World Fuel Services, a World Kinect company has announced that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCL) has carried out one of the first commercial biofuel bunkerings for a cruise vessel in Greece, with 'Norwegian Viva' receiving a waste-based marine fuel blend in...
Turbocharging, fuel injection, and digital solutions company Accelleron has released its second report in its 'Accelerating to Net Zero' series, highlighting the Asia Pacific market's critical role as the proving ground for much-needed e-fuel networks. Daniel...
Alfa Laval is introducing its PureBallast 3 Ultra, the latest ballast water management system (BWMS) built on the company's PureBallast 3 technology. The system is claimed to bring new advantages to what the company considers to be the market’s most efficient UV...
The French Bio-UV Group has received what it describes as a 'prestigious order' from SIEM Ship Management to supply its Bio-Sea Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) for a trio of SIEM-managed car carriers. The order, for retrofit installation to the Siem Copernicus,...
UK company Silverstream Technologies is to supply air lubrication systems (ALS) for nine ro-pax newbuildings contracted by the Grimaldi Group at China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyard, a move claimed to endorse the Silverstream System as the most trusted and...
DNV has granted a type approval design certificate (TADC) to CSSC Shanghai Marine Energy Saving Technology (CMES-Tech) for its new 5m × 35m tilting wind assisted rotor system. This is the first domestically developed rotor sail system in China to achieve this...
Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) has commenced the development of its methanol-fuelled UEC50LSJM engine. Following the completion of its first ammonia-fuelled engine, 7UEC50LSJA, in August 2025, J-Eng is also working on the development of the hydrogen-fuelled...
ABB and HDF Energy have signed a joint-development agreement (JDA) to develop a high-power fuel cell unit for marine applications. Enabling megawatt-scale hydrogen fuel cells, the project anticipates installations on board several vessel types, including large...
The Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI) Zhoushan shipyard recently partnered with Hempel to conduct a technical workshop on air-assisted airless spray (AAAS) technology, aligning with national VOC reduction initiatives. The workshop focused on operational principles...
International, AkzoNobel's marine coatings brand, has published a new whitepaper on how data collaboration between fouling control coating experts and vessel operators can drive more informed decision-making, enhance vessel performance reliability and support...
With discussions regarding the IMO's Carbon Intensity Index (CII) due to recommence at the upcoming Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 82 meeting, dry bulk shipping association Intercargo, together with the other global shipping associations, has issued a...
According to IMO, states in the Mediterranean Sea are preparing to implement, in 2025, global laws which will require ships to meet stringent requirements to limit harmful pollution by Sulphur Oxides (SOx). To support the implementation of the new cleaner air rules,...
A new ro-ro vessel concept developed in collaboration between Wallenius Marine and Knud E Hansen builds on the Sleipner PCTC concept and on operational data from the Sleipner vessels 'Future Way' and 'Way Forward'. The new ro-ro design, which includes an engine room...
Incat Crowther has been selected by Port Houston in the US to design a new hybrid electric vessel for the port’s Houston Ship Channel tours. Incat Crowther will partner with Louisiana-based shipbuilder Breaux Brothers on the project, meaning the new vessel will be...
Svitzer and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), India’s largest public sector shipyard, have signed a shipbuilding agreement for four 26m electric TRAnsverse 2600E tugs to be constructed in India for Svitzer’s global fleet renewal and growth plans. The agreement confirms a...
Spanish yard Astilleros GONDAN has delivered of its latest construction, ‘Pole Star', a hybrid propulsion vessel for the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB), the authority responsible for managing lighthouses and buoys in Scotland and its adjacent islands, including the...
Lloyd’s Register (LR), in collaboration with Cosco Shipping Group, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Southampton, has established the International Maritime Future Technologies Innovation Centre. The new virtual centre aims to advance research and...
ClassNK has released 'Guidelines for Onboard CO2 Capture and Storage Systems (Edition 2.0)', said to be the first such documentation concerning onboard carbon capture systems (OCCS) using the membrane separation method, which is expected to be applicable to a wide...
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply three more of its Compact Reliq reliquefaction plants to Norway based Knutsen OAS Shipping, bringing the total number of orders for the same customer to eight, with two having been ordered in 2020, and a further three in 2021....
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply comprehensive packages of ro-ro equipment for an additional four multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready Aurora class Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs). This will extend Höegh Autoliners’ Aurora class newbuilding...
Following recent reports that energy efficiency technologies are underperforming by up to 40%, provider of maritime digital solutions Oceanly has reported a 60% success rate from the Ecopac energy optimisation system. Frederick Lerche-Tornoe, CEO Oceanly, said: "As...
Hyundai Glovis has entered a strategic partnership with maritime IT solutions provider Lab021 to implement Vessellink, an advanced digital reporting system designed for ship operations. The collaboration aims to integrate Vessellink for Ship, Lab021’s flagship...
Vard has signed a new contract with Taiwanese based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the design and construction of another Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), a sister vessel to the two vessels Vard contracted with DFO in May 2024. This new contract is a...
Vard has handed over NB 973, a newbuild Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), to Purus, ahead of contractual schedule This is said to be the first CSOV to receive DNV’s COMF C2 V1 class notation for climate, noise and vibration, which Vard describes as a...
The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) and the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) have entered into a reciprocal membership agreement to reinforce collaboration between the dry bulk shipping and marine fuels communities. This...
Stena Line is strengthening its position in the Baltic Sea by acquiring Wasaline and taking over operations of the ferry route between Umeå in Sweden and Vaasa in Finland. Niclas Mårtensson, CEO Stena Line, said: “It is with great joy and enthusiasm that we at Stena...
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMZCS) and global energy analyst Rystad Energy have signed a Knowledge Partnership Agreement to formalise their collaboration. As official partners, MMMZCS and Rystad Energy have embarked on a long-term...
A new study by the University of Southampton commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) assesses the interrelationship, and highlights the significant synergy, between measures aimed at enhancing ship energy efficiency and underwater radiated noise...
Survitec’s advanced fire-fighting system and safety equipment onboard the 'Yara Birkeland' – the world’s first fully autonomous containership – has successfully completed its first annual service ahead of the 3200dwt ship’s first laden voyage. The zero-emission, fully...
According to a study by ship management industry organisation InterManager, enclosed space deaths continue to be one of the biggest onboard occupational hazards. Following an initial survey, to which 5000 seafarers responded, a number of issues were raised, in...
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