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ALLIANCE FORMED TO ESTABLISH SW EUROPE HYDROGEN FUEL SUPPLY CHAIN

ALLIANCE FORMED TO ESTABLISH SW EUROPE HYDROGEN FUEL SUPPLY CHAIN

Spanish energy company Moeve, alongside a number of other energy and technological companies including thyssenkrupp nucera, DH2, Elyse energy, HDF, Hynamics, QAIR, SEFE, SHS-Stahl-Holding-Saar, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners as well as H2med promoters Enagas,...

NESTE JOINS AHTI POOL FOR FuelEU MARITIME COMPLIANCE

NESTE JOINS AHTI POOL FOR FuelEU MARITIME COMPLIANCE

Sustainable fuels and renewable feedstock producer Neste has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Ahti Pool to include Neste's EU- exposed fleet into Ahti’s FuelEU Maritime compliance pool. This takes Ahti Pool’s total vessels under management to almost 250. Ahti Pool...

Water & waste management news

BIO-UV ADDS TO SAILING CARGO SHIPS’ GREEN CREDENTIALS

BIO-UV ADDS TO SAILING CARGO SHIPS’ GREEN CREDENTIALS

France-based water treatment pioneer Bio-UV Group has secured an agreement with shipbuilder Piriou Group to supply its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment technology to a further six wind-powered cargo ships building for French operator TOWT (TransOceanic Wind Transport)....

EVAC TOTAL CONCEPT CUTS EMISSIONS FROM WASTE TREATMENT

EVAC TOTAL CONCEPT CUTS EMISSIONS FROM WASTE TREATMENT

Evac is offering its HydroTreat system a transformative solution for reducing direct emissions and significantly cutting indirect emissions resulting from onboard waste treatment. Decarbonization is seen as not just a compliance requirement, but an opportunity for the...

Marine environment & clean shipping news

ANEMOI COMPLETES ITS LARGEST ROTOR SAIL INSTALLATION TO DATE

ANEMOI COMPLETES ITS LARGEST ROTOR SAIL INSTALLATION TO DATE

Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the installation of five rotor sails onboard the 400,000 dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC), 'Sohar Max', making it the largest vessel to receive wind propulsion technology to date. Sohar Max is a first generation Valemax, built...

NZ ELECTRIC HYDROFOIL TO BEGIN COMMERCIAL OPERATION

NZ ELECTRIC HYDROFOIL TO BEGIN COMMERCIAL OPERATION

New Zealand ferry operator Fullers 360 has announced the start of commercial service of its new electric hydrofoil ferry, ‘Kermadec’, claimed to be the world's first such operation. Kermadec is a fully electric, emissions-free, hydrofoiling ferry, which is set to...

Marine propulsion & machinery news

WÄRTSILÄ METHANOL-READY PROPULSION FOR LARGE CEMENT CARRIER

WÄRTSILÄ METHANOL-READY PROPULSION FOR LARGE CEMENT CARRIER

Wärtsilä has received an order to supply a complete propulsion package for a 38,000 dwt methanol-ready cement carrier vessel. When built, this will be the largest vessel of its type, and the first with a methanol-ready notation. The order has been placed by...

MAN ES REPORTS SUCCESSFUL CONTAINERSHIP METHANOL FUEL RETROFIT

MAN ES REPORTS SUCCESSFUL CONTAINERSHIP METHANOL FUEL RETROFIT

MAN Energy Solutions has announced the successful retrofit of the main engine of the ‘Maersk Halifax’ to a dual-fuel MAN B&W ME-LGIM unit. MAN PrimeServ, MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, carried out the work, believed to be the first such project...

Marine coatings & hull protection news

GIT COATINGS RECEIVES LR AiP FOR ENHANCED ANTIFOULING

GIT COATINGS RECEIVES LR AiP FOR ENHANCED ANTIFOULING

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded what it believes to be the maritime industry’s first Enhanced Antifouling Type Approval to GIT Coatings. The development of this new type of approval sets a new standard for antifouling coatings to address the growing need for...

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES FORECASTING TOOL FOR FOULING AND CII

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES FORECASTING TOOL FOR FOULING AND CII

AkzoNobel’s International marine coatings brand has announced a series of updates to Intertrac Vision, its digital forecasting tool designed to enable data-driven decision making on fouling control coatings for global vessel operators. Intertrac Vision analyses...

Maritime regulatory news

CARIBBEAN STATES TO REQUEST FUEL LEVY AT MEPC82

CARIBBEAN STATES TO REQUEST FUEL LEVY AT MEPC82

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...

IMO GRANTS CONSULTATIVE STATUS TO CIMAC

IMO GRANTS CONSULTATIVE STATUS TO CIMAC

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...

Ship design & naval architecture news

INCAT CROWTHER TO DESIGN ALL-ELECTRIC CARGO SHIP FOR SINGAPORE

INCAT CROWTHER TO DESIGN ALL-ELECTRIC CARGO SHIP FOR SINGAPORE

Incat Crowther has been commissioned to design an ultra-efficient, all-electric light cargo transfer vessel for Singapore’s marinEV, a business of Yinson GreenTech. The vessel, Hydromover 2.0, will transport light cargo such as stores, food and maintenance items to...

SALT RECEIVES CONTRACT TO DESIGN ‘MOST ADVANCED’ CABLE LAYER

SALT RECEIVES CONTRACT TO DESIGN ‘MOST ADVANCED’ CABLE LAYER

Salt Ship Design has announced its selection as the ship designer for the world’s largest and most advanced inter-array cable laying vessel (CLV), commissioned by Penta-Ocean Construction (POC). The vessel will support the rapid expansion of offshore wind construction...

