Greek tanker operator Avin International has joined FuelEU Maritime compliance pooling solution Ahti Pool. Avin manages a fleet of about 35 oil and chemical tankers with a total capacity exceeding 2.5m tonnes and employs over 2,000 shore and sea personnel. The company...
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NORWEGIAN GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RECEIVES FINANCIAL BOOST
Funding of €7m from Nefco (Norwegian Green Bank) to Norwegian Hydrogen is intended to help increase the production of green hydrogen in the Nordic region. Nefco has entered into a loan agreement with Norwegian Hydrogen to support the company's further growth in the...
Water & waste management news
WÄRTSILÄ UPGRADES BWMS WITH NEW FILTER TECHNOLOGY
Wärtsilä Water and Waste’s Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) is being launched with a completely new filtration solution. Designed by Wärtsilä Water and Waste’s partner FilterSafe, the Manta filter features an innovative OneMotion scanner that cleans...
SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING INCLUDES MANAGING WASTE
German company Top Glory Marine (TGM) says it is celebrating 10 years in business, providing sustainable waste management services to the maritime industry, during which it has seen a steady increase of environmental awareness in the industry. TGM MD Silke Fehr...
Marine environment & clean shipping news
FIRST VLCC TO BE EQUIPPED WITH NORSEPOWER ROTOR SAILS
Norsepower and Idemitsu Tanker Co, the shipping arm of Idemitsu Kosan, have announced their agreement to equip two Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) with the Norsepower rotor sail. The vessels, which will be built by Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) and Nihon...
RICARDO AND PORT OF HUELVA TO WORK ON GREEN CORRIDORS
Environmental, energy and engineering consultancy Ricardo is partnering with Port of Huelva to identify and promote green shipping corridors. To support the Port of Huelva, one of Spain’s busiest ports, Ricardo will identify at least five green shipping corridors into...
Marine propulsion & machinery news
J-ENG STARTS WORK ON METHANOL-FUELLED UEC50 ENGINE
Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) has commenced the development of its methanol-fuelled UEC50LSJM engine. Following the completion of its first ammonia-fuelled engine, 7UEC50LSJA, in August 2025, J-Eng is also working on the development of the hydrogen-fuelled...
ABB AND HDF ENERGY SIGN AGREEMENT FOR LARGE VESSEL FUEL CELLS
ABB and HDF Energy have signed a joint-development agreement (JDA) to develop a high-power fuel cell unit for marine applications. Enabling megawatt-scale hydrogen fuel cells, the project anticipates installations on board several vessel types, including large...
Marine coatings & hull protection news
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES FORECASTING TOOL FOR FOULING AND CII
AkzoNobel’s International marine coatings brand has announced a series of updates to Intertrac Vision, its digital forecasting tool designed to enable data-driven decision making on fouling control coatings for global vessel operators. Intertrac Vision analyses...
NEXT GENERATION HEMPAGUARD OFFERS 21% EMISSION REDUCTION
Hempel has introduced Hempaguard Ultima; the next generation of its high-performance silicone hull coating system, formulated to deliver optimised performance and increased fuel savings, enabling vessel owners and operators to reach their decarbonisation goals....
Maritime regulatory news
KOREAN REGISTER UPDATES DIGITAL RULES DATABASE
The Korean Register (KR) has launched the 20th version of its KR-Con, a digital database that contains almost all the IMO international conventions and other instruments. The program, which was developed and launched in Korea in 2000, has been used globally by...
IMO STATES URGED TO ACCEPT ENLARGEMENT OF COUNCIL
Member States of the IMO are being urged to accept, as soon as possible, amendments to the IMO Convention which will expand the size of the IMO Council to 52, reflecting the increased membership of IMO. The text of the amendments were adopted by the IMO...
Ship design & naval architecture news
DNV APPROVES LCO2 CARRIER DESIGN
DNV has awarded a General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) certificate to Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), MISC Berhad (MISC), Petronas CCS Ventures (PCCSV) and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI), for a jointly-developed 62,000m3 liquid carbon...
JR SHIPPING ORDERS TWO CONOSHIP ECO-8500 SHORT SEA VESSELS
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...
