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TT-LINE ACHIEVES CO2 REDUCTIONS WITH PRIMESERV

TT-LINE ACHIEVES CO2 REDUCTIONS WITH PRIMESERV

German ferry operator TT-Line has revealed that, working closely with Everllence PrimeServ Germany, its ro-paxes ‘Nils Holgersson’ and ‘Peter Pan’ successfully operated on bio-LNG during 2025, enjoying a significant emissions reduction. The 230m vessels were...

CMA CGM UNDERTAKES FIRST BIO-METHANOL BUNKERING

CMA CGM UNDERTAKES FIRST BIO-METHANOL BUNKERING

The CMA CGM Group and SIPG Energy recently successfully completed the first bio-methanol bunkering of the 'CMA CGM Osmium' at Yangshan Port’s Shengdong Terminal. This newly delivered 13,000 TEU bio-methanol dual‑fuel containership will soon operate on the M2X service...

Water & waste management news

ALFA LAVAL LAUNCHES PUREBALLAST 3 ULTRA BWMS

ALFA LAVAL LAUNCHES PUREBALLAST 3 ULTRA BWMS

Alfa Laval says its newly-introduced PureBallast 3 Ultra introduces the maritime industry to the compact, innovative core of the next-generation system designed to make ballast water management simpler and easier to achieve. The system reflects long experience and...

WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS ACHIEVE ALASKAN COMPLIANCE

WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS ACHIEVE ALASKAN COMPLIANCE

Wärtsilä Water & Waste says the company continues to deliver exceptional wastewater treatment performance in one of the world’s most closely monitored marine environments through the Hamworthy membrane bioreactor (MBR) system, according to independent regulatory...

Marine environment & clean shipping news

UK SHORE POWER IS SUFFERING ECONOMIC ILLS – NATPOWER

UK SHORE POWER IS SUFFERING ECONOMIC ILLS – NATPOWER

According to shore power company NatPower Marine, the commercial challenges facing publicly funded shore power projects in the UK ports of Aberdeen and Portsmouth should not be dismissed as local pricing anomalies, rather regarded as an early warning signal for the...

BARBADOS INVESTIGATES GREEN CORRIDOR

BARBADOS INVESTIGATES GREEN CORRIDOR

IMO has commissioned a pre-feasibility study, in conjunction with the Government of Barbados, to set a pathway to exploring green shipping corridors to reduce emissions from shipping. An initial meeting with the Government of Barbados and national stakeholders in the...

Marine propulsion & machinery news

GERMAN NEWBUILD RESEARCH VESSEL OPTS FOR BATTERY HYBRID PROPULSION

GERMAN NEWBUILD RESEARCH VESSEL OPTS FOR BATTERY HYBRID PROPULSION

AYK Energy has secured a contract to supply what it believes to be the largest battery ever installed on an ice class vessel, for Germany’s next generation polar research ship 'Polarstern'. The partnership for the new diesel-electric vessel currently under development...

AYK DELIVERS LARGEST BATTERY RETROFIT TO WASALINE

AYK DELIVERS LARGEST BATTERY RETROFIT TO WASALINE

Battery company AYK Energy reports that ro-pax operator Wasaline's vessel 'Aurora Botnia' is now back in service with the largest retrofit battery installation to date, following an upgrade at Turku Repair Yard in Finland. The new 10.4MWh AYK Pisces+ battery system is...

Marine coatings & hull protection news

JOTUN CO2 REDUCTION FIGURES VERIFIED BY DNV

JOTUN CO2 REDUCTION FIGURES VERIFIED BY DNV

Marine coatings manufacturer Jotun reports an estimated 11.8m tonnes of avoided CO₂ emissions for vessels coated with its products in 2025 – an increase from 11.1m tonnes from the year before. This result has been verified through an independent technical evaluation...

