Lloyd’s Register's Maritime Decarbonisation Hub (Decarb Hub) and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) have released new reports to help meet the upskilling needs of an estimated future 800,000 seafarers as the industry transitions to...
Provider of specialised marine services Goltens Worldwidehas signed a new distribution agreement with Denmark-headquartered Marine Fluid Technology (MFT) covering MFT’s SEA-Mate Blending-on-Board (BOB) system, SEA-Mate Filter system and other SEA-Mate products across...
French ballast water treatment system (BWTS) manufacturer Bio-UV Group has found that over 30% of all installed ballast water treatment systems fail Port State Control D-2 compliance inspections despite 95% of systems having successfully passed commissioning tests....
According to Swedish water treatment company Marinfloc, every ship leaving a shipyard with a substandard water treatment system will pollute the oceans for the next 25 years. This is thought to be a hidden crisis that fails to reach the public even though it is well...
According to maritime data and technology company OceanScore, the industry is bracing for the first large-scale verification of carbon credits to be surrendered to authorities under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Transparency with real-time exposure...
Since entering service in 2015, the Norwegian ferry 'Ampere' has now sailed a distance equivalent to 17 times around the equator on batteries alone, which battery supplier Corvus Energy regards as a ground-breaking achievement in sustainable maritime transport. After...
MAN Energy Solutions reports that its MAN 7L21/31DF-M (dual fuel-methanol) genset has successfully passed its type approval test (TAT) in China. The TAT was carried out in close cooperation with the MAN Energy Solutions licensee CSSC Marine Power (CMP) at CMP’s...
Wärtsilä has signed a lifecycle agreement with CMA Ships, a subsidiary of French shipping company CMA CGM, covering 14 large LNG-fuelled container ships already in operation. Owners and operators of container vessels are said to be currently focused on optimising...
As a co-author and signatory of a recently published whitepaper entitled 'Antifouling biocides: a key contributor to sustainable shipping', the Swedish company I-Tech, developer of barnacle repelling technology Selektope, believes that education around the important...
As part of its continued effort to drive sustainability in the maritime industry, German container line Hapag-Lloyd succeeds in reducing both emissions and operational costs through implementing Shipshave’s In Transit Cleaning of Hull (ITCH) solution, with the results...
The Caribbean states have joined forces to ensure the views of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are taken into account during upcoming decarbonisation discussions at the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC82). The meeting at IMO headquarters will...
CIMAC, the industry forum for large engine technology, has been officially granted consultative status with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) following its formal application earlier in 2024. Rick Boom (Woodward) CIMAC President said: “We are extremely...
According to Dutch ship designer Conoship, redox flow batteries (RFB) are already widespread in stationary energy reserve applications, but in the maritime industry their potential remains largely unexplored. Research by Conoship Naval Engineer Piet Visser suggests...
The port of Prince Rupert has recently welcomed the startup of Wolverine Terminals’ marine bunkering service for deep sea shipping, thus adding a key logistical capability to this strategic deepwater port on the west coast of Canada. Using a pair of barges designed by...
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced a significant milestone in its corporate history with the naming of 'One Sparkle', the company's first owned and operated newbuilding container vessel. CEO Jeremy Nixon said: "The naming of One Sparkle represents another...
Following sea, port and refuelling trials, Brittany Ferries' latest ro-pax 'Saint-Malo' is due to enter service between Portsmouth (UK) and Saint Malo (France) on 12 February. Built in China to the Stena Roro E-Flexer design, this will be the largest hybrid vessel to...
According to a new whitepaper published by DNV, a surge in industry interest combined with systems builders and yards scaling up production and installation capacity, is set to accelerate growth in orders for wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) in the coming...
EODev (Energy Observer Developments) has received the Type Approval Certificate (TAC) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) for its REXH2 hydrogen fuel cell system. Building on Toyota’s advanced PEM fuel cell technology, the REXH2 is a scalable, 'plug &...
Norwegian company CryoVac has received approval in principle (AiP) from DNV for its new vacuum insulation system for liquid hydrogen (LH2) hydrogen tanks. The system has been developed to solve problems of transporting LH2 by sea. CryoVac’s solution involves cooling...
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions is to supply a complete cargo handling system for a new fully pressurised LPG Carrier being built for Meghna Fresh LPG, part of the Bangladeshi Meghna Group of Industries. The group is one of the country’s largest industrial conglomerates, and...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) company OneOcean has launched Risk Manager FuelEU, an innovative module designed to enable ship managers, owners, operators, and charterers to seamlessly manage their FuelEU compliance and strategy within a single platform. The Risk Manager...
Maritime software and data services provider Napa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ahti Climate, a pioneer in FuelEU Maritime pooling services that has more than 250 vessels under management. The partnership will provide Napa's existing and future...
Tidal Transit, which operates purpose-built crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the offshore wind industry, has secured equity financing from maritime and logistics investor HICO Investment Group to expand its fleet with six new electric CTVs (E-CTVs). This strategic...
Corvus Energy has announced that it will deliver a mega-size battery system for the first fully electric offshore vessel to be built. The vessel is an electric commissioning service operation vessel (eCSOV) that will be constructed by Armon shipyard in Spain for...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has invested in US company 13 Mari, a developer of ripple-shaped 'Flowsmart' elements that are retrofitted to ships' hulls, with the goal of developing and providing new solutions for GHG emission reduction. The ripple-shaped Flowsmart element...
Wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) company Econowind, based in Zeewolde, the Netherlands, has secured €1m in development capital from Invest International to advance and test its VentoFoil XL, a 24m-30m high steel wind sail inspired by aviation technology. Similar...
The IMO is inviting applications for technical assistance for pilot projects, specifically for the development of feasibility studies to support the deployment of zero- or near-zero GHG emission solutions on board ships and in ports. This technical assistance,...
A new press release from Chalmers University of Technology In Sweden begins: "When cars, planes, ships or computers are built from a material that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure, the weight and energy consumption are radically reduced". A...
Advanced NAPA Stability for Ferries enhances operational safety and efficiency with a cloud-based digital solution that enables faster, more intuitive, and reliable voyage and cargo management. Maritime software provider NAPA has formally launched NAPA Stability for...
Zelim’s intelligent detection and tracking solution, ZOE, has been deployed for the first time in the oil and gas sector. The ZOE system is being used onboard the jack-up rig VALARIS Stavanger to provide automated person overboard detection and alerts. Zelim has...
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