Shipbuilding & ship repair news
AtoB@C RECEIVES NINTH GREEN COASTER VESSEL
AtoB@C Shipping has taken delivery of ‘Fleximar’, the ninth vessel in its Green Coaster series, from Indian shipbuilder Chowgule & Company. The Green Coaster series is said to represent a new generation of energy-efficient vessels designed to meet the highest...
ENOVA PROVIDES NOK 299m FOR LH2 SHIPPING AND STRAND SHIPPING HYDROGEN-FUELLED BULK CARRIERS
LH2 Shipping has received additional support from Enova for the construction of two additional liquid hydrogen (LH₂) fuelled bulk carriers, the third and fourth in the series. What are believed to be the first two LH₂ bulkers, also ordered by LH2 Shipping, received...
Ship classification news
BV CLASS FOR CHINESE LOW-CARBON MODEL PCTC DESIGN
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has classed the ‘AICC Fenghuang’, a dual-fuel PCTC which will serve as a low-carbon, eco-friendly model at sea and play a vital role in supporting China’s rapidly growing global automotive exports. The vessel was designed by...
ABS VALIDATES HD HYUNDAI’S VESSELWISE TECHNOLOGY
ABS has granted approval in principle (AiP) for VesselWise, a next-generation autonomous technology for optimising propulsion to improve fuel efficiency and enhance operational stability. The technology was developed by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering...
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Marine electronics & digitalisation news
VARD ELECTRO SIGNS DEAL WITH THE SWITCH TO EQUIP FIVE OFFSHORE VESSELS
Marine power electronics company The Switch has signed a contract with Ålesund-based Vard Electro that marks a significant step in the company’s commitment to delivering innovative products for system integrators. The Switch will supply its DC-Hub technology to...
STATU SHIPPING CHOOSES ORBITMI FOR FLEET EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE
US-based provider of maritime SaaS software OrbitMI says that Turkish company Statu Shipping has deployed its compliance solutions across its fleet of 20 bulk carriers. Rather than handling compliance as a passive, post-voyage process, Statu Shipping can now monitor...
Offshore marine news
FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC OFFSHORE VESSEL TO BE POWERED BY CORVUS ESS.
Corvus Energy has announced that it will deliver a mega-size battery system for the first fully electric offshore vessel to be built. The vessel is an electric commissioning service operation vessel (eCSOV) that will be constructed by Armon shipyard in Spain for...
ABS ISSUES AiP FOR AMMONIA FPSO WITH CARBON CAPTURE
A new design for an ammonia floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit that features onboard carbon capture technology for blue ammonia production has received approval in principle (AiP) from ABS. The design comes from FPSO provider Modec, in...
Maritime business news
WÄRTSILÄ CONCLUDES MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR 14 LNGC NEWBUILDS
Wärtsilä has signed a 10-year lifecycle agreement with Hong Kong based OPearl LNG Ship Management covering a total of 14 LNG carrier vessels. The agreement is designed to ensure the vessels’ maximum operational reliability by enabling flexible maintenance scheduling...
OCCS AND SCRUBBER COMPANY APPOINTS SOUTH KOREA REPRESESNTATIVE
The Dutch Value Group has signed a commercial representation agreement with Korean company Union Tech, appointing the company as the technical consultant and agent for Value Maritime’s solutions in South Korea. As Value Maritime’s representative in South Korea, Union...
Maritime & emissions research news
NORWEGIAN ‘SEA ZERO’ PROJECT WILL LAUNCH ZERO-EMISSION PASSENGER SHIP BY 2030
Hurtigruten Norway, which is working towards its first zero emission ship by 2030, has officially kicked off its innovative research project in partnership with research institute Sintef and 12 maritime partners. The new consortium, which includes Cavotec, Vard,...
GRIEG STUDY LOOKS AT VIABILITY OF AMMONIA FUEL TRANSFORMATION
A group of industry experts led by Grieg Star Shipping has concluded that deep-sea shipping can transform to ammonia as fuel, but there are several difficult hurdles to overcome. The group examined the possibilities of retrofitting an open hatch vessel to run on green...
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