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Marine fuel & lubricant news

FOUR-STROKE LUBRICANT HELPS CUT FUEL AND EMISSIONS

FOUR-STROKE LUBRICANT HELPS CUT FUEL AND EMISSIONS

TotalEnergies Lubmarine division is launching an innovative trunk piston engine oil, Aurelia FE, designed to help shipowners reduce fuel consumption and emissions, lower operating costs and improve vessel efficiency. With fuel said to represent the largest operating...

HYDROGEN SYSTEMS ORDERED FOR TWO H2-FUELLED BULK CARRIERS

HYDROGEN SYSTEMS ORDERED FOR TWO H2-FUELLED BULK CARRIERS

German company eCap Marine has secured a contract to equip two hydrogen-powered bulk carriers for Norwegian ship operator Green Marine Infrastructure (GMI) with its integrated hydrogen energy power systems known as eCap H2EPS. The new contract follows ongoing projects...

Water & waste management news

EVAC TOTAL CONCEPT CUTS EMISSIONS FROM WASTE TREATMENT

EVAC TOTAL CONCEPT CUTS EMISSIONS FROM WASTE TREATMENT

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 PROVIDES REPLACEMENT BWMS TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE

ALFA LAVAL PROVIDES REPLACEMENT BWMS TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE

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...

Marine environment & clean shipping news

NAPA DEBUNKS SEVEN MARITIME DECARBONISATION MYTHS

NAPA DEBUNKS SEVEN MARITIME DECARBONISATION MYTHS

According to Ossi Mettälä, Product Manager Shipping Solutions, Napa, the maritime industry is navigating one of the most complex operating environments it has ever faced. Tightening regulations, commercial pressure, and expectations around efficiency are all...

Marine propulsion & machinery news

SCHOTTEL INTRODUCES FUTURE-READY PROPULSION CONTROL SYSTEM

SCHOTTEL INTRODUCES FUTURE-READY PROPULSION CONTROL SYSTEM

Schottel has unveiled PropControl 4, the latest generation of its propulsion control systems, designed to help operators and crews manage increasingly complex propulsion systems safely, efficiently, and intuitively. It combines powerful control functions,...

SPANISH TANKER ADDS SPANISH WAPS TO CUT CARBON

SPANISH TANKER ADDS SPANISH WAPS TO CUT CARBON

Wind assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) company bound4blue has completed the installation of four 22m eSail suction sails onboard Marflet Marine’s 'Santiago I', positioning the company as the first Spanish merchant fleet owner to commit to WAPS and suction sails. The...

Marine coatings & hull protection news

GREEN CREDENTIALS OF JOTUN’S SEAQUANTUM X200 VERIFIED BY DNV

GREEN CREDENTIALS OF JOTUN’S SEAQUANTUM X200 VERIFIED BY DNV

Jotun's SeaQuantum X200 antifouling has received official verification from DNV confirming an average speed loss of just 1.0% over a dock-to-dock period. This is believed to represent the lowest verified speed loss in the industry, setting a new benchmark for hull...

JOTUN HSS RECEIVES LR FULL ANTIFOULING APPROVAL

JOTUN HSS RECEIVES LR FULL ANTIFOULING APPROVAL

Lloyd's Register (LR) has recently awarded what is believed to be the world’s first recognised enhanced antifouling type approval to Jotun's SeaQuantum Skate antifouling coating, alongside type approval certification for the HullSkater hull cleaning equipment,...

Maritime regulatory news

WSC WELCOMES OUTCOME OF MEPC83

WSC WELCOMES OUTCOME OF MEPC83

The World Shipping Council has welcomed an unprecedented global agreement at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) today, as a critical next step toward shipping decarbonisation. Following a contentious and difficult debate, the IMO reached agreement on a...

DENMARK ASKS FOR PRICE ADVANTAGE FOR GREEN FUEL

DENMARK ASKS FOR PRICE ADVANTAGE FOR GREEN FUEL

Danish shipping companies are requesting an ambitious agreement at the upcoming IMO MEPC meeting in London, and hope that the 176 countries represented can agree on climate regulation of international shipping that will set requirements for and make it more attractive...

Ship design & naval architecture news

ULTRA-LARGE CONTAINER SHIP CONCEPT TO USE BATTERY HYBRID SYSTEM

ULTRA-LARGE CONTAINER SHIP CONCEPT TO USE BATTERY HYBRID SYSTEM

ABS, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) have completed a joint development project for a high efficiency, 16,000-TEU ultra-large container ship with a battery hybrid system. ABS has issued approval in...

ROTOR SAILS CAN BE INTEGRATED IN MR TANKER DESIGN FOLLOWING DNV APPROVAL

ROTOR SAILS CAN BE INTEGRATED IN MR TANKER DESIGN FOLLOWING DNV APPROVAL

Anemoi Marine Technologies (‘Anemoi’) and several industry partners have concluded a joint development project (JDP) that integrates Anemoi’s rotor sails - comprising two folding, EX rated units - into the design of a medium-range (MR) tanker – simplifying selection...

Shipbuilding & ship repair news

FIRST OF NEXT-GENERATION AMMONIA-READY PCTCs DELIVERED TO GRIMALDI

FIRST OF NEXT-GENERATION AMMONIA-READY PCTCs DELIVERED TO GRIMALDI

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the 'Grande Pacifico', first of a new class of five 9800 CEU PCTC vessels, and the 13th ammonia- ready ship in the Grimaldi Group fleet. Built at the China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu shipyard, Grande Pacifico is an...