CHINESE COMPANY AIMS TO CUT EMISSIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL COATINGS

CHINESE COMPANY AIMS TO CUT EMISSIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL COATINGS

Akzo Nobel's International coatings brand has extended its partnership with Qingdao Winning International Ship Management (Winning Shipping) which will see a significant volume of International coatings used for a number of drydocking projects in 2026. Focused on six...

Maritime regulatory news

INTERFERRY DEMANDS HOLD ON EU ETS PHASE-IN

INTERFERRY DEMANDS HOLD ON EU ETS PHASE-IN

Interferry, the global trade association for the ferry industry, is requesting an immediate halt to the further phasing-in of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for the maritime sector. The demand follows the recent decision to continue exempting road transport...

ENGINE MONITORING COMPANY SAYS IMO DCS COMPLIANCE NEEDS RETHINK

ENGINE MONITORING COMPANY SAYS IMO DCS COMPLIANCE NEEDS RETHINK

Shipowners and managers are being reminded to review onboard fuel-measurement and data-capture practices following the entry into force of amendments to Marpol Annex VI. Germany’s CM Technologies (CMT) says that all ships of 5,000gt and above engaged on international...

Ship design & naval architecture news

NSD DESIGNS SAIL-ASSISTED BULK CARRIER NEWBUILDS FOR HALTEN BULK

NSD DESIGNS SAIL-ASSISTED BULK CARRIER NEWBUILDS FOR HALTEN BULK

Norway-based company Halten Bulk is renewing its fleet and has contracted Jiangsu Soho Marine Heavy Industry to build two 7100 dwt self-discharging vessels, with an option for two more. Designer Norwegian Ship Design has designated vessel design NSD 105CC. The vessels...

KONGSBERG TO DESIGN FOUR FUTURE-FUEL TRANSPETRO TANKERS 

KONGSBERG TO DESIGN FOUR FUTURE-FUEL TRANSPETRO TANKERS 

Kongsberg Maritime has been contracted by Consórcio Marenova to design and equip four methanol/ethanol-ready handy size product tankers to be built at Consórcio Marenova, a partnership between Ecovix in Rio Grande and MacLaren in Niterói, Brazil, for operation by...

Shipbuilding & ship repair news

FIRST ELECTRIC HARBOUR TUG NAMED IN SINGAPORE

FIRST ELECTRIC HARBOUR TUG NAMED IN SINGAPORE

Singapore's Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), has celebrated a milestone in Singapore’s maritime decarbonisation journey with the successful naming of 'Eon', Singapore’s first fully electric...

GLO BUILDS NEW DECARBONISATION FACILITY IN ROMANIA

GLO BUILDS NEW DECARBONISATION FACILITY IN ROMANIA

GLO Marine has announced a €6m investment in a new integrated assembly and production facility in Galați, Romania — a strategic move aimed at accelerating its growth as an end-to-end vessel upgrade and decarbonisation partner. The facility will significantly expand...

Ship classification news

LR GRANTS AiP TO SEATRANSPORT’S HYBRID NUCLEAR PROPULSION CONCEPT

LR GRANTS AiP TO SEATRANSPORT’S HYBRID NUCLEAR PROPULSION CONCEPT

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has announced approval in principle (AiP) for a hybrid nuclear ready power concept developed with Australian ship design group, Seatransport. The design enables nuclear micro modular reactors (MMRs) to be combined with conventional...

LR PUBLISHES GUIDANCE FOR ON-BOARD HYDROGEN GENERATION

LR PUBLISHES GUIDANCE FOR ON-BOARD HYDROGEN GENERATION

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published what it believes to be the maritime industry’s first dedicated Guidance Notes for onboard hydrogen generation, providing clarity on the safe design and integration of hydrogen generator technologies on ships. The new Guidance Notes...

Ship’s deck & cargo news

MACGREGOR SUPPLIES ELECTRIC CRANES TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY

MACGREGOR SUPPLIES ELECTRIC CRANES TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY

MacGregor has delivered its new SWL 250t electric heavy lift cranes to Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement (NMF) from Huanghai Shipbuilding, which the company says marks a significant milestone in sustainable cargo handling solutions. This next-generation heavy lift crane...

