Everllence has announced the first conversion of an Everllence B&W S90 two-stroke engine to dual-fuel methanol running following the successful sea-trials of Cosco Shipping Lines’ 20,000-plus TEU container vessel, ‘Cosco Shipping Libra’. The vessel’s 11S90ME-C...
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Solutions and Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) have successfully conducted what is believed to be the first land-based operation of marine hydrogen engines. The demonstration took place at J-Eng’s headquarters factory, using a...
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,...
The innovative 'Grain de Sail II' cargo sail ship has set sail across the Atlantic with a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) supplied by the French Bio-UV Group. The vessel, based in St. Malo, transports French products to New York by sail before heading south to...
CMA CGM has welcomed the publication by the European Commission of the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), which the company believes marks an important step towards accelerating the decarbonisation of maritime transport while preserving the competitiveness...
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and DNV have renewed their memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in maritime sustainability, digitalisation, innovation, and talent development. The new MoU builds on earlier partnerships established...
Everllence has marked the first TCT turbocharger to be produced under license in Japan, a TCT40 unit built by the Mitsui E&S Tamano factory. Everllence launched the TCT turbocharger series in 2019, starting with the TCT40, and subsequently followed by the TCT30,...
Wärtsilä and Seagems, a Brazil-based offshore operator formerly known as Sapura, has renewed and expanded its lifecycle agreement to cover its fleet of offshore support vessels. The renewed agreement expands the scope and elevates the strategic partnership and the...
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...
Nippon Paint Marine has completed its latest application of Aquaterras coating to 'AIDAdiva', operated by Carnival Group company AIDA Cruises. This application represents the 16th vessel in the Carnival group to fully be applied with Nippon’s biocide-free coating. In...
Danish shipowner organisation Danske Rederier says it will support an agreement to prohibit the discharge of scrubber water into Danish waters, reached by a broad political majority in the country's parliament. Danske Rederier calls for thorough enforcement of the...
The IMO Assembly, the highest governing body of the organisation, which normally meets once every two years and is open to all 175 member states, recently met for its 33rd session. The Assembly adopted the strategic plan for the six-year period 2024 to 2029,...
Swedish ship designer FKAB has announced the successful delivery of 'Weco Memphis Elle' and 'Weco Senna', the first two of a series of MR tankers ordered jointly by Hartree Partners, Weco Tankers and Oceangold Tankers, and constructed at Penglai Zhongbai Jinglu...
Electric vessel developer Artemis Technologies has announced it is leading a feasibility study in partnership with international ferry operator FRS Group to establish a new UK Green Shipping Corridor between Newlyn in Cornwall and St Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly. The...
In a large-scale programme involving 50 different shipowners, A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) is – in close collaboration with the owners – retrofitting around 200 vessels in its time-chartered fleet. The main aim of the programme is to reduce the slot cost by improving...
The Grimaldi Group has welcomed the 'Grande Svezia' into its fleet, the second in a series of 10 next-generation PCTC vessels under construction at China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. Measuring 220m in length and 38m in width, with a gross tonnage of 91,611gt...
ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J Wiernicki has endorsed nuclear energy as a legitimate, practical, and scalable solution for a wide range of strategic uses in maritime applications. Wiernicki, speaking at the Core Power Argo Conference in Athens, Greece, said: "It...
OceanWings has received a Type Approval Design Certificate (TADC) from DNV, considered to mark a major milestone in the industrial validation of the company’s automated wingsail propulsion system, designed to support shipping’s transition toward cleaner energy and...
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...
BAR Technologies has unveiled WindWings Hub, a new platform that the company says promises to transform how shipping companies track, understand and optimise the performance of wind-assisted vessels. According to the company, verifying the impact of clean technologies...
A trend towards more use of data-driven, digital vessel performance systems is gathering pace in the shipping industry was one of the main takeaways from the 10th HullPIC conference, but with ship operators saying that there are challenges still to be overcome. The...
Olympic's latest CSOV, the 'Olympic Notos', has been operational for six months since her delivery from Ulstein Verft, and the customer feedback is said to be 'outstanding'. Olympic CTO Runar Stave said: "The vessel was delivered from Ulstein Verft in November and has...
Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered a further battery-hybrid crew transfer vessel to Truth Maritime Services (TMS), strengthening a partnership that has been evolving since 2022. This latest delivery is said to further cement the ongoing collaboration...
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Lloyd's Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub (Decarb Hub), a partnership between Lloyd’s Register Group and Lloyd’s Register Foundation, have published 'Navigating the Net-Zero Transition' - exploring innovative concepts to...
E-procurement platform provider Procureship has partnered with Copenhagen-based climate data specialist ReFlow to launch a new Scope 3 emissions solution to enable ship owners, operators, and managers to prepare for new climate-related reporting requirements by...
French PEM electrolysis company Elogen, part of the GTT group, has signed a joint partnership agreement with CNRS and Université Paris-Saclay to create a joint research laboratory looking into green hydrogen production. Hydrogen is seen as a key lever in successfully...
ABS and Sea Forrest Power Solutions, a subsidiary of BH Global, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive advancements in cutting-edge maritime electrification technologies. Supported by the ABS Electrification Center in Singapore, the agreement will...
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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