Shipbuilding & ship repair news

WÄRTSILÄ TO EQUIP NEW VITOL LNG BUNKER VESSEL

WÄRTSILÄ TO EQUIP NEW VITOL LNG BUNKER VESSEL

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has been contracted to supply cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for a new 12,500m3 LNG bunkering vessel which is being built at the Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) shipyard in China for energy company...

NZ ELECTRIC HYDROFOIL TO BEGIN COMMERCIAL OPERATION

NZ ELECTRIC HYDROFOIL TO BEGIN COMMERCIAL OPERATION

New Zealand ferry operator Fullers 360 has announced the start of commercial service of its new electric hydrofoil ferry, ‘Kermadec’, claimed to be the world's first such operation. Kermadec is a fully electric, emissions-free, hydrofoiling ferry, which is set to...

Ship classification news

DNV LAUNCHES ALTERNATIVE FUEL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTATION

DNV LAUNCHES ALTERNATIVE FUEL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTATION

Classification society DNV has released a competence standard (ST) for methanol and a recommended practice (RP) for ammonia, to enable crew and shipowners to tackle the safety risks and challenges posed by the introduction of new alternative fuels and technologies...

EMISSIONS REDUCTION DEPENDS ON RISK SHARING – LR

EMISSIONS REDUCTION DEPENDS ON RISK SHARING – LR

According to Lloyd's Register (LR), data-driven insight and technology will play an increasing role in emissions-compliant sailings but investment in these tools and equipment must be distributed across stakeholders. A recent LR event in Greece was told that shipping...

Ship’s deck & cargo news

CRYOVAC SYSTEM AIMS TO OVERCOME LH2 CONTAINMENT LIMITATIONS

CRYOVAC SYSTEM AIMS TO OVERCOME LH2 CONTAINMENT LIMITATIONS

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 EQUIPS VERSATILE LPG TANKER NEWBUILD

WÄRTSILÄ EQUIPS VERSATILE LPG TANKER NEWBUILD

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...

Marine electronics & digitalisation news

SHIP OPERATION PLATFORM AIMS TO SIMPLIFY FUELEU MARITIME

SHIP OPERATION PLATFORM AIMS TO SIMPLIFY FUELEU MARITIME

Norwegian company Navtor believes it has 'simplified the complexity' of FuelEU Maritime with a major update to its NavFleet ship operations platform. NavFleet 2.1 boasts the ability to automate extensive 'well-to-wake' calculations, delivering a front-end user...

UECC AND DAPHNE TECHNOLOGY PARTNER FOR ADVANCED EMISSIONS MONITORING

UECC AND DAPHNE TECHNOLOGY PARTNER FOR ADVANCED EMISSIONS MONITORING

United European Car Carriers (UECC) has chosen Daphne Technology’s PureMetrics emissions monitoring system to enhance the environmental performance of its latest low-emission vessels. This partnership reflects both UECC and Daphne’s commitment to sustainability within...

Offshore marine news

KOREAN HYBRID-READY CTV ORDER FOR SINGAPORE YARD

KOREAN HYBRID-READY CTV ORDER FOR SINGAPORE YARD

Following Strategic Marine’s successful entry into Korea’s offshore windfarm market earlier this year, the Singapore headquartered shipbuilder has signed a new contract with Yeosu Ocean for the construction of a StratCat 27 Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV). The agreement...

ZERO EMISSION CSOV READY TO BEGIN SERVICE

ZERO EMISSION CSOV READY TO BEGIN SERVICE

Spanish shipbuilder Gondan reports that the naming ceremony of 'Vestri Enabler', a Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV), for Norwegian shipowner Edda Wind, took place in the port of El Musel in Gijón. The vessel, designed by Salt Ship Design, a Norwegian...

Maritime business news

DECARBONISATION ENCOURAGED THROUGH SHIP FINANCE

DECARBONISATION ENCOURAGED THROUGH SHIP FINANCE

New insights are revealed in the Poseidon Principles’ fifth Annual Disclosure Report, which showcases the climate alignment of 35 major financial institutions across 14 countries, representing nearly 80% of the global ship finance portfolio. The Poseidon Principles...

NEW CEO AT ROTOR SAIL COMPANY

NEW CEO AT ROTOR SAIL COMPANY

Anemoi Marine Technologies has announced that Clare Urmston has been appointed as the company’s new CEO. After holding a number of executive and non-executive positions within the manufacturing, healthcare and fast-moving consumer goods sectors, Urmston joined Anemoi...

Maritime & emissions research news

CHALMERS UNIVERSITY CLOSER TO COMMERCIAL ‘STRUCTURAL BATTERIES’

CHALMERS UNIVERSITY CLOSER TO COMMERCIAL ‘STRUCTURAL BATTERIES’

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...

JPNH₂YDRO OPENS NEW H2 ENGINE R&D CENTRE

JPNH₂YDRO OPENS NEW H2 ENGINE R&D CENTRE

JPNH₂YDRO, a joint venture between CMB.Tech, Tsuneishi and Kambara Kisen, has officially inaugurated its new hydrogen engine R&D centre. This innovative centre is a pioneering hydrogen test site in Japan, designed to advance hydrogen engine development. Equipped...

Maritime safety & security news

GROUNDBREAKING AI MAN OVERBOARD DETECTION AND ALERT SYSTEM DEPLOYED

GROUNDBREAKING AI MAN OVERBOARD DETECTION AND ALERT SYSTEM DEPLOYED

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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