ZERO-EMISSION TECHNOLOGY COMES TO REEFER SHIPPING

ZERO-EMISSION TECHNOLOGY COMES TO REEFER SHIPPING

US company SeaCube has partnered with Greensee to redefine sustainability in the reefer shipping transport sector, introducing SeaCube's green and net-zero reefer leases, powered by Greensee's AI-driven CO2 emissions reporting technology. SeaCube is also working with...

Marine electronics & digitalisation news

ClassNK PARTNERS WITH COACH SOLUTIONS FOR AUTOMATED EMISSIONS DATA

ClassNK PARTNERS WITH COACH SOLUTIONS FOR AUTOMATED EMISSIONS DATA

Coach Solutions, a Kongsberg Company based in Denmark, has partnered with classification society ClassNK to deliver an automated emissions data verification process for their mutual clients. This is said to create a seamless experience for shipowners and Document of...

IMO NET ZERO DELAYS INCREASE NEED FOR DIGITALISATION

IMO NET ZERO DELAYS INCREASE NEED FOR DIGITALISATION

Vessel performance platform Smart Ship Hub says the industry should expect a breakthrough year in 2026 where maritime proves that the digital transformation is not optional, it is profitable. Smart Ship Hub (SSH) believes there will be a sharp acceleration in...

Offshore marine news

BIBBY MARINE IN PUSH TO ELECTRIFY OFFSHORE FLEET

BIBBY MARINE IN PUSH TO ELECTRIFY OFFSHORE FLEET

As a member of the Offshore Charging Working Group – a broad coalition spanning the offshore wind and maritime sectors – Bibby Marine says it is helping to tackle the key barriers to decarbonising offshore service operations. The group’s mission is to accelerate the...

CHINESE COMPANIES GRANTED AiP FOR LARGE-SCALE FLNG CONCEPT

CHINESE COMPANIES GRANTED AiP FOR LARGE-SCALE FLNG CONCEPT

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) certification to an ultra-deepwater large-scale Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) concept design jointly developed by CNPC Offshore Engineering, China Offshore Engineering &...

Maritime business news

ANEMOI STRENGTHENS TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

ANEMOI STRENGTHENS TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Anemoi Marine Technologies has appointed Lloyd’s Register (LR) Technical Director Claudene Sharp-Patel to its Technical Oversight Committee, bringing a wealth of maritime operational expertise and regulatory experience to the non-executive body guiding the design and...

DECARBONISATION INITIATIVES TO BE EXPLORED IN UAE

DECARBONISATION INITIATIVES TO BE EXPLORED IN UAE

Wärtsilä and Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy (ADMA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to address the challenges and provide solutions for the marine industries transition to sustainable operations. The partnership is designed to foster innovation and...

Maritime & emissions research news

GCMD STUDY SHOWS OCCS PROMISE AS MID-TERM DECARBONISATION PATHWAY

GCMD STUDY SHOWS OCCS PROMISE AS MID-TERM DECARBONISATION PATHWAY

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has published a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the GHG emissions from Project Captured—the world’s first ship-to-ship offloading of onboard captured and liquefied CO2 (LCO2) with downstream utilisation, completed...

SHI TO TRIAL ORC WASTE HEAT RECOVERY AT SEA

SHI TO TRIAL ORC WASTE HEAT RECOVERY AT SEA

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed an agreement with HMM and Panasia to conduct an offshore demonstration of its independently developed Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)-based waste-heat recovery power system. The Organic Rankine Cycle uses an organic working...

Maritime safety & security news

SAFETY COMPANY IDENTIFIES NEED FOR METHANOL FUEL SAFETY RULES

SAFETY COMPANY IDENTIFIES NEED FOR METHANOL FUEL SAFETY RULES

A new study by safety technology company Survitec has revealed that existing fire-fighting methods used to extinguish machinery space spray and pool fires on conventionally fuelled vessels are inadequate when dealing with methanol-based fires. This follows extensive...

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