The British Antarctic Survey ship 'RRS Sir David Attenborough' has departed on a five-week voyage from the UK to Antarctica, marking the start of the new Antarctic field season. The new season brings a full schedule of ambitious science, deep-field exploration and...
The global shipping industry is being misled by the promise of LNG, which fuel optimisation company Fuelre4m says is being driven by commercial rather than environmental, motives, from shipyards chasing newbuild orders to energy companies offloading gas reserves. This...
Danish company Bawat reports a recent case that underscores the critical need for effective ballast reception facilities in ports, where the company was called upon to deliver its ballast as a service (BaaS) solution to a vessel facing deballasting challenges in...
Ecospray, an Italian company specialising in integrated solutions for decarbonisation, including exhaust gas cleaning, and part of the Carnival cruise group, intends to take part as a technical supplier in a pilot project to capture CO2 from seawater. The company will...
Wärtsilä has signed a nine-year lifecycle agreement with Japanese domestic ferry operator Hankyu Ferry, covering the operator’s two latest vessels, the ‘Yamato’ and the ‘Settsu’. The agreement is designed to ensure the vessels' uninterrupted service reliability. The...
The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Singapore and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (ROK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the Singapore-ROK green and digital shipping corridor (GDSC). Under the MoU, the...
Everllence is marking the 10th anniversary of its B&W ME-GI dual-fuel engine entering commercial service, since when it has accumulated 1,010 orders with over 500 units already at sea. The company claims that the robust, reliable ME-GI is proven technology and the...
Swiss marine power company WinGD plans to launch the first ethanol-fuelled two-stroke marine engine to the market in 2026, with deliveries for newbuild and retrofit applications starting in 2027. The announcement follows a decade of investigation into ethanol fuel -...
Government agency Innovation Norway has provided sustainable hull-cleaning company ECOsubsea with a NOK 69m (US$ 6.2m) Green Growth Loan that will part-fund the construction of more of the company's next-generation hull-cleaning robots, as it gears up to significantly...
New analysis by the Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre (MERC) has found that silicone-based hull coatings could deliver significant emissions reductions, but challenges around application and mechanical strength remain. Silicone coatings, with their very low...
According to Danish Shipping, the EU has now adopted the final rules for climate-neutral shipping, as proposed in the ambitious climate package "Fit for 55". Particularly, the requirement for the climate footprint of fuels, with the adoption of FuelEU Maritime, is...
Member States of IMO, meeting at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80), have adopted a 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, with enhanced targets to tackle harmful emissions. MEPC 80 met 3-7 July 2023 at IMO Headquarters in...
Dutch company JR Shipping has confirmed an order for two Conoship-designed ECO-8500 dry cargo vessels to be built by Chowgule Shipyards. Conoship International developed the ECO-8500 in cooperation with Boomsma Shipping as a series of eco-friendly, diesel-electric dry...
Conoship International has been selected by shipbuilder Baltic Workboats as the principal designer for the concept and basic design of a new-generation pilot station vessel for DAB Vloot, set to modernise operations along the Flemish coast. Conoship says the project...
Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine has announced the technical acceptance for a pair of two 40m 550-passenger aluminium catamaran ferries built for the Government of Bermuda. This acceptance marks the vessels' readiness to progress toward final delivery and...
Stena Line has welcomed the first of its new hybrid freight ferries to Belfast Harbour, which will enter service on the freight-only Belfast to Heysham route on 22 September. The 147m Stena Futura will operate 12 sailings per week providing additional freight capacity...
According to the latest analysis from ABS. new advances in battery technologies have the potential to not only support direct electrification but also offer pathways to the integration of alternative fuels, enhanced operational efficiency and reduced fuel costs...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has announced an update to its Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, introducing new technical notations that formalise standards for wind propulsion systems and ergonomic design. The changes, which will be consolidated into the...
French company GTT has received, at the end of December 2021, an order from its partner, the Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries, for the tank design of a new LNG carrier vessel. As part of this order, GTT will design the tanks of the vessel which will offer a...
Cargotec company MacGregor has introduced a fully electrically driven heavy lift crane (HCE) to its heavy lift equipment family, in its drive to offer more environmentally sustainable products and solutions. The HCE is a result of combining MacGregor and NMF’s...
Norwegian weather intelligence and voyage optimisation solutions company StormGeo has partnered with the Finnish AI analytics company Awake.AI to deliver AI-powered port analytics to its clients. StormGeo will promote and deliver Awake.AI’s advanced port call...
Germany-headquartered marine engine performance diagnostics company CM Technologies (CMT), has secured a substantial order for its flagship Premet X analyser from a Cypriot ship manager. The order for 19 Premet X units follows use of the engine performance monitor on...
CMB.Tech company Windcat has completed its first Mk5 Hydrocat 60 crew transfer vessel (CTV), the first of the series to be fitted with a full hydrogen dual-fuel system, underscoring Windcat’s commitment to decarbonising offshore operations. The Hydrocat 60 is equipped...
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract for the design of two multipurpose subsea vessels, which will be methanol-ready and feature battery hybrid technology, and built to the company's UT7623 SEV (Sustainable Energy Vessel) design. These are the first references for...
The UK Chamber of Shipping (UKCS) has commented on the latest statement from the US Administration on the IMO Net Zero Framework and what it might mean for upcoming IMO discussions. In a joint statement by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Commerce...
Smart Freight Centre (SFC) and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) are pleased to announce that SFC is joining MMMCZCS’s global network as a knowledge partner. This collaboration is said to mark a significant step forward in advancing...
Swiss company Daphne Technology has announced that its SlipPure methane reduction system is being trialled on a gas carrier, ‘Maran Gas Chios’, in a collaborative project involving various partners. Joining Daphne Technology in the project are Lloyd's Register (LR) as...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) group companies MOL Ship Management and MOL Marine & Engineering have been selected as a pre-commissioning crew dispatcher and expected operator for a new Arctic research vessel (RV) ordered by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and...
Classification Society ClassNK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cybersecurity with the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA), the largest flag state, which is making various efforts to improve the safety of its own vessels. PMA recently announced the...
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