Fuel supplier Osaka Gas is now offering LNG bunkering for vessels using the ship-to-ship method, which means Osaka Gas has become a supplier for marine LNG fuel with all three primary supply methods—ship-to-ship, truck-to-ship, and port-to-ship. Recently, LNG fuel was...
With its verification by DNV, Titan Clean Fuels, part of Molgas, has successfully concluded its first pooling exercise for the compliance period 2025 under the FuelEU Maritime regulation. The clean fuel supplier has shared that its first FuelEU pool included several...
Evac is offering its HydroTreat system a transformative solution for reducing direct emissions and significantly cutting indirect emissions resulting from onboard waste treatment. Decarbonization is seen as not just a compliance requirement, but an opportunity for the...
Alfa Laval has received a major order to replace 18 ballast water treatment systems (BWMS) onboard vessels belonging to a major European shipowner. The company believes that this significant order shows the high demand for the replacement of malfunctioning systems and...
The Port of Dover has announced it has achieved its goal of carbon net zero emissions (Scope 1 and 2) for 2025, at least five years ahead of any other UK port target, and 25 years ahead of the UK Government’s maritime target. Its Scope 1 and 2 emissions have...
The global shipping industry’s slow uptake of wind propulsion is no longer a technology issue, but a commercial one, according to new analysis from wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) developer BAR Technologies. While proven WAPS like BAR's WindWings are now...
Anemoi Marine Technologies reports a major milestone for wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) as 'Afros', the first bulk carrier fitted with rotor sails, successfully completed its second intermediate survey after more than eight years of continuous operation. The...
With demonstration projects now underway – including a nuclear-powered LNG tanker and an offshore vessel – the debate is shifting from whether nuclear shipping is possible to how it can be delivered. Jan Emblemsvåg, Professor at the Norwegian University of Science...
Coatings company PPG has announced the 100th dry docking performed using electrostatic application for marine hull coatings. PPG completed the project on the Colossus, a 287m bulk carrier owned by Enterprises Shipping and Trading at CUD Weihai Shipyard in China. The...
The first Aframax oil tanker to use wind-assisted propulsion has been built in China, with AkzoNobel making an important contribution to the landmark project by supplying 350,000 litres of its International brand marine coatings. The Brands Hatch is regarded as a...
The Lloyd's Register (LR) Regulatory Affairs experts have analysed the main outcomes from the recent IMO ISWG-GHG 19 meeting on mid-term GHG measures. IMO has advanced its commitment to tackling GHG emissions, with significant developments emerging from the latest...
The IMO has confirmed the expansion of the data reference model within the IMO Compendium on Facilitation and Electronic Business (IMO Compendium) following the conclusion of the 49th meeting of its Facilitation Committee (FAL 49), adding a range of standardised...
Deltamarin has signed a basic design contract with Jiangsu Zhenjiang shipyard Group for Meriaura’s new open deck carrier. Design work will start immediately at Deltamarin Finland, with delivery scheduled for early 2028. The 6,800 dwt open deck carrier is 120m long and...
Chartwell Marine has been appointed to design a new ferry for a rural island community, with the vessel scheduled to enter construction in early 2026 at a yard currently being selected with Chartwell’s support for entry into operation in 2027. Due to the...
Norwegian North Sea ro-ro operator Sea-Cargo has completed upgrades to two of its vessels, which the company describes as a significant step toward a more energy-efficient future, focusing on cutting-edge sustainability. The various measures are expected to result in...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has named 'Harmonic Breeze', a new eco-friendly LNG carrier at Hanwha Ocean's Geoje Shipyard in South Korea, which will be chartered to Japanese company Inpex Shipping. This is the first LNG carrier to sail under a long-term charter contract...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has completed a technical review confirming BAR Technologies’ calculation of available effective power of the two 37.5m 760m2 WindWings wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) units installed on Union Maritime (UML) tankers as...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) Advisory has been appointed as Technical Support Unit (TSU) to the Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping), Government of India, supporting the country’s efforts to deliver a more sustainable, digitally enabled maritime sector. India’s...
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,...
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....
Icelandic tech company Hefring Marine has formed a new partnership with the Northern Ireland Fishermen’s Federation (NIFF) which was formed in early 2025 to pilot innovative solutions that support the fishing fleet in tackling rising fuel costs, improving safety, and...
Sperry Marine has been selected to supply the complete integrated bridge systems (IBS) for two innovative container vessels under construction for Samskip. Built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), the vessels will be delivered with capability for achieving...
Vessel designer Chartwell Marine has announced the delivery of 'Prosperous 6', a new high-performance crew transfer vessel, as part of a strategic partnership with APAC region owner and operator of offshore vessels Pacific Radiance. The vessel has successfully...
Bibby Marine recently held a keel laying ceremony for its first hybrid-electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV) at Astilleros Armon in Vigo, Spain. The 6,700gt vessel will combine methanol engines and battery technology to deliver zero-emission...
The new Managing Director of the Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre (MERC) is Nikos Kakalis, currently Lloyd’s Register’s Global Bulk Carriers Segment Director, succeeding Stelios Korkodilos in leading the Athens-based non-profit industry collaboration. The MERC was...
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has appointed Simon Bergulf as its next Vice-President, Environment and Climate, succeeding Bryan Wood-Thomas, who will retire in 2026 after leading WSC’s environment and climate work since 2008. Bergulf will join WSC in March 2026 and...
Reducing energy consumption and replacing fossil with renewable fuels within the maritime sector is seen as a large and global challenge, according to Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) which has signed a partnership agreement with...
The IMO is inviting applications for technical assistance for pilot projects, specifically for the development of feasibility studies to support the deployment of zero- or near-zero GHG emission solutions on board ships and in ports. This technical assistance,...
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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