Container ship 'Maersk Halifax', one of 11 vessels in Maersk’s Hong Kong-class, has been converted into a dual-fuel vessel able to operate on methanol. The retrofit operation was conducted at the Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard in China, taking a total of 88 days. Following...
Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng), has recently completed test operations which the company says will lead to the first domestic ammonia-fuelled engine. J-Eng, the joint venture between Mitsubishi and Kobe Diesel, has been conducting various test operations since it...
Wärtsilä Water and Waste’s Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) is being launched with a completely new filtration solution. Designed by Wärtsilä Water and Waste’s partner FilterSafe, the Manta filter features an innovative OneMotion scanner that cleans...
German company Top Glory Marine (TGM) says it is celebrating 10 years in business, providing sustainable waste management services to the maritime industry, during which it has seen a steady increase of environmental awareness in the industry. TGM MD Silke Fehr...
Finnish wind assisted propulsion company Norsepower and Japanese shipping company IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO Lines) have completed the installation of two Norsepower Rotor Sails (NPRS) on the 'Oceanus Aurora', a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) chartered by chemical company...
Environmentally-friendly propeller shaft and rudder bearings are being fitted to a series of environmentally advanced high-speed ferries under construction for Italian operator Liberty Lines. San Sebastian-based Echetalde, authorised distributor for Thordon Bearings...
A series of four zero-emission and autonomous ferries to be built by Turkish Tersan shipyard for Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 will be propelled by Schottel EcoPellers. The double-ended vessels are said to be the first of their kind. Norwegian HAV Design will...
Sea trials have confirmed that CM Technologies’ scuffing sensor can detect early onset cylinder wear, preventing significant damage to two-stroke marine diesel engines, costly repairs and downtime. Trials onboard a number of large containerships and a two-stroke...
Damen Shipyards Group has joined AkzoNobel and Philips to help further develop a pioneering fouling control solution which uses UV-C light technology to keep ships’ underwater hulls clean. The technology integrates UV-C light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in a coating scheme...
Stolt Tankers and Graphite Innovations & Technology (GIT) have signed a two-year agreement to apply GIT’s XGIT-Prop graphene-based marine coating to the propellers of 25 Stolt Tankers ships during 2023. XGIT-Prop is an eco-friendly product that reduces marine...
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The second of seven vessels in the a new fleet of next-generation Parramatta class ferries designed by Incat Crowther has arrived in Sydney and entered service in just two weeks. The new vessel, John Nutt, completed its maiden landing at the Sydney Opera House...
Japanese companies 'K' Line, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and NYK Line have started a joint study with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Imabari Shipbuilding, JMU and Nihon Shipyard (a joint venture between Imabari Shipbuilding and JMU), to establish standard specifications and...
Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has laid the keel for the first two of four fully electric ferries for BC Ferries of Canada. The keel laying ceremony marked an important milestone in the third phase of construction of the Island Class Ferries, which will bring the...
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has signed a shipbuilding contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Nanjing for up to four advanced multi-fuel battery hybrid pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) in a major fleet expansion by European sustainable shortsea ro-ro...
What is said to be the industry’s first comprehensive set of rules for floating nuclear power plants has been unveiled by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), working with Idaho National Laboratory (INL), home of the National Reactor Innovation Center. The launch saw...
ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to a consortium of Japanese companies for two liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier designs with Type-C cargo tanks that do not require performing post-weld-heat-treatment. The AiP is based on the demonstration of an...
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a significant hatch cover order for 12 containerships each of 3,055 TEU capacity, to be built by Japan Marine United (JMU) for the Taiwanese shipping company, Wan Hai Lines. The scope of supply includes design and key...
Maritime AI company DeepSea Technologies, part of the Nabtesco Group, has received Type Approval from classification society DNV for its DeepSea HyperPilot product. HyperPilot automatically and precisely controls the change of speeds across a voyage to achieve fuel...
Opsealog, a provider of data integration and analysis services for the maritime and offshore industry, has confirmed the renewal and expansion of its service contract with Orange Marine, a French company specialising in cable laying and repair operations. The...
Gondan Shipbuilders has signed of a new contract with Østensjø Rederi for the construction of an innovative ocean energy support vessel (OESV), which the yard says marks another milestone in its commitment to delivering specialised, high-quality vessels tailored to...
Strategic Marine of Singapore has delivered two 42m Fast Crew Boats (FCBs) to Adnoc L&S, which Strategic says reinforces its commitment to supporting offshore operations with cutting-edge maritime solutions. The 42m FCBs were designed to meet the rigorous demands...
Sustainability startup Signol, which uses behavioural science to reduce emissions in hard-to-abate industries such as shipping, has raised £2.5m from industry-focused investors. Signol’s tech-enabled behaviour change service helps ship operators to fully engage their...
Lloyd’s Register Group (LR) has reached an agreement to acquire Ocean Technologies Group (OTG), a provider of software dedicated to the global maritime industry, from European private equity firm Oakley Capital. Following the revision to the IMO GHG strategy in 2023...
A new laboratory, named CapLab, has been inaugurated in the Post of Genoa, resulting from a partnership between Ecospray and the University of Genoa, and which will be used to study new fuel cell-based carbon capture solutions to be applied in the maritime and...
Hurtigruten Norway, which is working towards its first zero emission ship by 2030, has officially kicked off its innovative research project in partnership with research institute Sintef and 12 maritime partners. The new consortium, which includes Cavotec, Vard,...
A new analysis from classification society DNV and Lloyd's List Intelligence concludes that although shipping has seen a significant improvement in safety over the past decade as higher standards of ship construction and operation have cut the number of casualties,...
Working with InterManager, the international trade association for the ship management industry, Lloyd’s Register (LR) has used its SafetyScanner machine learning technology to identify new, previously unseen insights surrounding lifeboat accidents, which will help...
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