SEA-LNG, the multi-sector coalition spanning the LNG value chain, has published its 2026 Mid-Year Market Review, providing a snapshot of the current market conditions facing the methane pathway, with particular focus on the growth of liquefied biomethane...
The EU-funded HyShip project, which is supported by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership and aimed at accelerating the use of liquid hydrogen as a zero-emission fuel for shipping, is to use Samskip’s SeaShuttle container ship initiative to provide a real-world demonstrator,...
Cruise company Carnival Corporation has signed a new global service contract with Evac Group for preventive annual maintenance and lifecycle services covering Evac systems installed across the company’s eight cruise subsidiaries. The agreement follows a proactive,...
Bio-UV Group has announced a strategic partnership with water-monitoring specialist MicroWise to develop new ballast-water treatment and verification solutions designed to address rising enforcement pressures and the anticipated growth of port-side reception...
Fifth-largest container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) on the use of shore power in the Port of Hamburg. With this agreement, the company confirms that it will use the available infrastructure whenever...
Independent maritime asset owner and operator Seaspan Corporation has announced a deepened strategic collaboration with A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) focused on enhancing the efficiency of their time-chartered fleet. Building on more than 20 years of partnership, the...
Swedish company Berg Propulsion has secured a contract to provide propulsion packages for six multipurpose dry cargo vessels built by Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry, continuing a run of orders for its integrated high-performance solutions in China. Destined for UK...
Wärtsilä will supply a range of propulsion solutions for nine newbuild ferry vessels under construction for Grimaldi Group fleets at the China Merchants Shipbuilding Industry Group Weihai Shipyard as part of Grimaldi’s fleet renewal programme which is centred around...
AkzoNobel's marine coatings brand, International, has launched a new silicone foul-release coating, Intersleek 2120, designed for the operational and regulatory realities of today’s fleet. Intersleek 2120 expands access to the proven silicone technology from...
LPG, petrochemical and speciality gas transportation company BW Epic Kosan (BWEK) has partnered with GIT Coatings to advance proactive hull management across selected vessels in its LPG fleet, with five LPG gas carriers coated to date (one more in dry dock) using...
DNV reports that the 12th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 12) took place from 9 to 13 March 2026, and progressed various fire safety measures, including agreement to develop interim guidelines for the safety of ships using...
The World Shipping Council (WSC) and Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) have both reacted to the EU Ports Strategy and Maritime Industrial Strategies. WSC welcomes support for maritime decarbonisation in both the EU Ports Strategy and the...
Clean maritime company Artemis Technologies has launched the Artemis EF-12 Pilot, believed to be the first fully electric hydrofoil pilot vessel, marking a major step forward in the evolution of next-generation pilot craft. The first-in-class vessel has now entered...
Dutch marine engineering company's CIP3800 platform design was envisaged as part of the standardized Conoship International Projects (CIP) series, intended as a robust, future-proof general cargo vessel capable of achieving 20% to 30% reduction in fuel consumption and...
Daito Corporation (Daito), a subsidiary of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line), is to build a 260gt electric tugboat ('EV Tugboat No 2'). This will be Daito’s second electric tugboat, following the 199gt electric tugboat, 'EV Tugboat No 1', currently under construction....
Gondan Shipbuilders of Spain has signed a new contract for the construction of an offshore tug for Østensjø Rederi, based on the Skipsteknisk ST-933 design and a sister vessel to a tug ordered in November 2025 by the Norwegian shipowner. Measuring 50m in length, with...
ABS has announced the award of the SMART (MHM) notation to a GasLog LNG carrier, marking the commercial vessel as the first to receive the notation in combination with the ABS Preventative Maintenance Program (PMP). The SMART (MHM) notation, governed by the ABS Guide...
DNV has published a recommended practice (RP) providing a standardised framework for measuring and verifying the performance of onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) systems on ships, setting the stage for further developing onboard captured carbon solutions and...
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has been contracted to supply cargo handling systems for three new 93,000m3 capacity very large ammonia carriers (VLACs). The ships are being built at the Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as DSME. Two vessels are for a Greek ship...
Norwegian company CryoVac has received approval in principle (AiP) from DNV for its new vacuum insulation system for liquid hydrogen (LH2) hydrogen tanks. The system has been developed to solve problems of transporting LH2 by sea. CryoVac’s solution involves cooling...
NYK-operated car carrier 'Elder Leader', which is equipped with an autonomous navigation system, has made its first call at the port of Singapore, where NYK, together with the NYK Group company MTI and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), conducted a...
Lloyd’s Register has tested Orca AI's AI-powered navigation system during a live vessel trial, which focused on how AI-based computer vision can support human decision-making in real operating conditions, particularly in complex scenarios such as congested waters and...
Jan De Nul has launched its next green subsea cable-laying vessel, the 'William Thomson', sister to 'Fleeming Jenkin', launched in October 2025. Both vessels have a cargo capacity of 28,000t and a length of 215m. This makes them the largest of their kind. Both vessels...
Purus has marked another milestone with the addition of its newest construction/service operation vessel (CSOV), 'Purus Coriolis', to its growing fleet. The delivery follows an earlier naming ceremony held in Vietnam, celebrating the vessel’s completion at Vard Vung...
A new study by European Shipowners (ECSA) quantifies for the first time how much revenues shipping contributes to the national budget of EU member states. ECSA is campaigning for a requirement to reinvest these revenues in clean fuel availability and clean tech...
Everllence has unveiled the comprehensive expansion of the PrimeServ Academy at its Augsburg site, with increased floor space, from around 1,700m2 to approximately 3,000m2, enabling the growing demand for training driven by new technological developments to be met....
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has completed an independent verification of methane emissions measurements conducted on board four LNG-fuelled vessels operated by Brittany Ferries. Performed in collaboration with the French authorities, this work supports...
Vard, one of 14 European partners in the NavHyS’ project, which aims to provide a concept for a below-deck liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage and fuel system for an SOV to propose a fully decarbonised maintenance solution for wind energy providers, as part of developing...
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...
Finland-based Groke Technologies has, while welcoming the energy saving performance of WindWings-equipped 'Pyxis Ocean', to which it has supplied situation awareness equipment, warned that fitting such sail systems could result in Solas non-compliance. Charterer...
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