DNV has delivered a study commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) entitled 'Safety of hydrogen for use in ships', which has culminated in a final report and a non‑mandatory guidance document. The study concludes that design-based safety is required...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has completed a technical review confirming BAR Technologies’ calculation of available effective power of the two 37.5m 760m2 WindWings wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) units installed on Union Maritime (UML) tankers as...
Echandia has announced the launch of the next generation of Echandia Ultra, its battery energy storage system for high-power, high-cycle marine applications. The new generation builds on Echandia’s field-proven platform and further strengthens the qualities the...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted type approval (TA) and technical assurance to GIT Coatings for its next-generation graphene-based foul-release hull coating, XGIT-Force. The approval confirms that LR has independently assessed the concept and design of the coating...
A new LNG bunkering vessel, the 'Alisios LNG', has been launched at the port of Huelva in southwestern Spain, for operation along the southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, promoting the use of LNG and bio-LNG as transitional fuels for maritime transport. Owned by...
A new ISO standard has been published to help port authorities, shipowners and operators navigate rules on how ships should be cleaned in an environmentally sound way. Hull cleaning is said to be gaining traction among shipowners, while countries are increasingly...
Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of a new commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), built at Ulstein Verft in Norway on behalf of an institutional investor. The vessel was christened Windea Carnot and is the third of three sister ships built at...
OceanScore has been selected by ship manager Wallem Group to support the commercial management of emissions compliance across its managed fleet. The partnership is thought to strengthen OceanScore’s position as a compliance partner to leading third-party ship managers...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has entered into a two-year fuel contract with Equinor for the supply of mass-balanced bio-methanol, produced in Norway, intended to cut CO2 emissions by 95%. The agreement marks a key development towards delivering a net-zero end-to-end pilot...
Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) has renewed its license agreement with Akasaka Diesels for the manufacture and sale of UE-series engines, low-speed two-stroke engines produced in Japan. The renewed license agreement grants Akasaka a new license for manufacture and...
Alfa Laval has successfully completed the certified factory acceptance test (FAT) for its FCM Ammonia fuel supply system, certified by China Classification Society (CCS). This confirms that the fuel supply system has passed all functional and safety verification...
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