Topsoe has signed a contract with energy company Uniper, to deliver FEED for the company’s NorthStarH2 e-methanol project in Östersund, Northern Sweden. The FEED will be based on Topsoe’s ModuLite e-methanol technology, including gas compression. This technology...
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Marine fuel & lubricant news
TITAN AND SOGESTRAN PARTNER TO BUILD LNG BUNKER VESSEL
Titan Clean Fuels, part of Molgas Group, has entered into a long-term agreement with shipowner Sogestran Group for the construction, charter and operation of a new 6,000m3 LNG bunker vessel (LNGBV). Titan is planning to operate the LNGBV throughout the Western...
Water & waste management news
LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR BIO-SEA BALLAST SYSTEMS
To further support shipowners in the management of their ballast waters ahead of the entry into force in September 2024 of the D-2 compliance requirements, the French Bio-UV Group has introduced a life-time warranty on all its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system...
COMPANY SAYS WATER TREATMENT RANGE IS AHEAD OF REGULATIONS
Swedish company Marinfloc says that its range of wastewater treatment equipment, unlike that of many other companies, is already compliant with upcoming revisions to MEPC 107(49). The updated regulation enters into force in 2025, something that Marinfloc...
Marine environment & clean shipping news
EXPANDED EU ETS MUST RAISE INVESTMENT IN MARITIME DECARBONISATION, SAYS EMISSIONLINK
The proposed expansion of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) must provide fair treatment for shipping and deliver meaningful emissions reductions, according to emissions compliance specialist, EmissionLink. The European Commission’s proposals would extend the...
JAPANESE CONSORTIUM INVESTIGATES CO2 REMOVAL FROM SEAWATER AS SOURCE OF CARBON CREDITS
Hitachi, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), and Japan Airlines (JAL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct Japan's first pilot test on Kume Island, Okinawa, using Direct Ocean Capture (DOC)—a technology that directly separates and captures CO2 dissolved in...
Marine propulsion & machinery news
NEW EVERLLENCE SERVICE CONTRACTS INCLUDE HYBRID NEWBUILDS
Everllence has signed long-term service agreements (LTSAs) with German ferry operator, TT-Line, covering two newbuilding ro-pax vessels currently under construction at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu), plus two other vessels from TT-Lines’ existing fleet:...
FIRST EVERLLENCE G80 B&W ME-LGIMe ETHANOL ENGINE COMPLETES TESTING
Everllence says that its first Everllence B&W G80 ethanol capable engine has been tested and verified at an R&D test at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery division in Korea. The engine is bound for the third in a series of 10 very large ore...
Marine coatings & hull protection news
JOTUN AND MESSINA COLLABORATE ON HULL CLEANING
Jotun has announced another new milestone for its clean shipping commitment through a commercial agreement with Italian ship owner Ignazio Messina for Jotun’s Hull Skating Solutions (HSS). This collaboration is said to reflect a shared vision for innovation and...
THREE-YEAR TRIAL DEMONSTRATES EMISSION SAVINGS FROM NANO-TECH COATING
US sustainable marine technology company Azra Tech has announced a strategic collaboration with Neptune Lines Shipping and Managing Enterprises, a short-sea car carrier operator in Europe and the Mediterranean, to support innovation in eco-friendly vessel performance....
Maritime regulatory news
LR ANALYSES LATEST IMO MID-TERM GHG MEETING
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...
CLASS SOCIETIES COMBINE ON EMISSIONS REPORTING DATA STANDARDS
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...
Ship design & naval architecture news
FUTURE-READY FKAB T72 CHEMICAL TANKER LAUNCHED FOR STOLT
Swedish ship designer FKAB has announced the successful launch of the first 38,000 dwt stainless steel chemical parcel tanker in the NST series at Nantong Xiangyu Shipyard, China. The vessel is based on FKAB’s T72 design and forms part of an eight-vessel series...
WIND-ASSISTED MR TANKER JOINT DEVELOPMENT MoU SIGNED
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with K Shipbuilding, bound4blue and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) to jointly develop a 50,000 dwt MR tanker incorporating wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS)....
Shipbuilding & ship repair news
KLAVENESS RECEIVES FIRST WAPS-EQUIPPED NEWBUILD
Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has taken delivery of 'Baltazar', its third and final contracted third-generation Cabu vessel, from New Yangzi Shipyard in China. Equipped with the first wind-assisted propulsion system in KCC's fleet and a range of advanced energy...
