Maersk claimed a milestone as the large methanol-enabled vessel 'Astrid Mærsk' berthed at Yangshan port in Shanghai, for the first green methanol bunkering with simultaneous cargo and bunkering operations in China. This historic first in China was made possible in...
LNG and liquefied biomethane (LBM) supplier Titan Clean Fuels and environmental commodity trader STX Group have successfully concluded a ship-to-ship bunkering of 2,200t of LBM to a Hapag-Lloyd container vessel in the port of Rotterdam. This transaction marks...
The French Bio-UV Group has won a contract to supply its Bio-Sea UV ballast water treatment system to the Neoliner 136 wind-powered cargo vessel newbuild. The Neoliner 136 is the first ship of its kind from Neoline, a company established in 2015 to research solutions...
Damen Green Solutions and Danish company Bawat have formally signed an agreement to solidify their joint venture (JV) in the development and sales of mobile Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS). The JV operating under the collective name "Bawat Damen", is said to...
Ammonia-to-power company Amogy has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and other collaborators to develop a Maritime Energy Training Facility (METF) to train maritime professionals in operating ships powered by...
Scottish company Coastal Workboats is to collaborate with Dutch energy storage system suplier EST-Floattech to provide the battery system for the purpose-built Electric-Landing Utility Vessel (E-LUV) and its Shore-based Power Supply System (SPSS). The collaboration...
Kongsberg Maritime has been selected by Austal USA to supply its Promas propulsion system to the latest ship in the new United States Coast Guard (USCG) Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Heritage Class programme. This initial contract is to supply Kongsberg Maritime...
NYK Line and IHI Power Systems have donated parts of a 6L28AHX-DF engine, developed by IHI Power Systems, which was used for Japan's first LNG-fuelled tugboat 'Sakigake' to Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMST) and the Japan Agency of Maritime...
Oman shiprepair yard Asyad Drydock, part of Asyad Group, says that it has applied a high-quality nano-epoxy coating to Asyad Shipping’s Ultramax bulk carrier, 'Jabal Al Kawr'. This new coating technology had previously been applied for the first time in the Middle...
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) is continuing to drive decarbonisation by implementing Graphite Innovation & Technologies (GIT) graphene-based, biocide-free propeller coating across more of its fleet. The application is said to maximise vessel performance with...
ClassNK has released 'FAQs on the EU-ETS for Shipping', an online overview and necessary preparation of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS), which is expected to be introduced to the maritime industry. The European Union (EU) has set a goal of...
BIMCO published its CII Operations Clause for Time Charter Parties in November, following adoption of the clause by its Documentary Committee. As a result, BIMCO members and industry stakeholders have been providing feedback on application of the clause. The BIMCO CII...
Netherlands-based Royal IHC has signed a contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) to build a 97.5m long highly automated medium-class hopper dredger for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Building on previous successful collaborations, Royal IHC...
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has received an order from the University of Tokyo for its independently developed MiPoLin a power prediction and lines selection system. MiPoLin is a user-friendly web-based system that utilises...
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) together with Hyundai Glovis has placed four shipbuilding contracts for 174,000m3 LNG carriers with Hanwha Ocean Co for 2027 delivery. The vessels have been ordered for long-term Time Charter contracts with major LNG producer...
NYK and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) are mutually formulating a method for estimating a ship’s performance in actual seas before construction is completed. The companies have recently completed verification of a vessel’s propulsive performance in wind and...
ABS has joined the BlueBARGE Project, a program funded by Horizon Europe and involving 14 partners from 10 European countries to develop a comprehensive solution for offshore electrical power bunkering. ABS is leading the 36-month, €11m project and will support the...
A universal, global carbon tax on shipping is coming, as alternative blue fuels made with carbon capture emerge as a critical step in the energy transition at sea, according to a speech by ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J Wiernicki at the CERAWeek energy conference....
Wärtsilä’s LPG Fuel Supply and Cargo Handling systems have been selected for two LPG/Midsize gas carrier vessels being built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea for Exmar LPG, a joint venture between Exmar, a multi-disciplinary maritime and offshore solutions...
As part of its mission to support customers with more sustainable products and solutions, Cargotec company MacGregor has introduced a fully electrically driven heavy-duty transloading crane, the TCE. The new heavy-duty transloading crane is a result of extensive...
Manta Marine Technologies (MMT) has secured the 400th vessel contract for its automated propulsion optimisation system, FuelOpt. The latest contract is subscription-based and was signed with JJ Ugland for an installation onboard the 60,000 dwt bulk carrier, the...
Maritime AI and energy efficiency company DeepSea Technologies has been partnering with chemical and product tanker operator Ardmore Shipping to implement Pythia, its voyage optimisation tool, across Ardmore’s fleet – enabling AI-driven insights that will help the...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) subsidiary company SeaLoading Holding, which owns and operates cargo transfer vessels (CTVs), is looking to order a newbuild CTV, having signed a charter contract for its CTV 'SeaLoader 2' with Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras), a Brazilian...
ClassNK has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a multi-functional floating offshore windfarm support vessel (MFSV) developed by 'K' Line Wind Service, a joint venture of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisha, together with Japan...
Wärtsilä has supplied its latest simulator technology to the Sharjah Maritime Academy, located in Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates. The academy is one of the region’s leading providers of maritime studies, training and research. The advanced simulation facility, which...
The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has welcomed the opening of MAN Energy Solutions’ new mixed-purpose service facility that will expand its local business activities in Singapore. As one of the leading global engine makers of alternative-fuel engines,...
ABS and Sea Forrest Power Solutions, a subsidiary of BH Global, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive advancements in cutting-edge maritime electrification technologies. Supported by the ABS Electrification Center in Singapore, the agreement will...
A Lloyd’s Register (LR) report on the state of technology, integration and compliance, alongside the business case for retrofitting vessels, has found that repair yard capability and capacity concerns could thwart the uptake of alternative fuel technology onboard...
Survitec brand Maritime Protection has secured an order for a set of nitrogen systems for installation on an LNG-fuelled cruise ship, a move which the company believes is a first for this particular sector. Survitec says that it welcomes the opportunity to support the...
France-based UV water treatment specialist Bio-UV Group has developed cyber security software for its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system (BWTS) ahead of two IACS Unified Requirements (URs) set to enter into force in 2024. Like any networked system or control...
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