STENA LINE STRENGTHENS ITS GREEN BALTIC FERRY OPERATIONS
Stena Line is strengthening its position in the Baltic Sea by acquiring Wasaline and taking over operations of the ferry route between Umeå in Sweden and Vaasa in Finland. Niclas Mårtensson, CEO Stena Line, said: “It is with great joy and enthusiasm that we at Stena...
DAMEN REPAIR YARD FOCUSES ON CRUISE SUSTAINABILITY
Damen Shiprepair Brest has marked the conclusion of its 50th cruise ship project since becoming part of the Damen Shipyards Group in 2012. Over the past years, the yard says it has been using its facilities, knowledge and extensive experience of the cruise sector to...
WÄRTSILÄ HELPS JAPANESE FERRY OPERATOR MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE
Wärtsilä has signed a nine-year lifecycle agreement with Japanese domestic ferry operator Hankyu Ferry, covering the operator’s two latest vessels, the ‘Yamato’ and the ‘Settsu’. The agreement is designed to ensure the vessels’ uninterrupted service reliability....
PROACTIVE HULL CLEANING CUTS EMISSIONS FOR JAPANESE OWNER
Mitsui E&S has commenced the provision of the hull contamination management service Falcons for the container ship ‘Proactive Earth’ operated by Kambara Kisen. Through the provision of the Falcons service, Mitsui E&S contributes to Kambara Kisen’s...
SINGAPORE AND SOUTH KOREA TO ESTABLISH GREEN CORRIDOR
The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Singapore and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (ROK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the Singapore-ROK green and digital shipping corridor (GDSC). Under the MoU, the...
CHEMSHIP CUTS EMISSIONS WITH MANTA OPTIMISATION
Manta Marine Technologies (MMT) is set to support chemical tanker operator Chemship in reducing its fuel consumption and emissions through a new contract to supply and install Manta’s automated propulsion optimisation system, FuelOpt, across nine vessels in the...
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES INNOVATION CENTRE LAUNCHED BY GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
Lloyd’s Register (LR), in collaboration with Cosco Shipping Group, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Southampton, has established the International Maritime Future Technologies Innovation Centre. The new virtual centre aims to advance research and...
SECOND BERG PROPULSION RETROFIT FOLLOWING FUEL SAVINGS FOR ‘NORJARL’
Confirmation that a propulsion system retrofit is achieving fuel savings of 10% has persuaded Norwegian shipowner Arriva to go ahead with its second ‘Energy & Efficiency’ project with Berg Propulsion. In January 2025, Berg Propulsion customer Arriva upgraded its...