Åland-based ferry company Viking Line intends to increase its use of renewable European biogas fuel in 2026 following a ten-fold multiplication in biofuel use in 2025. The biogas is used alongside LNG on the company’s newest ships, Viking Glory and Viking Grace, which...
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has published its latest update to the WSC Dual-Fuel Fleet Dashboard, tracking the global liner shipping industry’s investment in new ships capable of running on renewable and lower-emission fuels, and showing how the fleet is...
Swedish company Marinfloc has initiated delivery of combined EGR bleed-off and Bilge water separators for a major South Korean newbuilding project, having handed over three of a total of 12 shipments for the 16,200 TEU methanol-powered vessels. ABS, Lloyd's Register,...
According to BIMCO, even if plastics on board ships are sorted, managed, and discharged to shore in a proper way, mismanagement of waste on land means it can still reach the ocean. With up to 1.75bn plastic bottles a year being used on board ships, BIMCO believes...
A new report has found that adopting methanol as the primary fuel for voyages between the Port of Tyne, Newcastle and Port of IJmuiden, Amsterdam could avoid up to £420m in future regulatory costs and deliver an 80% reduction in GHG emissions. The study, led by...
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has joined political leaders and transport industry representatives at the United Nations launch of the Decade of Sustainable Transport, highlighting the essential role of ocean shipping in cutting emissions across global supply...
Kongsberg Maritime has marked the launch of its new Kamewa S-4L waterjet series with a major contract to supply propulsion systems for Gotlandsbolaget’s next-generation high-speed ferry, 'Horizon X'. The multi-fuel vessel, currently under construction at Austal, is...
Everllence reports that it has received the 2,000th order for a dual-fuel engine from its two-stroke portfolio, from Cosco Shipping Lines which has contracted for an Everllence B&W 8G95ME—GI Mk. 10.5 main engine featuring EcoEGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) as part...
International, AkzoNobel’s marine coatings brand, has announced that a new cable-laying vessel, the 'Monna Lisa' owned by Prysmian, is to be coated with the Intergard 7500 primer and Intersmooth 7465Si antifouling solution. This decision is estimated to reduce the...
The performance of Hempel’s silicone-based hull coating solution, Hempaguard X7, and its ability to accelerate decarbonisation efforts in the maritime industry are now third-party validated by DNV. Since its launch in 2013, Hempaguard has provided vessels around the...
IMO has granted full consultative status to the International Windship Association (IWSA), a move that IWSA says will help bring wind-assisted and primary wind propulsion issues to the fore as the technology segment continues to grow and the industry looks to this...
Various proposals for mid-term measures to reduce GHG emissions, including a number of submissions related to potential market-based measures, have been submitted and considered by an IMO working group, involving more than 350 participants from some 70 Member States,...
Danish designer OSK says that it has been selected as design partner for Molslinjen's maritime electrification project, contributing a ship design that enables full electrification of the Kattegat route. The project, which includes the construction of two...
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...
Incat Tasmania says it has reached another defining moment in maritime history, with its large battery-electric ship commencing harbour trials in Hobart's River Derwent for the first time. This marks the first occasion that Hull 096 – considered the largest...
Van Oord has exercised an option with The Chinese CIMC Raffles shipyard by signing a construction contract for a second multi-fuel subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel. This agreement is said to further strengthen the trust built since the two companies' renewed...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has classified the 'Douglas Mawson', a 200-passenger expedition cruise ship, specifically designed for polar exploration in the Antarctic and Arctic, and built by China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) (CMHI) for SunStone...
Classification society DNV has awarded HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) an approval in principle (AiP) for a new 15,000 TEU container vessel design powered by small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The design demonstrates the application of...
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US-based maritime software provider OrbitMI has been selected by bulk and chemical cargo transport company Nisshin Shipping to provide vessel reporting and compliance solutions across its fleet. Nisshin Shipping initially engaged with OrbitMI through a pilot...
Wind propulsion system company Norsepower has announced a new collaboration with climate tech start-up Syroco, under which the two companies are delivering energy efficiency solutions for merchant vessels, reducing fuel consumption, minimising carbon emissions, and...
According to Kongsberg Maritime, a new era of offshore operations has begun with the successful delivery of ‘Reach Remote 1’, a 24m unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed by the company. This ground-breaking achievement marks a significant milestone through...
Chinese shipbuilder CIMC Raffles, a subsidiary of CIMC Group, has successfully delivered ‘Boreas’, said to be the world's largest and latest generation offshore wind installation vessel, to Van Oord. Boreas is 176m long, with deck area over 7000m2, and accommodation...
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...
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...
Design and engineering consultancy Houlder is to participate in the ‘Winds of Change’ project led by Smart Green Shipping (SGS), which will see an SGS FastRig wing sail retrofitted to a large vessel. The project recently received funding from the UK Department for...
Amogy, a US company developing ammonia as a clean fuel for heavy transport applications, has announced plans to launch an ammonia-powered, zero-emission tugboat in late 2023. The company believes that getting the first ammonia-powered vessel on the water will signal a...
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