DAMEN DELIVERS FUTURE-READY CF 3850

DAMEN DELIVERS FUTURE-READY CF 3850

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Combi Freighter (CF) 3850 to Lithuania-based Juru Agentura Forsa, named 'CF Anja' at the handover ceremony. The ship name is one that has been in use in the Forsa fleet for many years. This delivery marks the first newbuild vessel...

Ship classification news

VENTOFOILS RECEIVE TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATION FROM DNV

VENTOFOILS RECEIVE TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATION FROM DNV

Dutch company Econowind has received a type approval design certificate (TADC) from classification society DNV for its VentoFoil 3-Series boundary layer suction wing. The certification confirms compliance with DNV's ST-0511 standard for wind-assisted propulsion...

LR PUSHES RETROFIT TO SUPPORT FEEDER VESSEL RENEWAL

LR PUSHES RETROFIT TO SUPPORT FEEDER VESSEL RENEWAL

Lloyd’s Register (LR) is responding to growing pressure in the feeder sector, where ageing vessels, tighter regulation and rising operating costs are forcing owners to make tough fleet renewal decisions. The ‘Powering the next generation of feeder vessels’ campaign...

Ship’s deck & cargo news

MACGREGOR TO SUPPLY RO-RO EQUIPMENT FOR THREE HYBRID FERRIES

MACGREGOR TO SUPPLY RO-RO EQUIPMENT FOR THREE HYBRID FERRIES

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply comprehensive packages of ro-ro equipment for three pro-ecological, low-emission vessels powered by four LNG engines of dual-fuel type with battery assistance (hybrid). These RoPax ferries will be built at...

MacGREGOR EQUIPMENT FOR LNG-FUELLED RO-RO

MacGREGOR EQUIPMENT FOR LNG-FUELLED RO-RO

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply ro-ro equipment for a LNG-powered vessel being built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) for the Tasmanian-based Australian shipping company, SeaRoad, scheduled to be delivered in the last quarter of...

Marine electronics & digitalisation news

CHEMSHIP CUTS EMISSIONS WITH MANTA OPTIMISATION

CHEMSHIP CUTS EMISSIONS WITH MANTA OPTIMISATION

Manta Marine Technologies (MMT) is set to support chemical tanker operator Chemship in reducing its fuel consumption and emissions through a new contract to supply and install Manta’s automated propulsion optimisation system, FuelOpt, across nine vessels in the...

ACCELLERON EXTENDS DIGITAL SOLUTIONS PORTFOLIO TO KOREA

ACCELLERON EXTENDS DIGITAL SOLUTIONS PORTFOLIO TO KOREA

Accelleron has signed an agreement with maritime software developer Lab021 to extend the reach of its digital solutions among Korean shipbuilders, owners and operators. Through the agreement, Lab021 can now further enhance operational efficiency for its customers –...

Offshore marine news

CHINESE COMPANIES GRANTED AiP FOR LARGE-SCALE FLNG CONCEPT

CHINESE COMPANIES GRANTED AiP FOR LARGE-SCALE FLNG CONCEPT

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) certification to an ultra-deepwater large-scale Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) concept design jointly developed by CNPC Offshore Engineering, China Offshore Engineering &...

DAMEN BEGINS BUILD OF HERMAN SENIOR SUSTAINABLE MPV

DAMEN BEGINS BUILD OF HERMAN SENIOR SUSTAINABLE MPV

Damen Shipyards Group has held a keel-laying ceremony for Herman Senior’s Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) 4916 at the Albwardy Damen shipyard in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to Damen, MPV 4916 is prepared for a sustainable future. The vessel features the...

Maritime business news

ECSA STUDY IDENTIFIES STATES’ EU ETS REVENUES

ECSA STUDY IDENTIFIES STATES’ EU ETS REVENUES

A new study by European Shipowners (ECSA) quantifies for the first time how much revenues shipping contributes to the national budget of EU member states. ECSA is campaigning for a requirement to reinvest these revenues in clean fuel availability and clean tech...

NEW FUELS PROMPT TRAINING CENTRE EXPANSION

NEW FUELS PROMPT TRAINING CENTRE EXPANSION

Everllence has unveiled the comprehensive expansion of the PrimeServ Academy at its Augsburg site, with increased floor space, from around 1,700m2 to approximately 3,000m2, enabling the growing demand for training driven by new technological developments to be met....

Maritime & emissions research news

SINTEF AND GCMD COLLABORATE IN DECARBONISATION RESEARCH CENTRE

SINTEF AND GCMD COLLABORATE IN DECARBONISATION RESEARCH CENTRE

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...

IMO EXPANDS ASSISTANCE SCHEME FOR ZERO-CARBON SHIPPING PROJECTS

IMO EXPANDS ASSISTANCE SCHEME FOR ZERO-CARBON SHIPPING PROJECTS

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,...

Maritime safety & security news

NO TRADE OFF BETWEEN SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY, WARNS DNV

NO TRADE OFF BETWEEN SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY, WARNS DNV

A new analysis from classification society DNV and Lloyd's List Intelligence concludes that although shipping has seen a significant improvement in safety over the past decade as higher standards of ship construction and operation have cut the number of casualties,...

LR AND INTERMANAGER SHARE LIFEBOAT SAFETY INSIGHTS

LR AND INTERMANAGER SHARE LIFEBOAT SAFETY INSIGHTS

Working with InterManager, the international trade association for the ship management industry, Lloyd’s Register (LR) has used its SafetyScanner machine learning technology to identify new, previously unseen insights surrounding lifeboat accidents, which will help...

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