A new report from the Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub (the Decarb Hub) finds that early investment in a small number of strategically positioned hubs and export gateways could accelerate the availability and uptake of sustainable maritime fuels. The...
Axpo has successfully completed the first LNG bunkering of a cruise ship in Naples, Italy, when ship-to-ship refuelling took place for the 'Sun Princess', operated by Princess Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation. The operation is a considered significant milestone...
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...
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...
Value Maritime is collaborating with Greek short-sea car carrier operator Neptune Lines, a member of the Neptune Group of Companies, to retrofit two PCTC vessels with its Filtree solution – an emission-reducing SOx scrubber that is onboard carbon capture (OCC) ready....
SRC Group has formed a strategic partnership with Energy Transfer to offer shipowners high-efficiency, fully electric heat pump solutions in order to cut capital expenditure, operating costs and the financial impact of reducing ship emissions. Less expensive to buy...
ABS has issued approval in principle (AIP) for the integration of a nuclear reactor into a cargo vessel propulsion system developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and Capital Maritime...
Container ship operator Hapag-Lloyd and ship owner/manager Seaspan Corporation have successfully completed the first conversion under their joint methanol retrofit program. The Seaspan Yangtze, first of five 10,100 TEU charter vessels has been upgraded from a...
Evac company Cathelco has launched a new ultrasonic antifouling technology, known as USP DragGone, aimed at combating hull biofouling. The patented technology marks a milestone for Cathelco and the Evac Group in its efforts to promote marine environmental protection...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted type approval (TA) and technical assurance to GIT Coatings for its next-generation graphene-based foul-release hull coating, XGIT-Force. The approval confirms that LR has independently assessed the concept and design of the coating...
According to Mark O’Neil, Columbia Group President and CEO, shipping will have no choice but to boost self-regulation as well as choosing the right ‘safe haven’ partners if it is to deal with the huge pressures the fast-changing political, trade and regulatory...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has issued a reminder that amendments to Marpol Annex VI, that were adopted at the IMO MEPC 82 meeting, formally designate the Canadian Arctic and the Norwegian Sea as Emission Control Areas (ECAs) for the control of NOx, SOx,...
The 'Mercedes Pinto', the third 123m dual-fuel ro-pax fast ferry designed by Incat Crowther for Spanish operator Baleària, has been tested successfully on sea trials. Built by Astilleros Armon in Gijon, Spain, the vessel achieved a top speed of 38 knots, with all...
Dutch ship designer Conoship International says that De Bock Maritiem’s CIP series recently reached completion, with the last sister of the series, 'Olivijn', christened in Werkendam. Built by Holland Shipyards Group and designed by Conoship International, the series...
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...
UK company Drift Energy has been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) by RINA for its novel energy harvesting vessel design, thought to be the first time that an AiP has been awarded for an energy-harvesting ship. RINA’s risk based AiP framework confirms that...
ABS and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a range of initiatives supporting sustainability, digital innovation and operational resilience in the maritime and offshore sectors, with a particular emphasis...
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...
Alfa Laval is strengthening its remote service, taking advantage of the advancements in connectivity and augmented reality (AR) technology, offering to help crews troubleshoot, maintain compliance and optimize equipment performance in real time directly from vessels...
Intelligent maritime monitoring solutions provider Hefring Marine and Ecomar Propulsion, specialists in electric drives and energy management systems, have announced a strategic product development partnership which will focus on improving safety and operational...
New analysis from Bibby Marine shows how, from day one, electrification of offshore wind commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) can cut operator costs by up to 40% compared with conventionally fuelled vessels. Savings on fuel and carbon costs can rise to as...
Ulstein Power & Control has signed a contract to deliver complete hybrid power and automation systems for two cable-laying vessels (CLVs) to be built for OMS Group at Ulstein Verft. The hybrid power system has been developed to reduce fuel consumption and...
The latest member of the Maritime Battery Forum (MBF) is OSK Design, an internationally recognised maritime design and consultancy firm, which offers a long-standing track record in advanced vessel design and early adoption of hybrid and electric propulsion systems....
ABS and Pacific International Lines (PIL) have announced a formal collaboration through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support PIL’s participation in Book and Claim registries, enabling credible and independently verified claims of emission...
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...
Anemoi Marine Technologies and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have published a new paper encouraging closer alignment between existing methodologies used to verify the performance of wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS). The research highlights how complementary frameworks...
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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