A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has completed bunkering of 'Tangier Maersk', a dual-fuel alcohol-enabled container vessel, using US-produced corn ethanol. The operation marked the first ship-to-ship commercial ethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container vessel in the US....
According to Peninsula, as the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) continues to evolve in order to advance Europe's climate ambitions, shipping companies need to understand how the regulatory framework could develop in order to plan ahead following the latest July...
Wärtsilä Water & Waste says the company continues to deliver exceptional wastewater treatment performance in one of the world’s most closely monitored marine environments through the Hamworthy membrane bioreactor (MBR) system, according to independent regulatory...
Bio-UV Group has completed the first commercial deployment of its containerised Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system (BWTS) at Port-la-Nouvelle in southern France, supporting the installation of the EFGL floating offshore wind project in the Mediterranean. The...
Lloyd's Register (LR) has issued a factual statement confirming that Daphne Technology's PureMetrics continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) has been assessed and found suitable for the direct monitoring of selected GHG emissions from marine diesel engines...
Lloyd’s Register (LR), Seapeak, Kongsberg Maritime (KM), and Tunable have launched a new joint development project (JDP) to facilitate compliance and independently verify the accuracy of KM’s continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS), which incorporates Tunable’s...
Maritime energy storage system (ESS) provider Corvus Energy has been granted type approval (TA) by DNV for its Blue Whale NxtGen Energy battery system, in both air-cooled and liquid-cooled configurations. The TA confirms that Blue Whale NxtGen Energy meets DNV's...
Battery manufacturer AYK Energy has announced further growth after striking its latest deal with Kongsberg Maritime to supply batteries for four new fully electric Svitzer TRAnsverse tugs. The deal builds on five previous Svitzer hybrid electric tug projects AYK has...
Jotun’s Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) has received independent verifications from DNV, confirming that vessels maintained clean hulls, with no measurable speed loss during the period reviewed. The independent verification confirms no measurable speed loss and an always...
Swedish antifouling technology company I-Tech has published a new industry whitepaper offering shipowners, operators, and technical managers a data-driven guide to understanding, assessing, and mitigating the growing operational and commercial risks posed by barnacle...
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,...
Clean maritime company Artemis Technologies, alongside the Council of the Isles of Scilly and Connected Places Catapult, recently completed a feasibility study exploring the potential to establish a new Green Shipping Corridor between Cornwall on the SW UK mainland...
Deltamarin’s newly developed 40,000 dwt MR1 product oil tanker design has obtained an Approval in Principle (AIP) certificate from Bureau Veritas (BV). The AIP confirms the design’s compliance with applicable requirements and highlights the technical advancement of...
Höegh Autoliners and China Merchants Group (CMG) have formally signed a contract to build six additional Aurora class PCTC vessels, in an agreement expanding what is thought to be one of shipping’s most ambitious fleet renewal programmes, strengthening Höegh...
With the arrival of the 'Grande Egitto', delivered from China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu, the Grimaldi Group's fleet of latest-generation PCTC vessels expands further. For the Italian shipping group, this is the fourteenth ammonia-ready unit; together...
K Shipbuilding and Lloyd's Register (LR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop an ethanol-fuelled 50,000 dwt medium range (MR) tanker. The joint development project will assess the technical feasibility, safety and regulatory compliance of...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) and Everllence have signed a framework agreement for strategic collaboration, establishing a five-year partnership focused on maritime decarbonisation and digitalisation. The agreement sets out a structured framework for...
Cargotec company MacGregor has been selected to supply packages of ro-ro equipment for an additional four multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready Aurora class Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) for Höegh Autoliners. This will extend Höegh Autoliners’ Aurora class...
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...
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...
Hamburg-based maritime compliance technology company OceanScore has deployed live ERP integrations between its Compliance Manager platform and the enterprise systems of several of the world’s largest ship managers, in order to automate the exchange of operational and...
Demand for high-capability offshore support vessels for floating offshore wind is expected to strengthen in the late 2020s, with availability constraints emerging in some segments as early as 2029, according to a new report from ABS. Produced by ABS in collaboration...
Rolls-Royce Power Systems has supplied offshore oil and gas shipping company Starnav Serviços Marítimos of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 40 mtu 16V 4000 M33S engines to power 10 new vessels for Brazilian energy company Petrobras. The engines, delivered in two phases,...
EmissionLink has warned shipowners and operators that waiting until September to secure and transfer EU Allowances (EUAs) is creating unnecessary financial, commercial and compliance risk as the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) enters its next phase. Philippos...
Multi-sector LNG industry coalition Sea-LNG has joined the UK Alternative Maritime Fuels Coalition, which is led by UK Chamber of Shipping and Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) to bring together shipowners, fuel suppliers, producers and maritime technology...
A new insight brief, 'Uncertainty at the IMO: Three scenarios and their consequences for shipping’s transition', compiled by Dr Tristan Smith, Associate Professor, UCL Energy Institute; Director, UMAS and Femke Spiegelenberg, Project Manager of the Global Maritime...
Norsepower, in collaboration with Kongsberg Maritime, has published a new white paper proposing the first structured taxonomy for mechanical sail generations in wind assisted propulsion systems (WAPS). The aim is to bring greater technical clarity to a field that is...
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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