Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released its latest Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) fuel quality report covering July to December 2025, revealing a sharp rise in the frequency and severity of off specification marine fuel incidents across several of...
NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers (NBP), a member of the NYK Group, has successfully operated the methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier 'Green Future' using low-carbon methanol fuel, achieving an approximately 65% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on a well-to-wake...
French ballast water treatment system (BWTS) manufacturer Bio-UV Group has found that over 30% of all installed ballast water treatment systems fail Port State Control D-2 compliance inspections despite 95% of systems having successfully passed commissioning tests....
According to Swedish water treatment company Marinfloc, every ship leaving a shipyard with a substandard water treatment system will pollute the oceans for the next 25 years. This is thought to be a hidden crisis that fails to reach the public even though it is well...
Manta Marine Technologies has concluded a five-year licensing agreement with Suntech Equipment that will bring the company's proven scrubber technology to the global maritime market with a primary focus on China. Under the agreement, Suntech Equipment will manufacture...
Spanish wind assisted propulsion (WASP) company bound4blue and Maersk Tankers have reached a milestone in their collaboration with the installation of eSail units on board the 'Maersk Trieste'. Four of the 24m ‘plug and play’ suction sails have been fitted on the...
Japanese companies Mitsui E&S and Taiyo Electric have completed the joint development of the 'Overhang Permanent Magnet Shaft Generating System' for large marine engines. Unlike Taiyo Electric’s conventional shaft generators installed on intermediate shafts, this...
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply a fully integrated electric propulsion system with waterjets for a new high-speed catamaran ferry being built for Danish ferry operator Molslinjen. This is the third in a series of battery-electric vessels being built at the...
The first Aframax oil tanker to use wind-assisted propulsion has been built in China, with AkzoNobel making an important contribution to the landmark project by supplying 350,000 litres of its International brand marine coatings. The Brands Hatch is regarded as a...
According to coatings company AkzoNobel, with regulations such as CII, FuelEU Maritime, EU ETS and the upcoming proposed IMO carbon levy, fouling control systems continue to play a vital role in the shipping industry as the regulatory bodies chart a course towards...
The World Shipping Council has welcomed an unprecedented global agreement at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) today, as a critical next step toward shipping decarbonisation. Following a contentious and difficult debate, the IMO reached agreement on a...
Danish shipping companies are requesting an ambitious agreement at the upcoming IMO MEPC meeting in London, and hope that the 176 countries represented can agree on climate regulation of international shipping that will set requirements for and make it more attractive...
DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to the joint consortium of MSC, Zhoushan Changhong International, and CIMC ORIC for a new 21,700 TEU ammonia-dual fuelled ultra-large container ship (ULCS) design. The AiP is seen as another milestone in the development...
A consortium led by Acua Ocean and featuring Houlder, Ad Hoc Marine Designs, Trident Marine and the University of Southampton has secured UK government backing to develop a new class of medium-sized uncrewed support vessels (USVs). The Project MROS consortium was...
Damen Shipyards Group has announced the successful completion of sea trials in the Black Sea for the latest Island Class ferry for BC Ferries, the seventh in a series of 10. Damen is currently constructing four Island Class vessels for the Canadian ferry operator....
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of an 88,000m3 LPG dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) 'Energia Grandeur', ordered by its group company MOL Energia from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries of South Korea. The Energia Grandeur will sail under a time charter...
Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued approval in principle (AiP) for the concept design of a multiple alternative fuels ready (ammonia/methanol/LNG) and onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS)-ready bulk carrier developed by Oshima Shipbuilding. The...
DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Zhoushan Changhong International and CIMC ORIC for a new 21,700 TEU multi-fuel ready ultra-large container ship (ULCS) design developed in partnership with MSC. The AiP is considered a significant milestone in...
Wärtsilä’s LPG Fuel Supply and Cargo Handling systems have been selected for two LPG/Midsize gas carrier vessels being built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea for Exmar LPG, a joint venture between Exmar, a multi-disciplinary maritime and offshore solutions...
As part of its mission to support customers with more sustainable products and solutions, Cargotec company MacGregor has introduced a fully electrically driven heavy-duty transloading crane, the TCE. The new heavy-duty transloading crane is a result of extensive...
Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine and Offshore (BVS), has launched OptiCARBON, a platform said to represent an all-in-one solution capable of optimising and predicting energy, fuel, and compliance costs across an entire fleet. OptiCARBON uses Bureau Veritas’ digital...
Color Line, Norway's largest and one of Europe's leading cruise and transport companies, has signed an agreement with maritime software provider Napa, to deploy Napa Logbook across its entire fleet of five vessels. The implementation of the electronic logbook solution...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has issued the UK’s first certification for a remotely operated and unmanned vessel (ROUV) under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) Workboat Code Edition 3 (WBC3) Annex 2, with hydrogen-powered 'Pioneer' from Acua Ocean becoming the first...
Vessel designer Chartwell Marine has announced the delivery of 'Prosperous 6', a new high-performance crew transfer vessel, as part of a strategic partnership with APAC region owner and operator of offshore vessels Pacific Radiance. The vessel has successfully...
Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo, through its IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division, has finalised a €162.3m financing deal for Grimaldi Euromed. The financing will support the acquisition of three next-generation PCTC ships – Grande Egitto, Grande...
Global marine services provider V.Group (V.), has announced the acquisition of Njord, the maritime fuel efficiency and decarbonisation partner, founded by Maersk Tankers. The acquisition marks a further expansion of V.’s fuel efficiency and decarbonisation ecosystem...
The IMO is inviting applications for technical assistance for pilot projects, specifically for the development of feasibility studies to support the deployment of zero- or near-zero GHG emission solutions on board ships and in ports. This technical assistance,...
A new press release from Chalmers University of Technology In Sweden begins: "When cars, planes, ships or computers are built from a material that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure, the weight and energy consumption are radically reduced". A...
Wärtsilä Voyage has launched its Smart Panoramic Edge Camera System (SPECS), designed to significantly enhance marine safety by providing a 360 degree view of the vessel and its surroundings, streamed directly to the bridge in real-time, thus improving situational...
Maritime professionals' organisation Nautilus International, along with other unions representing seamen and officers on ro-ro and ro-pax vessels have spoken out at length about P&O Ferries decision to, with minimal notice, terminate the employment of 800...
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