Wallenius Wilhelmsen has successfully completed its first biofuel bunkering trial in Japan, which the company says marks a significant step in its global decarbonisation efforts. At the Port of Yokohama, the Tamesis bunkered 400t of bio bunker B24 (VLSFO Blended),...
Ro-ro operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has published its 'Sustainable Financing Framework 2025', which the company says marks a significant advancement in its commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable operations. Building upon the initial 2022 framework,...
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 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...
Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Yusen Logistics have announced a new agreement for sustainable shipping solutions through ONE's green shipping service, ONE LEAF+. The collaboration is intended to advance sustainable supply chain practices and marine transportation to...
Classification society DNV says that with the IMO's International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC) set to take effect in 2025, shipowners should ensure compliance with regulatory controls and inspections governing ship...
Mitsui E&S has announced the beginning of the test phase for the MAN B&W 7S60ME-LGIA (Liquid Gas Injection Ammonia) Mk 10.5 prototype engine. The engine, said to be the world’s first commercial, two-stroke, dual-fuel ammonia engine, began its ammonia fuel...
Working Group 21 (WG21) of CIMAC (Conseil International des Machines à Combustion) has published a paper which asks "What do the terms conventional and unconventional mean?" In everyday life, this question may be rather unimportant and always open to redefinition. In...
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...
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...
With discussions regarding the IMO's Carbon Intensity Index (CII) due to recommence at the upcoming Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 82 meeting, dry bulk shipping association Intercargo, together with the other global shipping associations, has issued a...
According to IMO, states in the Mediterranean Sea are preparing to implement, in 2025, global laws which will require ships to meet stringent requirements to limit harmful pollution by Sulphur Oxides (SOx). To support the implementation of the new cleaner air rules,...
Breeze Ship Design has recently been awarded a contract by Fujian Mawei for the design of two new multipurpose offshore supply vessels (MPSVs) for US shipowner Seacor Marine. The Z 4423 MPSV design is an 88m-long hybrid vessel equipped with medium-speed diesel engines...
The first vessel in Wilson’s ECO series, built according to the Conoship CIP3800 design, has been launched at the Udupi Cochin Shipyard in India. The vessel is set to become fully operational by Q2 2025 and is the first of the ECO series which will consist of six...
Damen Shipyards Group recently carried out the installation of a series of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems to Van Oord’s 'Nexus', a Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) 8500 delivered in 2014. The 122.68m x 27.45m vessel undertakes cable laying operations,...
The Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), has marked what is considered to be a significant milestone with the launch of its first fully electric supply boat (e-supply boat) from shipyard to water and...
DNV has appointed Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria to the newly-establish post of COO, with effect from 1 January 2025. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO, DNV Maritime said: "The maritime industry is navigating growing complexities, from its operating environment to the expanding...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has announced the successful delivery of the third 7,600m3 LNG bunkering vessel, ‘S1067’, built by Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) for Seaspan Energy. This project is considered to be a further...
Provider of maritime services for the gas transport and offshore wind industries Purus has successfully completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of ammonia from the company’s medium-size gas carrier (MGC), ‘Green Power’. Green Power is on time charter to...
Cargotec company MacGregor has launched a new gravity self-unloading system that will allow bulk carriers to deliver a wider variety of cargo, in greater volume. The new system, ‘MacGregor GravityVibe’, deploys a patent-pending vibrating unloader to reduce internal...
Fuel and emissions monitoring service EmissionLink, a member of Columbia Group, is simplifying the emissions management process, with a series of advanced solutions ahead of the Fuel EU Maritime regulations, due to come into effect in January 2025. The solutions are...
Danish maritime software provider Coach Solutions has upgraded its vessel reporting functionality to support compliance with FuelEU Maritime. The reporting application has been developed to support clients in achieving accurate and efficient reporting using the bunker...
A new design for an ammonia floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit that features onboard carbon capture technology for blue ammonia production has received approval in principle (AiP) from ABS. The design comes from FPSO provider Modec, in...
Japanese contractor Penta-Ocean Construction has commissioned Ulstein Design and Solutions to design its new heavy lift vessel for offshore wind foundation installation. The customised Ulstein HX118 design will feature a 5,000t Huisman main crane and the Ulstein...
Aiming to achieve net zero emissions, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced the launch of a new programme, ‘Blue Action Net-Zero Alliance’. This programme is intended to contribute to reducing the Scope 3 GHG emissions of actual shippers and NVOCCs (non vessel...
Yara Clean Ammonia Switzerland has signed a time-charter contract with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) for an ammonia-fuelled medium gas carrier due to be delivered in November 2026. Since 2021, Yara Clean Ammonia and NYK have jointly studied the practical...
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...
Oldendorff Carriers and the University of Strathclyde (UoS) are setting up a research centre for sustainable shipping at the university in the centre of Glasgow, UK. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Prof Osman Turan, Director Maritime Human...
A new study by safety technology company Survitec has revealed that existing fire-fighting methods used to extinguish machinery space spray and pool fires on conventionally fuelled vessels are inadequate when dealing with methanol-based fires. This follows extensive...
Finland-based Groke Technologies has, while welcoming the energy saving performance of WindWings-equipped 'Pyxis Ocean', to which it has supplied situation awareness equipment, warned that fitting such sail systems could result in Solas non-compliance. Charterer...
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