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TURN2X TO SUPPLY e-METHANE BUNKERS TO TITAN CLEAN FUELS

TURN2X TO SUPPLY e-METHANE BUNKERS TO TITAN CLEAN FUELS

Titan Clean Fuels has signed an off-take agreement with green energy supplier Turn2X to deliver e-methane to the maritime industry from 2028 onwards. Titan operates seven bunker vessels and is able to deliver in around 52 ports today, so the new agreement is expected...

E-METHANE PRODUCER TES JOINS SEA-LNG COALITION

E-METHANE PRODUCER TES JOINS SEA-LNG COALITION

Tree Energy Solutions (TES), a global green energy company developing large-scale e-methane projects, has joined the Sea-LNG coalition, meaning that Sea-LNG’s membership now includes around 40 organisations spanning the methane value chain including biomethane and...

Water & waste management news

BIO-UV HIGHLIGHTS ANOMALIES IN BWTS TESTING

BIO-UV HIGHLIGHTS ANOMALIES IN BWTS TESTING

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....

MARINFLOC WARNS ON HIDDEN POLLUTION

MARINFLOC WARNS ON HIDDEN POLLUTION

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...

Marine environment & clean shipping news

INTERFERRY HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR CLEAN FUELS AND ELECTRIFICATION

INTERFERRY HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR CLEAN FUELS AND ELECTRIFICATION

Interferry, the global voice of the ferry industry, has endorsed the European Commission’s launch of the Industrial Maritime Strategy and the inherent critical recognition of the ferry sector’s strategic importance. Notably, the push for Member States to reinvest EU...

EGCS AT PPR 13 – PRESERVING A SCIENCE-BASED FRAMEWORK

EGCS AT PPR 13 – PRESERVING A SCIENCE-BASED FRAMEWORK

Capt Mike Kaczmarek, Chairman, Clean Shipping Alliance, noted that the recent IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 13) in London concluded with continued debate around exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), but one outcome was clear: proposals to...

Marine propulsion & machinery news

GRIEG MARITIME GROUP TO FIT AirWings TO CARGO SHIP

GRIEG MARITIME GROUP TO FIT AirWings TO CARGO SHIP

Grieg Maritime Group has signed a contract with UK company GT Wings to install two AirWing 20 Jet Sails on one of Grieg's K-class general cargo vessels. The company sees energy efficiency as being crucial for both climate action and commercial success going forward:...

ECHANDIA BATTERIES FOR GOTLANDSBOLAGET NEW HYBRID FERRY

ECHANDIA BATTERIES FOR GOTLANDSBOLAGET NEW HYBRID FERRY

Swedish provider of marine battery systems Echandia has signed an agreement with Gotlandsbolaget to supply a battery system for a new hybrid high-speed catamaran for operation between Visby and Nynäshamn. The battery system is designed for a 20-year service life. The...

Marine coatings & hull protection news

100th APPLICATION OF GREEN MARINE COATING

100th APPLICATION OF GREEN MARINE COATING

Coatings company PPG has announced the 100th dry docking performed using electrostatic application for marine hull coatings. PPG completed the project on the Colossus, a 287m bulk carrier owned by Enterprises Shipping and Trading at CUD Weihai Shipyard in China. The...

WIND-ASSISTED TANKER SAVES MORE EMISSIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL COATINGS

WIND-ASSISTED TANKER SAVES MORE EMISSIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL COATINGS

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...

Maritime regulatory news

CAUTIOUS WELCOME FROM COLUMBIA GROUP FOR UK-EU ETS ALIGNMENT

CAUTIOUS WELCOME FROM COLUMBIA GROUP FOR UK-EU ETS ALIGNMENT

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...

DNV HIGHLIGHTS LATEST ECAS FOR NORTHERN OCEANS

DNV HIGHLIGHTS LATEST ECAS FOR NORTHERN OCEANS

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...

Ship design & naval architecture news

CSL EMPLOYS CADMATIC FOR SAMSKIP H2 VESSEL BUILD

CSL EMPLOYS CADMATIC FOR SAMSKIP H2 VESSEL BUILD

Cochin Shipyard (CSL), India’s largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility, has officially implemented Cadmatic software to support its latest newbuild program – a world-first project involving hydrogen-powered feeder container vessels for Samskip. For this project,...

RAL COMPLETES DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE AMAZON PUSH BOATS

RAL COMPLETES DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE AMAZON PUSH BOATS

Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) has completed, for long-term client Hermasa, the RApide 3000-Z2 push boat design, described as an innovative and challenging vessel tailored to the conditions of the Madeira River system. Hermasa has now begun...

Shipbuilding & ship repair news

DAMEN INTRODUCES ALL-ELECTRIC PASSENGER VESSEL

DAMEN INTRODUCES ALL-ELECTRIC PASSENGER VESSEL

Damen Shipyards Group has completed construction of its first Waterbus 2907 Electric, a fully electric vessel designed to provide sustainable public transport in urban areas, operating with extremely low levels of wash and zero emissions. Damen is now offering the...

