UK consulting engineering firm Ricardo has completed a feasibility study into the use of ammonia as a future fuel for the maritime sector, as part of the Fastmove project. The project, which explores the Feasibility of Ammonia 4-STroke Marine engines in Offshore...
Marine energy supplier Peninsula has announced the establishment of I&P Marine Ammonia (IPMA), a joint venture with Itochu Corporation, to accelerate the development of ammonia marine fuel bunkering across key European ports. IPMA has been created to promote the...
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...
The 'MSC World Europa', first in a series of four next generation cruiseships to join the MSC Cruises’ fleet, has been delivered with a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) from the Bio-Sea by Bio-UV Group stable. As befitting one of the most environmentally...
A new European partnership is intended to help shipping companies navigate one of the industry’s biggest climate challenges: how to decarbonise the existing fleet quickly, safely, and cost-effectively. The Fit-Horizons project is bringing together 19 maritime...
According to the latest annual disclosure report from the Sea Cargo Charter (SCC), produced by the Global Maritime Forum, with expert support provided by CE Delft, Smart Freight Centre, and Stephenson Harwood, the industry is maintaining its track to align with the...
Mitsui E&S company Mitsui E&S DU has successfully completed the factory acceptance test (FAT) of the DU-WinGD 6X82DF-M-1.0 LP-SCR, the first methanol dual-fuel WinGD large marine engine built in Japan. This engine is also the first WinGD large marine engine...
Yinson GreenTech's marine electrification business, marinEV, has secured a charter contract from OPL Services for Hydromover 2.0, its next-generation electric cargo vessel. The contract is considered another important commercial milestone for marinEV and reflects...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded what it believes to be the maritime industry’s first Enhanced Antifouling Type Approval to GIT Coatings. The development of this new type of approval sets a new standard for antifouling coatings to address the growing need for...
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...
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,...
International ship classification society, Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has played an integral role in the drafting of the Inland Vessels Bill which was recently passed by the Parliament. The Inland Vessels (IV) Act 2021 repeals an earlier Inland Vessels Act...
Deltamarin has received five approvals in principle (AiPs) from DNV and Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its next-generation vessel designs. The approved next-generation vessel designs include a 20,000m3 LNG bunkering vessel, a hybrid and wind-assisted 9,500m3 liquefied...
DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to the joint consortium of MSC, Zhoushan Changhong International, and CIMC ORIC for a new 21,700 TEU ammonia-dual fuelled ultra-large container ship (ULCS) design. The AiP is seen as another milestone in the development...
FRS Finland, the Finnish subsidiary of German operator FRS, has won a public tender for a 15-year transport contract on the route Kalkkiranta–Bodö–Pörtö to be operated by an all-electric vessel. Pörtö is part of the Porvoo archipelago east of Helsinki and is located...
The CMA CGM Group has taken delivery of the 'CMA CGM Notre Dame', a new-generation LNG-powered vessel and the largest containership currently operating under the French flag. The vessel has begun its maiden commercial voyage in Shanghai, before arriving in France and...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has completed a technical review confirming BAR Technologies’ calculation of available effective power of the two 37.5m 760m2 WindWings wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) units installed on Union Maritime (UML) tankers as...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) Advisory has been appointed as Technical Support Unit (TSU) to the Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping), Government of India, supporting the country’s efforts to deliver a more sustainable, digitally enabled maritime sector. India’s...
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Maritime digital solutions provider Oceanly is introducing its latest product, Ecopac, designed to optimise energy efficiency and sustainability in shipboard electrical systems. This solution complements Oceanly’s existing portfolio by enhancing vessel performance,...
Wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) company Blue Wasp Marine has launched a software tool, known as Pelican Suite, which is intended to enable vessel owners, operators and charterers to assess and optimise a range of WAPS solutions. Pelican Suite includes a suite...
CMB.Tech company Windcat has completed its first Mk5 Hydrocat 60 crew transfer vessel (CTV), the first of the series to be fitted with a full hydrogen dual-fuel system, underscoring Windcat’s commitment to decarbonising offshore operations. The Hydrocat 60 is equipped...
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract for the design of two multipurpose subsea vessels, which will be methanol-ready and feature battery hybrid technology, and built to the company's UT7623 SEV (Sustainable Energy Vessel) design. These are the first references for...
Anemoi Marine Technologies and Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI) are deepening their partnership to provide comprehensive wind propulsion installation services across CHI subsidiary shipyards. Anemoi and CHI first entered into a cooperation agreement in 2022 and...
Wärtsilä has announced an investment of around €140m in a further expansion of 35% production capacity at its technology centre, Sustainable Technology Hub (STH) in Vaasa, Finland and the associated global supply chain. This expansion is intended to increase...
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...
Fincantieri Group company Isotta Fraschini Motori (IFM), which designs, builds and markets engines, gensets and thrusters, has inaugurated a new Innovation and Development Centre (CIS) at its Trieste headquarters. Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO Fincantieri, said:...
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