Industry coalition Sea-LNG is urging the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy (DG Ener) to protect the mass-balance terminal chain of custody ahead of expected proposed revisions in 2026 to the implementing framework for the Renewable Energy Directive...
Methane industry collective Sea-LNG has reported from IMO's recent ISWG-GHG 22 meeting at IMO HQ in London, which was Sea-LNG’s first IMO meeting as an accredited participant. The meeting was never expected to rewrite the IMO Net-Zero Framework in four days. Instead,...
According to Swedish water treatment company Marinfloc, every ship leaving a shipyard with a substandard water treatment system will pollute the oceans for the next 25 years. This is thought to be a hidden crisis that fails to reach the public even though it is well...
France-based water treatment pioneer Bio-UV Group has secured an agreement with shipbuilder Piriou Group to supply its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment technology to a further six wind-powered cargo ships building for French operator TOWT (TransOceanic Wind Transport)....
Maritime air lubrication technology developer Silverstream Technologies has signed a deal with cruise company Carnival Corporation to install the Silverstream air lubrication system on Carnival Cruise Lines’ Ace class newbuild cruise vessels being constructed at...
The current low water levels in Europe's rivers are emphasising the need to take action – the German government should support a long-term funding framework and a European drive for modernisation, according to inland shipping company HGK Shipping. In the light of the...
DNV has awarded type approval (TA) to Yanmar Power Solutions for its maritime hydrogen fuel cell system, which DNV believes represents a significant milestone in the commercialisation and global deployment of hydrogen fuel cell technology for marine applications. The...
Everllence has announced a new technology called Engine Supported Air Lubrication (ESAL), outlined in a white paper entitled 'A leap in vessel energy efficiency advancement with engine-supported air lubrication'. The paper explains why greater energy efficiency is a...
Swedish biotechnology company I-Tech, developer of the Selektope marine antifouling technology, and Guangdong Havey Advanced Materials Technology (Havey) of China, specialist in advanced polymer and materials science, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to...
Mitsui E&S has commenced the provision of the hull contamination management service Falcons for the container ship ‘Proactive Earth’ operated by Kambara Kisen. Through the provision of the Falcons service, Mitsui E&S contributes to Kambara Kisen's accurate...
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, adopted at MEPC 82 and entering into force on 1 March 2026, designate the Canadian Arctic and Norwegian Sea as new ECAs, and in addition the North-East Atlantic Ocean will be designated as an ECA following MARPOL amendments approved at...
At the recent IMO MEPC 83 meeting, Member States assumed responsibility and agreed on a medium-term greenhouse gas reduction measure that differs from the levy-based approach dry bulk shipping organisation Intercargo and its industry partners have advocated for some...
Dutch marine engineering company's CIP3800 platform design was envisaged as part of the standardized Conoship International Projects (CIP) series, intended as a robust, future-proof general cargo vessel capable of achieving 20% to 30% reduction in fuel consumption and...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has entered into an agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL), Lloyd's Register Group (LR), and Regent Craft to jointly develop processes for vessel certification and operational approval, with the aim of commercialising Regent's fully electric vessel...
Damen Folla has handed over a new workboat for aquaculture, 'Service Vessel (SeV) 1508' to Mowi Norway; the final delivery under a framework agreement for seven vessels signed with the company then known as Nova Sea in 2022. The agreement was established to replace...
Danish short-sea operator Baltic Shipping Company has welcomed two new Damen-built vessels, 'Baltic Iron' and 'Baltic Timber,' strengthening its fleet with two next-generation coasters featuring wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) and battery technology. Both...
ABS has awarded approval in principle (AiP) for a concept design for a nuclear-powered 15,000 TEU container ship developed in collaboration with the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)....
Anemoi Marine Technologies has been awarded design assessment certificates from classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) covering several versions of its rotor sail wind-assisted propulsion technology, further reinforcing the company's growing track record of...
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...
KR (Korean Register) has launched two new digital platforms, Pilot (Platform for Insightful LOw-emission Transitions) and Power (Performance evaluation for Operational characteristics, Weather and aging Effect and fuel consumption Review), designed to support the...
Accelleron has signed an agreement with Hyundai Marine Solution (HMS), the aftermarket and digital division of shipbuilder HD Hyundai Group, to enter a strategic cooperation on digital solutions. Under the partnership, the companies will seek closer integration and...
Kongsberg Maritime has been selected to deliver an extensive integrated equipment package for a next-generation ultra-large cable lay vessel (CLV) being built for LS Marine Solution at Tersan Shipyard in Türkiye. The vessel will be among the largest cable layers,...
As a member of the Offshore Charging Working Group – a broad coalition spanning the offshore wind and maritime sectors – Bibby Marine says it is helping to tackle the key barriers to decarbonising offshore service operations. The group’s mission is to accelerate the...
Kongsberg Maritime has announced an agreement to acquire the Swedish company Berg Propulsion, a designer and manufacturer of integrated propulsion and electrical systems for the maritime market. The acquisition represents a strategic step to strengthen Kongsberg...
Marine energy solutions provider KPI OceanConnect has announced its financial results for the year 2025/2026, during which it delivered 13m tonnes of marine fuel, increasing revenue to US$ 6.2bn. The results are thought to reflect a year of strong operational...
The maritime and inland waterway sector is said to be at a turning point in the transition towards zero-emission waterborne transport, which is expected to be accelerated by the launch of the MarLEN (Maritime Low Emission Network) project under the Horizon Europe...
To help address the current emission challenges facing the shipping industry, the EU has granted €7,8 million to the Steesmat project, aimed at developing ground-breaking power distribution systems for the zero-emission ships of the future. Spearheaded by Norway's...
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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