SANMAR DELIVERS FOUR ELECTRIC TUGS TO TURKISH OIL COMPANY

SANMAR DELIVERS FOUR ELECTRIC TUGS TO TURKISH OIL COMPANY

Sanmar’s Tuzla Shipyard recently held a ceremony to mark the delivery of four of its fully electric ElectRA tugboats to Türkiye’s state-owned crude oil and natural gas pipelines and trading company, Botaş. The four eco-friendly, emissions-free harbour tugs are based...

Ship classification news

FIRST 15,000 TEU METHANOL CONTAINER SHIP DELIVERED TO BV CLASS

FIRST 15,000 TEU METHANOL CONTAINER SHIP DELIVERED TO BV CLASS

The 'CMA CGM Monte Cristo', the first in a series of six 15,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel container ships, classed by Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) and built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) Tianjin​ for the CMA CGM Group, has recently been delivered....

ClassNK ADVISES ON METHANE SLIP IN TERMS OF EU-ETS AND FuelEU MARITIME

ClassNK ADVISES ON METHANE SLIP IN TERMS OF EU-ETS AND FuelEU MARITIME

ClassNK has released `FAQs on the EU-ETS for Shipping (3rd Edition)’ and `FAQs on the FuelEU Maritime (5th Edition)’ which are intended to be used by stakeholders in the maritime industry to support their understanding of EU environmental regulations relating to use...

Ship’s deck & cargo news

WÄRTSILÄ GAS SYSTEMS CHOSEN FOR NEW LPG TANKERS

WÄRTSILÄ GAS SYSTEMS CHOSEN FOR NEW LPG TANKERS

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...

MacGREGOR COMPLETES LOW-CARBON ELECTRIC CRANE SERIES

MacGREGOR COMPLETES LOW-CARBON ELECTRIC CRANE SERIES

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...

Marine electronics & digitalisation news

SHIPPING GROUP SELECTS ABS WAVESIGHT FOR EU EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE

SHIPPING GROUP SELECTS ABS WAVESIGHT FOR EU EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE

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...

NAPA AND INTEROUTES OFFER EMISSION-SAVING PROGRAMME

NAPA AND INTEROUTES OFFER EMISSION-SAVING PROGRAMME

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...

Offshore marine news

HYBRID SOV BUILD BEGINS IN INDIA

HYBRID SOV BUILD BEGINS IN INDIA

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...

DAMEN LAUNCHES FIRST IN FUTURE-PROOFED CSOV SERIES

DAMEN LAUNCHES FIRST IN FUTURE-PROOFED CSOV SERIES

Damen's Ha Long shipyard in Vietnam has delivered the 'Windcat Rotterdam', first of six vessels in the CSOV Elevation Series, collaboratively developed by Damen Shipyards Group, Windcat and CMB.Tech. The vessel is designed to offer new standards in comfort,...

Maritime business news

WSC APPPOINTS NEW ENVIRONMENT VP

WSC APPPOINTS NEW ENVIRONMENT VP

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has appointed Simon Bergulf as its next Vice-President, Environment and Climate, succeeding Bryan Wood-Thomas, who will retire in 2026 after leading WSC’s environment and climate work since 2008. Bergulf will join WSC in March 2026 and...

EUROPE’S GREEN SHIPPING LEADERSHIP FACES CHALLENGES

EUROPE’S GREEN SHIPPING LEADERSHIP FACES CHALLENGES

The Waterborne Technology Platform (Waterborne TP) has published its proposal for a European industrial co-programmed partnership under framework programme 10, centred around waterborne technology leadership. According to Waterborne TP. the European waterborne sector...

Maritime & emissions research news

OLDENDORFF PARTNERS IN LAUNCH OF SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING CENTRE

OLDENDORFF PARTNERS IN LAUNCH OF SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING CENTRE

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...

EUROPEAN WATER TRANSPORT AIMS FOR A ZERO-EMISSION FUTURE

EUROPEAN WATER TRANSPORT AIMS FOR A ZERO-EMISSION FUTURE

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...

Maritime safety & security news

SURVITEC FIRE SYSTEMS FOR TASMANIAN  ECO FERRIES

SURVITEC FIRE SYSTEMS FOR TASMANIAN  ECO FERRIES

Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec has secured a contract to supply advanced fire-fighting systems to a pair of 48,000 grt LNG dual-fuelled eco ferries under construction at Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for Australian shipowner Spirit of...

SEAHAVEN INFLATABLE LIFEBOAT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO CRUISESHIP DESIGN

SEAHAVEN INFLATABLE LIFEBOAT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO CRUISESHIP DESIGN

Survival Technology company Survitec is teaming up with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), consultancy Independent Maritime Advisors, and a major shipbuilder to deliver a cruise ship design incorporating Survitec’s Seahaven, said to be the world’s largest...

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