UAE-based marine automation and performance optimisation specialist Voyage Marine has announced the results of a controlled maritime engine trial undertaken in collaboration with fuel technology company, Fuelre4m. The Re4mx Diesel product was demonstrated to have...
Commissioned and published by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), a new report focused on the safety of ammonia as a marine fuel has been developed by an ABS-led consortium that included the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and the Fundación...
Alfa Laval's PureBallast 3 Ultra, the latest ballast water management system (BWMS) built on proven PureBallast 3 technology, has, within the first few months, secured orders from leading shipyards worldwide, with deliveries set to begin in Q3 2025. The new system is...
French water treatment specialist Bio-UV Group has shipped a second Bio-Sea ballast water treatment unit to the US for extensive trials to assess the technology’s capability for use onboard US Navy vessels. Bio-UV Group’s US-based partner the Columbia Group (TCG) was...
Haropa Port (Le Havre. Rouen and Paris), Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Group, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), China Waterborne Transport Research Institute, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) have recently signed a...
Following an announcement by the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH), OceanScore has been mandated as the administrator of the Environmental Ship Index (ESI). The Environmental Ship Index (ESI) is a voluntary, industry-led environmental performance...
Accelleron’s MXP300 turbocharger, designed specifically for auxiliary marine engines. has been qualified for installation on the 6DE18 diesel generator built by Japanese engine company Daihatsu Infinearth. Following qualification for Daihatsu Infinearth’s dual fuel...
German propulsion company Schottel has been chosen by Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondan to provide the propulsion package for the Northern Lighthouse Board’s (NLB) newest vessel ‘Pole Star’. The ship was officially named in January 2026 by Her Royal Highness the...
Lloyd's Register (LR) has recently awarded what is believed to be the world’s first recognised enhanced antifouling type approval to Jotun's SeaQuantum Skate antifouling coating, alongside type approval certification for the HullSkater hull cleaning equipment,...
Jotun has announced another new milestone for its clean shipping commitment through a commercial agreement with Italian ship owner Ignazio Messina for Jotun’s Hull Skating Solutions (HSS). This collaboration is said to reflect a shared vision for innovation and...
Columbia Group has welcomed the UK government’s announcement to link its emission trading system with the EU and is urging other countries to follow suit. Columbia Group company EmissionLink believes this move is a milestone moment in the journey of decarbonisation...
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, adopted at MEPC 82 and entering into force on 1 March 2026, designate the Canadian Arctic and Norwegian Sea as new ECAs, and in addition the North-East Atlantic Ocean will be designated as an ECA following MARPOL amendments approved at...
An FKAB-designed MR product and chemical tanker, 'Seadevil', first of six, has been delivered by Xiamen Shipbuilding to German Tanker Shipping. The 41,000 dwt FKAB T67 vessel incorporates several variations to the standard design for increased performance and...
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) has unveiled a new generation of decarbonisation-focused vessel designs, including a wind-assisted 175,000m³ LNG carrier (LNGC) that has received approval in principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV). The...
A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has signed an order for eight large vessels with New Times Shipbuilding in China, all of which will have similar characteristics and make up a new series of 18,600 TEU vessels with delivery in 2029 and 2030. Anda Cristescu, Head of...
AET, part of MISC Berhad, has signed an agreement for its first hybrid electric dynamic positioning shuttle tanker (DPST), designed to for dual-fuel, lower-emissions-ready operation, and which has been secured on long-term charter. This latest newbuilding is said to...
KR (Korean Register) has announced that Lee Yongsok has been appointed as the 26th Chairman and CEO of KR, following an election held during an extraordinary meeting of KR’s General Assembly on 23 December 2025. Since joining KR in 1995, Lee has built extensive...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) certificates to four innovative projects developed by CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard, covering green hydrogen transportation, liquid ammonia storage and supply, low-carbon LNG shipping, and...
Wärtsilä will supply the Cargo Handling Systems (CHS) for four new 45,000m3 gas carrier vessels, expected to primarily carry ammonia, and which are currently under construction at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) yard in Korea for UK and Singapore based Purus. The...
Wärtsilä is to supply gas handling systems for five new very large LPG carrier vessels to be built at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) yard in South Korea. The ships have been contracted by Norwegian ship owner Solvang in a joint venture with Gunvor Group of Geneva....
ABS Wavesight, the ABS-affiliated software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, has been chosen by Navilands Group to provide a single integrated platform to help streamline compliance with the FuelEU Maritime regulation and EU ETS requirements. Navilands will implement the...
Maritime software and digital service provider Napa and voyage optimisation and weather routing specialist Interoutes have jointly launched of their new Expert Route Monitoring service. The joint offering combines NAPA’s digital weather routing solution – NAPA Voyage...
Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of its newest commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), built by Ulstein Verft in Norway. The vessel, named Windea Clausius, will serve the global offshore energy industry. BSO MD Matthias Müller said: “The new...
Indian shipbuilder Cochin Shipyard (CSL) has performed the keel-laying ceremony for a hybrid Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for UK offshore operator North Star Shipping (Aberdeen) to serve the growing offshore renewable energy segment. North Star Shipping operates in...
MOL Group company MOL Plus is to invest in Pyxis Maritime, a Singapore-based developer and manufacturer of electric vessels and operator of charging stations. As part of Singapore's national aim to achieve net zero by 2050, from 2030 onward all new harbour craft...
A new partnership integrates Viam’s maritime AI technology with Rivertrace’s oil-in-water monitors, with the aim of to improving compliance, reducing pollution, and modernising maritime operations at scale. Viam’s software platform will support Rivertrace in...
A new Research Centre dedicated to advancing sustainable shipping has been launched by the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, in partnership with international shipping company Oldendorff Carriers. Formally established during a signing ceremony at...
The maritime and inland waterway sector is said to be at a turning point in the transition towards zero-emission waterborne transport, which is expected to be accelerated by the launch of the MarLEN (Maritime Low Emission Network) project under the Horizon Europe...
Survitec’s Maritime Protection brand has registered a significant increase in orders for Inert Gas (IG) systems over the past two years following a surge in orders for newbuild vessels with LNG-burning engines. This increase is partly attributed to the global shipping...
Marine training course provider Stream Marine Training (SMT) has run its first Battery and Fuel Cells Awareness course to arm seafarers with the knowledge on the potentially life-threatening risks of lithium-ion batteries. As a fast-growing new energy storage system,...
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