Italy’s premier cruise port and Europe’s second largest now joins Genoa and Naples in offering LNG refuelling services, representing an important milestone in the development of infrastructure and services for alternative maritime fuels in Italian ports. Green Pearl,...
US-based renewable fuels company WasteFuel, which specialises in converting waste into low-carbon transportation fuels, and its Turkish integrated waste-management and waste-to-energy joint venture partner ITC, have announced the completion of Front-End Engineering...
According to French water treatment company Bio-UV Group, results from the 2025 Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on ballast water management has revealed a marked change in regulatory compliance failures, which now include the actual performance, operation, and...
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,...
The Global Ro-Ro Community (GRC), whose participants include ro-ro carriers and other stakeholders, and which covers about 80% of the transport capacity of the global car carrier fleet, has established the GRC Council (GRCC). Since the establishment of GRC, ClassNK...
Maritime air lubrication technology developer Silverstream Technologies has signed a deal with cruise company Carnival Corporation to install the Silverstream air lubrication system on Carnival Cruise Lines’ Ace class newbuild cruise vessels being constructed at...
Everllence has signed long-term service agreements (LTSAs) with German ferry operator, TT-Line, covering two newbuilding ro-pax vessels currently under construction at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu), plus two other vessels from TT-Lines’ existing fleet:...
Everllence says that its first Everllence B&W G80 ethanol capable engine has been tested and verified at an R&D test at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery division in Korea. The engine is bound for the third in a series of 10 very large ore...
Marine coatings company Jotun has announced new speed loss verifications for selected hull performance products and solutions. Carried out by DNV based on ISO 19030 methodology and in-service operational data, the independent verifications add new documented speed...
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...
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,...
Conoship International has announced the latest addition to its short-sea, standard design portfolio: the CIP230 TEU Container Feeder vessel design. The new version expands Conoship’s standardised CIP-series with a compact container feeder solution for short-sea...
Finland-based provider of maritime software and data services Napa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), a pioneer in advanced, eco-efficient vessel, smart ship and autonomous technologies. The two companies...
CSL Australia and Adbri have begun operations with 'Yampu', described as the world’s first battery-powered self-unloading bulk carrier, and said to represent a major milestone for Australian manufacturing, maritime innovation and lower-emissions supply chains....
Damen Folla has handed over a new workboat for aquaculture, 'Service Vessel (SeV) 1508' to Mowi Norway; the final delivery under a framework agreement for seven vessels signed with the company then known as Nova Sea in 2022. The agreement was established to replace...
ABS has issued a product design assessment (PDA) to Fleetzero for its Leviathan battery energy storage system, marking the first lithium iron phosphate (LFP) marine battery system manufactured in the US to receive classification approval. The PDA reflects ABS review...
ABS has awarded Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Conrad Shipyard approval in principle (AiP) for the basic design of a 12,000m3 LNG bunkering articulated tug-barge (ATB) intended for construction in the United States. The AiP follows a memorandum of understanding...
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...
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions is to supply a complete cargo handling system for a new fully pressurised LPG Carrier being built for Meghna Fresh LPG, part of the Bangladeshi Meghna Group of Industries. The group is one of the country’s largest industrial conglomerates, and...
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...
A cross-industry coalition, including Bibby Marine, offshore wind developers, vessel operators and technology providers, is calling for urgent action to accelerate the decarbonisation of offshore wind operations. A new position paper reveals how the sector perceives...
An international consortium led by Stillstrom by Maersk has secured €5m from the European Union’s flagship Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, for project Spark, to develop and demonstrate offshore charging infrastructure for stationary vessels at anchor...
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) have announced a five-year Impact partnership to accelerate the adoption of maritime decarbonisation solutions through innovative financing approaches. The partnership...
Wärtsilä and Carnival Corporation have entered into an eight-year lifecycle agreement covering four cruise vessels within the Princess Cruises and Carnival Cruise Line fleets, including two vessels currently under construction. The agreement marks the first service...
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...
In response to the growing demand for advanced fire safety solutions to support the maritime industry's transition to cleaner fuels, survival technology solutions provider Survitec has reconfigured and enhanced its Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) fire extinguishing system....
IMO Rules to reduce the amount of CO2 generated from new-build vessels (EEDI) and existing vessels (EEXI) as well as local measures such as the European Commission (EC) 'Fit for 55' may be essential for environmental sustainability, but will have significant impacts...
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