World Fuel Services, in collaboration with West Coast Clean Fuels, has established a methanol bunkering capability available to vessel owners and operators across US ports. The two companies have successfully completed an over-the-water methanol bunker fuel delivery...
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) has signed an agreement to facilitate the long-term procurement of carbon-neutral liquefied bio methane (LBM) fuel, and has started to use this fuel for LNG-fuelled PCTC vessels. It is expected that this procurement agreement will...
Tapping into its 35-year experience of treating municipal, residential, and industrial waters shoreside, France-headquartered Bio-UV Group has introduced a range of solutions for treating more water streams onboard vessels. With its sights firmly on the cruise and...
US onboard marine organic waste management company Power Knot Ocean has announced that cruise ship 'Goddess of the Night', formerly known as 'Mykonos Magic', has deployed the LFC biodigester onboard as its premier food waste solution. The ship was built in 2004 as the...
According to BAR Technology, fuel strategy in global shipping is increasingly being shaped by immediate commercial realities rather than long-term decarbonisation targets, as volatility in energy markets pushes operators to rethink how they power their fleets. A...
Korean Register (KR) has announced the successful development of an exhaust gas after-treatment system for ammonia-fuelled engines, following the completion of a land-based demonstration and showcase. The system achieved a 95% reduction in NOx emissions and a 99.7%...
Wärtsilä is to provide a fully integrated propulsion solution for a new advanced open-deck carrier vessel, ordered by Finland-based operator Meriaura, as part of its fleet renewal programme. The ship has been designed for low energy consumption, operational...
Dutch wind-assisted propulsion system (WAPS) company Econowind is launching a new 5-series VentoFoil, a larger steel suction wing system for oceangoing vessels. T The new 30m 5-series model is aimed at deepsea ship operators, and is based on the same principles as the...
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...
US sustainable marine technology company Azra Tech has announced a strategic collaboration with Neptune Lines Shipping and Managing Enterprises, a short-sea car carrier operator in Europe and the Mediterranean, to support innovation in eco-friendly vessel performance....
According to DNV, the recent sessions of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) introduced new statutory requirements for the IMO DCS which will impact the Operational Vessel Data (OVD) standard and the reporting obligations for DNV’s GHG...
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and European Shipowners (ECSA) have welcomed the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (Hong Kong Convention) which entered into force globally on 26 June 2025. ...
Deltamarin has signed a basic design contract with Jiangsu Zhenjiang shipyard Group for Meriaura’s new open deck carrier. Design work will start immediately at Deltamarin Finland, with delivery scheduled for early 2028. The 6,800 dwt open deck carrier is 120m long and...
Chartwell Marine has been appointed to design a new ferry for a rural island community, with the vessel scheduled to enter construction in early 2026 at a yard currently being selected with Chartwell’s support for entry into operation in 2027. Due to the...
Canadian operator BC Ferries has launched the 10th and final Island Class vessel, the 'Island K’asa', at Damen Shipyards in Galați, Romania. With four new vessels in the Island Class programme set to enter service between Summer 2026 and early 2027, the Island K’asa...
Shortsea operator AtoB@C Shipping has taken delivery of 'Astramar', the tenth vessel in its series of 5,400 dwt plug‑in hybrid newbuildings. The ship's first deployment will be to sail to Europe with a full load of windmill components. Built at Chowgule & Co in...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has completed a technical review confirming BAR Technologies’ calculation of available effective power of the two 37.5m 760m2 WindWings wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) units installed on Union Maritime (UML) tankers as...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) Advisory has been appointed as Technical Support Unit (TSU) to the Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping), Government of India, supporting the country’s efforts to deliver a more sustainable, digitally enabled maritime sector. India’s...
Carrier Transicold has been awarded recyclability accreditation for its PrimeLINE and NaturaLINE refrigeration units by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), believed to be the only transport container refrigeration units in the industry to achieve this sustainability...
Cargotec company MacGregor reports a significant repeat order with a total value of more than €20m for comprehensive packages of ro-ro equipment for a total of five Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC) vessels. The vessels will be built at China Merchant Heavy...
Manta Marine Technologies (MMT) is set to support chemical tanker operator Chemship in reducing its fuel consumption and emissions through a new contract to supply and install Manta’s automated propulsion optimisation system, FuelOpt, across nine vessels in the...
Accelleron has signed an agreement with maritime software developer Lab021 to extend the reach of its digital solutions among Korean shipbuilders, owners and operators. Through the agreement, Lab021 can now further enhance operational efficiency for its customers –...
Singapore-based PaxOcean Group has been awarded a contract by offshore energy and marine infrastructure contractor DEME to construct an offshore construction vessel (OCV) at its Zhoushan shipyard in China, with delivery scheduled for 2028. The newbuild OCV will play a...
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...
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), a global coalition of leaders from across the maritime ecosystem committed to steering the shipping industry toward a sustainable future in alignment with environmental, social, has elected Susan Ruffo and Olivia Swift as...
The new Managing Director of the Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre (MERC) is Nikos Kakalis, currently Lloyd’s Register’s Global Bulk Carriers Segment Director, succeeding Stelios Korkodilos in leading the Athens-based non-profit industry collaboration. The MERC was...
A Japanese industry project 'Development of Integrated Simulation Platform for Sustainable and Competitive Maritime Industry' has been selected by JST, Japan Science and Technology Agency. The project is valued at up to JPY 12gn and is led by NYK Group company MTI;...
A consortium formed by ClassNK with IHI Corporation, JFE Steel Corporation, Tohoku University, and Institute of Science Tokyo has been selected by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to participate in a feasibility study program on...
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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