Anew Climate, a global provider of low-carbon fuels and climate solutions, has joined the Sea-LNG coalition, which expects Anew’s support to boost its work to reduce emissions across the global shipping industry by promoting the adoption of the methane decarbonisation...
The UK Chamber of Shipping has published 'Alternative Fuels: Building the Safety Evidence Base', a report bringing together industry expertise to identify and assess the safety considerations associated with the future fuels expected to power shipping's transition to...
According to the French Bio-UV Group, shipowners are advised to ready themselves for extensive port state control (PSC)inspections after a concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on ballast water management (BWM) came into effect on 1 September 2025. The campaign, led...
UV-based water treatment solution provider Bio-UV Group has successfully developed and tested a containerised ballast water treatment system designed initially for the floating offshore wind sector. With the rapid development of floating offshore wind projects...
Hitachi, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), and Japan Airlines (JAL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct Japan's first pilot test on Kume Island, Okinawa, using Direct Ocean Capture (DOC)—a technology that directly separates and captures CO2 dissolved in...
Brittany Ferries has announced that its 08:00 departure from Portsmouth to Caen on 31 July 2026, the hybrid ro-pax 'Guillaume de Normandie' became the first cross-Channel ferry to leave the UK powered by electricity fed from the quayside. The engine- and...
Wallenius has ordered two wing sails from Oceanbird for installation in 2027 on the car carrier 'Way Forward', marking the company’s first commercial use of wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS). Way Forward already holds the highest (A) CII rating. The addition of...
Spanish wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) developer bound4blue has signed a repeat order with deep-sea chemical tanker owner and operator Odfjell for the installation of eSails on the 49,000 dwt chemical tanker 'Bow Optima'. The retrofit, scheduled to take place...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted type approval (TA) and technical assurance to GIT Coatings for its next-generation graphene-based foul-release hull coating, XGIT-Force. The approval confirms that LR has independently assessed the concept and design of the coating...
A new ISO standard has been published to help port authorities, shipowners and operators navigate rules on how ships should be cleaned in an environmentally sound way. Hull cleaning is said to be gaining traction among shipowners, while countries are increasingly...
Danske Rederier (Danish Shipping) says that the new European standard method of calculating GHG emissions is good news for the country's shipping companies, as a level playing field will ensure comparable claims about reduced emissions. An agreement reached by the...
Negotiations on what was said to offer the first-ever global climate agreement for an entire industry, at an IMO MEPC extraordinary session, have resulted in failure to endorse the net aero agreement reached by MEPC in April 2025. IMO says that the extraordinary...
Anemoi Marine Technologies (‘Anemoi’) and several industry partners have concluded a joint development project (JDP) that integrates Anemoi’s rotor sails - comprising two folding, EX rated units - into the design of a medium-range (MR) tanker – simplifying selection...
Swedish ship designer FKAB has announced the successful launch of the first 38,000 dwt stainless steel chemical parcel tanker in the NST series at Nantong Xiangyu Shipyard, China. The vessel is based on FKAB’s T72 design and forms part of an eight-vessel series...
Towage provider Svitzer has signed a contract with Swan Defence and Heavy Industries (SDHI), India’s largest shipbuilding and heavy fabrication company, to build four 32m TRAnsverse tugs at its Pipavav shipyard in Gujarat. It is Svitzer’s first contract with SDHI and...
Damen Shipyards Group has launched the second in a series of two Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOV) 9020 for Ta San Shang Marine (TSSM), a joint venture between Mitsui OSK Lines of Japan and Ta Tong Marine of Taiwan. The vessels will support construction...
ClassNK has added what it believes to be the world’s first notation, ‘a EA (CFP)', as a new framework to make initiatives related to GHG emissions during ship construction visible, indicating that the carbon footprint (CFP) generated during ship construction has been...
ABS has announced the award of the SMART (MHM) notation to a GasLog LNG carrier, marking the commercial vessel as the first to receive the notation in combination with the ABS Preventative Maintenance Program (PMP). The SMART (MHM) notation, governed by the ABS Guide...
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....
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...
Finnish marine power electronics company The Switch has expanded its portfolio of ultrafast DC protection technologies with the Electronic Current Limiter (ECL) to address a growing challenge in modern hybrid and electric vessels: how faults in large battery systems...
Cruise company Virgin Voyages has introduced Napa’s new real-time environmental KPI reporting tool to strengthen its ability to monitor, analyse, and report environmental performance as the maritime sector prepares for tightening environmental regulations and ESG...
New analysis from Bibby Marine shows how, from day one, electrification of offshore wind commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) can cut operator costs by up to 40% compared with conventionally fuelled vessels. Savings on fuel and carbon costs can rise to as...
Ulstein Power & Control has signed a contract to deliver complete hybrid power and automation systems for two cable-laying vessels (CLVs) to be built for OMS Group at Ulstein Verft. The hybrid power system has been developed to reduce fuel consumption and...
A new study by European Shipowners (ECSA) quantifies for the first time how much revenues shipping contributes to the national budget of EU member states. ECSA is campaigning for a requirement to reinvest these revenues in clean fuel availability and clean tech...
Everllence has unveiled the comprehensive expansion of the PrimeServ Academy at its Augsburg site, with increased floor space, from around 1,700m2 to approximately 3,000m2, enabling the growing demand for training driven by new technological developments to be met....
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed an agreement with HMM and Panasia to conduct an offshore demonstration of its independently developed Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)-based waste-heat recovery power system. The Organic Rankine Cycle uses an organic working...
The Japanese maritime industry has jointly launched a project, involving 10 organisations, entitled 'Development of Integrated Simulation Platform for Sustainable and Competitive Maritime Industry'. The participants are MTI (a NYK Group company), Mitsubishi...
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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