According to Glückstadt, Germany, based condition monitoring company CM Technologies (CMT), as the fifth anniversary of the IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap approaches, fuel compatibility and viscosity problems continue to result in marine engine component damage and high cat...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen is launching a re-engineered bunker adjustment factor, BAF2.0, to prepare for future fuels on the path to net-zero emissions by 2040. BAF2.0 is expected to streamline and simplify the adaptation of alternative fuels. Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF)...
Swedish maritime environmental solution company Marinfloc has announced an update to its CD EGR system, and has, following rigorous and extensive tests, secured approval to treat Exhaust Gas Recirculation bleed off water from WinGD engines equipped with iCER systems....
To meet increased demand for ballast water treatment systems from operators of workboats, yachts, research ships, OSVs, and similar-sized vessels, UV-based water treatment specialist Bio-UV Group has introduced what is believed to be the smallest UV BWTS in the...
Oldendorff Carriers has completed the installation and operational deployment of rotor sails on its bulk carrier 'Chinook Oldendorff'. Through a joint agreement first announced in December 2023, the Chinook Oldendorff transports Elk Valley Resources (EVR) steelmaking...
MSE International has won funding from the UK Government Transport Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG) 2024 to lead a new project, PRIMET; Port Recharging Infrastructure for Maritime Energy Transition. The project will accelerate the roll-out of port and harbour...
Swiss marine power company WinGD has introduced an option for its X-DF-A ammonia-fuelled engines to be delivered capable of running on liquified petroleum gas (LPG). The ‘pre-fit’ solution will be of particular interest to vessels under construction for the...
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) has successfully developed an ammonia dual-fuel (DF) engine, a carbon-free fuel technology, and has received type approval from seven major classification societies. HD HHI recently conducted a successful type approval test for its...
According to a report from coatings company Jotun, 59% of the shipping industry underestimate the negative environmental impacts of biofouling, with as many as 1 in 4 claiming to know little about the issue. Biofouling, caused by the build-up of micro-organisms,...
Hempel is promoting a solution for underwater hulls that is believed to achieve up to 2.5% in fuel savings and can be applied during routine dry-dockings. The SeamFlow weld fairing system for ship hulls is designed to reduce friction on the underwater area of vessel...
International ship classification society, Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has played an integral role in the drafting of the Inland Vessels Bill which was recently passed by the Parliament. The Inland Vessels (IV) Act 2021 repeals an earlier Inland Vessels Act...
Verifavia, an independent emissions verification company for the transport sector, insists that accurate calculation of the IMO Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) relies on inputting the correct data. Following a series of webinars designed to demystify...
Deltamarin of Finland has secured a contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) for the design and engineering of the 14th and 15th vessels in Stena RoRo’s E-Flexer series. The contract covers the complete basic and detail design of two new multi-fuel...
ABB’s power and propulsion solution has been chosen by SeaFjord Energy, a Swedish innovator in marine energy solutions, for a pioneering e-bunker vessel concept that offers a new way of supplying energy to ships at sea, in fjords or in ports. The vessel concept,...
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) subsidiary Daito Corporation has signed a contract for construction of an electric tugboat, powered by a large-capacity lithium-ion battery, with Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). The electric tugboat is to be equipped with a...
'Hamburg Express', the flagship of Hapag-Lloyd’s largest container ship class, has been ceremoniously christened at the Container Terminal Burchardkai in the Port of Hamburg. Rolf Habben Jansen, Hapag-Lloyd CEO, said: “With the Hamburg Express, we are setting new...
ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products and Solutions to Ship Energy Efficiency Monitoring System (SEEMS) developed by Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies. In order to promote the spread and development of innovative technologies, ClassNK has...
Lloyd's Register (LR) has classed K Shipbuilding's first newbuild LNG dual-fuel medium-range (MR) tanker, ‘Arctic Tern’, representing a significant step forward in the Korean's shipyard’s capability to build sustainable ships. Through this tanker delivery, LR says...
French company GTT has received, at the end of December 2021, an order from its partner, the Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries, for the tank design of a new LNG carrier vessel. As part of this order, GTT will design the tanks of the vessel which will offer a...
Cargotec company MacGregor has introduced a fully electrically driven heavy lift crane (HCE) to its heavy lift equipment family, in its drive to offer more environmentally sustainable products and solutions. The HCE is a result of combining MacGregor and NMF’s...
Danish marine tech company Frugal Technologies is upgrading its class-approved Frugal Propulsion, described as a cost, fuel-, and emissions-saving system for large vessels, to now include temperature, pressure and vibration deviations, helping engineers and shipowners...
Kongsberg Maritime has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV to enable a key role to be transferred from a ship to a shore-based control centre, which the company believes marks a significant step in the journey towards uncrewed vessel...
Vard has announced that Cochin Shipyard (CSL) in India is building two Service Operation Vessels (SOVs), one of Vard 4 07 design and one of Vard 4 19 design for North Star. CSL is a partly public, government shipyard in India. In the last three decades the company has...
Northern Offshore Services (NOS) has unveiled its new I-Class Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) powered by what is said to be the first real-world commercial application of Volvo Penta’s IPS Professional Platform. The vessel has now begun operating in a UK wind farm. NOS and...
CarbonLeap, an independent organisation for managing monetised carbon reductions in global transportation, has recommended shipowners in compliance deficit to act now if they want to take advantage of cost efficiencies created by vessel pooling for meeting FuelEU...
Somas Instrument, a manufacturer of control and on/off valves, has appointed Accelleron as the authorised global service provider for its marine customers. Under this new partnership agreement, Accelleron’s service engineers will be trained to service Somas valves on...
A study into ammonia safety onboard ships undertaken by the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS), has found that a range of mitigation methods, from ship design to crew training and...
The combined emissions of metals and other environmentally hazardous substances from ships is putting the marine environment at risk according to a new study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. When the researchers calculated the contaminant load from...
Survitec’s advanced fire-fighting system and safety equipment onboard the 'Yara Birkeland' – the world’s first fully autonomous containership – has successfully completed its first annual service ahead of the 3200dwt ship’s first laden voyage. The zero-emission, fully...
According to a study by ship management industry organisation InterManager, enclosed space deaths continue to be one of the biggest onboard occupational hazards. Following an initial survey, to which 5000 seafarers responded, a number of issues were raised, in...
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