MANAGERS MUST MAKE FuelEU MARITIME COMPLIANCE TOP PRIORITY
According to maritime data company OceanScore, FuelEU Maritime represents a strategic headache for shipping companies on the same level as its technical complexity. The company says that senior management must evaluate the variables of different compliance options...
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...
STRATEGIC MARINE COMPLETES NEW BATTERY-HYBRID CTV
Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered a further battery-hybrid crew transfer vessel to Truth Maritime Services (TMS), strengthening a partnership that has been evolving since 2022. This latest delivery is said to further cement the ongoing collaboration...
LR/PNU PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP H2 SHIPPING
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed an agreement with the Hydrogen Ship Technology Centre at Pusan National University (PNU) in Korea, forming an international partnership aimed at advancing liquefied hydrogen carrier technology and cryogenic engineering. The Memorandum...
MOL TAKES DELIVERY OF LATEST LNG-FUELLED BULKER
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has recently taken delivery of an LNG-fuelled Capesize bulk carrier for JFE Steel Corporation from the Saijo Shipyard of Imabari Shipbuilding. The 299.9m long 210,321 dwt vessel was named Verde Heraldo, which means ‘Green Pioneer’ in...
INTEGRATED EMISSIONS AND CARBON CAPTURE DEMONSTRATED AT LONG BEACH
Stax Engineering, California-based maritime emissions capture and control company Stax Engineering, and Seabound, a UK-based onboard carbon capture company, have successfully demonstrated what is considered a first-of-its-kind fully integrated emissions and carbon...
NORWAY’S LARGEST BATTERY FERRY COMPLETED
Turkish builder Cemre Shipyard has announced the departure of NB1091 ‘Hinnøy’, said to be Norway’s largest zero-emission ferry, built for Torghatten Nord, which is sailing toward a new home in the northern waters of Norway. Developed by The Norwegian Ship...
A CALL FOR ESSENTIAL MARITIME WASTE-MANAGEMENT TRAINING
In my 30 years in the industry, I have witnessed firsthand how waste handling on ships remains one of the most underestimated challenges in maritime operations. The problem is not a lack of care—officers and crew members do not want to pollute the oceans. We have...