SVITZER TO BUILD LOW-EMISSION TUGS IN INDIA
Towage provider Svitzer has signed a contract with Swan Defence and Heavy Industries (SDHI), India’s largest shipbuilding and heavy fabrication company, to build four 32m TRAnsverse tugs at its Pipavav shipyard in Gujarat. It is Svitzer’s first contract with SDHI and...
Ship classification news
NEW ClassNK NOTATION INCLUDES GHG EMISSIONS FROM SHIPBUILDING
ClassNK has added what it believes to be the world’s first notation, ‘a EA (CFP)', as a new framework to make initiatives related to GHG emissions during ship construction visible, indicating that the carbon footprint (CFP) generated during ship construction has been...
ABS AWARDS SMART AND PMP NOTATIONS TO GASLOG SHIP
ABS has announced the award of the SMART (MHM) notation to a GasLog LNG carrier, marking the commercial vessel as the first to receive the notation in combination with the ABS Preventative Maintenance Program (PMP). The SMART (MHM) notation, governed by the ABS Guide...
Ship’s deck & cargo news
GTT CLOSES 2021 WITH ANOTHER TANK DESIGN ORDER
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...
MacGREGOR INTRODUCES SUSTAINABLE HEAVY LIFT CRANE
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...
Marine electronics & digitalisation news
SHIPPING GROUP SELECTS ABS WAVESIGHT FOR EU EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE
ABS Wavesight, the ABS-affiliated software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, has been chosen by Navilands Group to provide a single integrated platform to help streamline compliance with the FuelEU Maritime regulation and EU ETS requirements. Navilands will implement the...
NAPA AND INTEROUTES OFFER EMISSION-SAVING PROGRAMME
Maritime software and digital service provider Napa and voyage optimisation and weather routing specialist Interoutes have jointly launched of their new Expert Route Monitoring service. The joint offering combines NAPA’s digital weather routing solution – NAPA Voyage...
Offshore marine news
TWO LOW-EMISSION CREW BOATS COMPLETED BY STRATEGIC MARINE
Singapore aluminium shipbuilder Strategic Marine and its strategic partner Prima Marine, a Thai marine transport company. have announced the delivery of two 42m Generation 4 Fast Crew Boats (FCBs) to NMDC LTS, a Middle Eastern provider of marine and offshore services....
WINDCAT AND DAMEN PARTNER ON NEW LOW-EMISSION OFFSHORE ACCOMMODATION VESSEL
Windcat, part of CMB.Tech, has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards Group for a new Multi-Purpose Accommodation Support Vessel (MP-ASV), with the option of five additional vessels of this type. To be known as the Innovation Series, this new class of vessel will...
Maritime business news
SCRUBBER AND OCCS COMPANY APPOINTS CHINESE AGENT
Dutch emissions-reduction technology innovator Value Maritime has signed a commercial representation agreement with Hai Cheung China, appointing the company as its technical consultant and agent for the Chinese market. The partnership is intended to strengthen Value...
EUROPE INVESTS IN ZERO-EMISSION WATERBORNE TRANSPORT PARTNERSHIP
According to European industry organisation Waterborne Technology Platform (Waterborne TP), investments made by the broader European waterborne transport sector in 2025 reached record levels. The Partnership Board of the Co-Programmed Partnership on Zero-Emission...
Maritime & emissions research news
CHALMERS UNIVERSITY CLOSER TO COMMERCIAL ‘STRUCTURAL BATTERIES’
A new press release from Chalmers University of Technology In Sweden begins: "When cars, planes, ships or computers are built from a material that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure, the weight and energy consumption are radically reduced". A...
JPNH₂YDRO OPENS NEW H2 ENGINE R&D CENTRE
JPNH₂YDRO, a joint venture between CMB.Tech, Tsuneishi and Kambara Kisen, has officially inaugurated its new hydrogen engine R&D centre. This innovative centre is a pioneering hydrogen test site in Japan, designed to advance hydrogen engine development. Equipped...
Maritime safety & security news
ClassNK AND PANAMA SIGN CYBERSECURITY MoU
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...































