unnecessary strain on crews and undermining safety. The company is calling for digitalisation to be recognised as a tool to empower, not...
Hamburg-based OceanScore says that its compliance solution is now used onboard over 2,300 contracted vessels, a milestone that reflects a growing demand across the maritime sector for ways to simplify operations, secure full transparency over costs and allocations,...
Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S), a subsidiary of Northern Offshore Group (NOG), an NYK Group company that operates crew transfer vessels in the global offshore wind industry, has completed the world’s first bio-methanol-powered crew transfer vessel (CTV). Designed...
ABS has issued an approval in principle (AiP) to SBM Offshore for its concept of a near-zero floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The NearZero FPSO design incorporates low carbon technologies that collectively create a 'near zero' Scope 3 carbon...
The Baltic Exchange has launched a new Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) earnings calculator, designed to bring clarity and consistency to freight assessments in an increasingly complex market. The calculator builds on the Baltic’s long-standing TCE methodology, which has...
Goltens Worldwide and WE Tech Solutions of Finland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly promote, sell, and deliver advanced marine retrofit projects aimed at improving vessel energy efficiency and reducing emissions. Under the agreement, Goltens...
Alternative fuels, green steel and renewable energy are fundamental to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction during the life cycle of a vessel, according a study carried out by a Lloyd's Register (LR), Knutsen, HDKSOE and HHI Joint Development Project (JDP). The...
In order to provide input and collaborate with the key players in the transition to a zero-emission, digital, safe, secure and competitive waterborne sector, the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) has recently joined the Waterborne Technology Platform. The Waterborne...
Survival Technology company Survitec has welcomed industry initiatives to install Inert Gas (IG) systems to smaller oil and chemical tankers less than 8000dwt. Acknowledging the positive impact of 2016 amendments to SOLAS, which mandated the fitting of an IG system to...
Survitec’s Seahaven Advanced Evacuation System has successfully passed heavy weather sea trials (HWST). Seahaven was deployed from EDT Jane, an 80m offshore support vessel. The test was carried out in line with the SOLAS requirements for Novel Appliances which...
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