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...
LR CONSORTIUM PROPOSES NUCLEAR POWER AS UK’S DECARBONISATION SOLUTION
Lloyd’s Register (LR) is convening a partnership hoping to deliver safe, secure and sustainable nuclear-powered ships for a net zero ocean economy. The LR-led Maritime Nuclear Consortium unites expertise from the nuclear, maritime, insurance and regulatory sectors to...
POWERCELL JOINS PROJECT TO ACCELERATE GREEN MARITIME TRANSITION
PowerCell, a Swedish supplier of fuel cells for the marine market, has joined the European GAMMA (Green Ammonia and Bio-methanol fuel MAritime vessels) project, a €17m Horizon Europe funded initiative aimed at accelerating the decarbonisation of deep-sea shipping...
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...
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...
DUAL-FUEL WAPS-EQUIPPED LR2 TANKER DELIVERED TO UNION MARITIME
Union Maritime has taken delivery of ‘Spa’, an LNG dual-fuel LR2 tanker, built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, featuring two WindWings, developed by BAR Technologies and manufactured by CMET. Spa is thought to be the first dual-fuelled LR2 tanker equipped...
ULSTEIN TO BUILD TWO NEXT-GENERATION CABLE-LAYING VESSELS FOR OMS
OMS Group, a provider of subsea digital infrastructure, has signed contracts with Ulstein for the design and construction of two cable-laying vessels. This is the latest step in OMS Group’s fleet expansion strategy and underscores OMS’s commitment to the...
CARGILL BEGINS OPERATION OF FIRST DUAL-FUEL METHANOL BULK CARRIER
Cargill has begun the maiden voyage of ‘Brave Pioneer’, delivered from Tsuneishi Shipbuilding’s Cebu yard in the Philippines, first of five green methanol dual-fuel dry bulk vessels chartered by the company. The deployment of the Brave Pioneer is...