Marine Insurer NorthStandard has published a white paper focusing on the accelerating adoption of biofuels in commercial shipping, entitled ‘Biofuels – Driving the green transition’. The paper brings together insights from NorthStandard, supplier World Fuel and...
According to the Clean Maritime Fuels Platform, European maritime strategy must earmark national ETS revenues to support the availability of clean fuels for shipping. The energy transition of the shipping sector is considered vital to Europe’s climate goals and...
Wärtsilä's Water and Waste division has signed a four-year Service, Spares and Technical Support agreement with cruise operator Carnival Corporation. The contract covers a platform for providing the support needed to maintain and operate the onboard...
The French Bio-UV Group has won a contract to supply its Bio-Sea UV ballast water treatment system to the Neoliner 136 wind-powered cargo vessel newbuild. The Neoliner 136 is the first ship of its kind from Neoline, a company established in 2015 to research solutions...
Spanish wind assisted propulsion (WASP) company bound4blue and Maersk Tankers have reached a milestone in their collaboration with the installation of eSail units on board the 'Maersk Trieste'. Four of the 24m ‘plug and play’ suction sails have been fitted on the...
Oslo is marking the 10th anniversary of its Climate Budget, said to be the first of its kind in the world and now adopted by cities worldwide. Over the past decade, the Climate Budget has transformed ambitious climate targets into measurable outcomes. The Climate...
Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) has renewed its license agreement with Akasaka Diesels for the manufacture and sale of UE-series engines, low-speed two-stroke engines produced in Japan. The renewed license agreement grants Akasaka a new license for manufacture and...
ABB has secured a contract with Sri Lankan shipbuilder Colombo Dockyard PLC to supply a fully integrated electrical power, propulsion and automation system for two newbuild hybrid cable repair vessels for shipowner Orange Marine, a wholly owned subsidiary of the...
Nippon Paint Marine has completed its latest application of Aquaterras coating to 'AIDAdiva', operated by Carnival Group company AIDA Cruises. This application represents the 16th vessel in the Carnival group to fully be applied with Nippon’s biocide-free coating. In...
German corrosion specialist Steelpaint that urgent action is needed to address the significant environmental impact of steel corrosion, warning that inadequate corrosion protection is contributing more to global CO2 emissions than the entire aviation industry. The...
Danish shipowner organisation Danske Rederier says it will support an agreement to prohibit the discharge of scrubber water into Danish waters, reached by a broad political majority in the country's parliament. Danske Rederier calls for thorough enforcement of the...
The IMO Assembly, the highest governing body of the organisation, which normally meets once every two years and is open to all 175 member states, recently met for its 33rd session. The Assembly adopted the strategic plan for the six-year period 2024 to 2029,...
Vessel designer Chartwell Marine has announced an order for a new Fair Isle ferry to supply to Shetland Islands Council. The vessel is due to commence build at Parkol Marine Engineering, and is due to launch towards the end of 2026. The new ferry will replace the...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD) have announced a Joint Development Project (JDP) to design a 22,000m3 LNG bunkering vessel. The project, which is being granted Approval in Principle (AiP), aims to deliver a safe, commercially viable and...
Damen Shipyards Group has announced the successful completion of sea trials in the Black Sea for the latest Island Class ferry for BC Ferries, the seventh in a series of 10. Damen is currently constructing four Island Class vessels for the Canadian ferry operator....
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of an 88,000m3 LPG dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) 'Energia Grandeur', ordered by its group company MOL Energia from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries of South Korea. The Energia Grandeur will sail under a time charter...
At the recent 92nd meeting (C92) of the Council of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) in London, the council reviewed the significant outputs from its safe decarbonisation and safe digital transformation panels, the progress made on the...
The Nordic countries are taking a further step towards decarbonising maritime transport with the launch of Phase 2 of the 'Nordic Roadmap for the introduction of sustainable zero-carbon fuels in shipping: Implementation and realization 2025–2027'. Managed by DNV and...
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BAR Technologies has unveiled WindWings Hub, a new platform that the company says promises to transform how shipping companies track, understand and optimise the performance of wind-assisted vessels. According to the company, verifying the impact of clean technologies...
A trend towards more use of data-driven, digital vessel performance systems is gathering pace in the shipping industry was one of the main takeaways from the 10th HullPIC conference, but with ship operators saying that there are challenges still to be overcome. The...
Olympic's latest CSOV, the 'Olympic Notos', has been operational for six months since her delivery from Ulstein Verft, and the customer feedback is said to be 'outstanding'. Olympic CTO Runar Stave said: "The vessel was delivered from Ulstein Verft in November and has...
Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered a further battery-hybrid crew transfer vessel to Truth Maritime Services (TMS), strengthening a partnership that has been evolving since 2022. This latest delivery is said to further cement the ongoing collaboration...
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has signed an agreement with Australian resources company BHP Group to renew a memorandum of understanding (MoU) initially concluded in June 2022, reinforcing both companies’ commitment to support decarbonisation and improve...
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), AIM Horizon Investments and partners have announced the successful closing of the Fund for Energy Efficiency Technologies (FEET), securing total commitments of up to US$ 35m, exceeding its initial target. As the...
ABS and Sea Forrest Power Solutions, a subsidiary of BH Global, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive advancements in cutting-edge maritime electrification technologies. Supported by the ABS Electrification Center in Singapore, the agreement will...
A Lloyd’s Register (LR) report on the state of technology, integration and compliance, alongside the business case for retrofitting vessels, has found that repair yard capability and capacity concerns could thwart the uptake of alternative fuel technology onboard...
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