United European Car Carriers (UECC) has secured a major bunkering deal with Titan Clean Fuels to source liquefied biomethane (LBM) that will enable the company to reduce its GHG emissions by over 75,000t in 2025 - or around one-third of its annual direct emissions...
SGMF launched the first version of its safety dispersion tool – BASiL - in 2018, for what was then the only alternative fuel available, LNG. Since then, SGMF says the tool has become the industry standard for bunker operations. After these years of experience and a...
Alfa Laval has received a major order to replace 18 ballast water treatment systems (BWMS) onboard vessels belonging to a major European shipowner. The company believes that this significant order shows the high demand for the replacement of malfunctioning systems and...
To further support shipowners in the management of their ballast waters ahead of the entry into force in September 2024 of the D-2 compliance requirements, the French Bio-UV Group has introduced a life-time warranty on all its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system...
The Bilbao Port Authority has put out to tender, for é55.4m, the works for the second phase of its OPS (Onshore Power Supply) project so that vessels can connect to the power grid when berthed, thereby reducing fuel consumption and gas emissions and minimising noise...
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has strengthened its collaboration with Spanish wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) company bound4blue by contracting three 22m high eSail suction sails. The fully autonomous system will be installed on a newbuild MR tanker from New...
Swiss marine power company WinGD has won an order for 16 X-DF dual-fuel engines after what the company says was a late-stage switch by a major ship owner. The shipping company was influenced by WinGD’s track record for reliable operations, continuous improvements to...
Wärtsilä is to supply an integrated propulsion package for a new vessel being built for UK-based tanker owner and operator, Pritchard-Gordon Tankers(PGT). The integrated package includes a fuel-flexible Wärtsilä 32 main engine. This order is the third in a series of...
Hempel has introduced Hempaguard Ultima; the next generation of its high-performance silicone hull coating system, formulated to deliver optimised performance and increased fuel savings, enabling vessel owners and operators to reach their decarbonisation goals....
Italian shipowner Ignazio Messina has chosen Jotun to provide sustainable vessel coatings for the next scheduled drydocking of two of its vessels. Jotun has responded to Messina's challenging trade with customised solutions to be applied at the next docking of Jolly...
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,...
With its dual-fuel LNG engines, the option to run on biogas, and zero-emission batteries supported by extensive use of shore power, the 2021-built ferry 'Aurora Botnia' is already notable for its green profile. Now, Wasaline has asked for Foreship’s help to push...
Wallenius Marine is conducting advanced wind tunnel tests aimed at realising what it says will be the first wind-powered PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier) vessel. The tests are being carried out in a wind tunnel in Gothenburg, with wind speeds of up to 250 km/h....
Turkish shipyard Sanmar has launched of the first fully electric tugboat to operate in Latin America, which the company says marks a significant step forward in its mission to help create a sustainable tug and towing industry. Ordered by operator and long-time Sanmar...
The hybrid police boat WS1 'Bürgermeister Brauer' has been handed over to the Port of Hamburg, after a construction period of almost two years at the Estonian shipyard Baltic Workboats. The boat was transferred to Germany by sea and will start its service with the...
Lloyd's Register (LR) has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) for GTT's new 200,000 m³ LNG carrier (LNGC) concept, featuring slow-steaming navigation and three tanks instead of the traditional four, and which LR says paves the way for more sustainable LNG shipping...
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published the latest edition of Unified Requirement (UR) M10, which introduces new safety requirements to protect internal combustion engines from crankcase explosions, in response to the shift...
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...
Certification institute LRQA (formerly part of Lloyd's Register) has approved Dutch company Shipping Technology's CO2 Emission Reporting Module, known as ST Brain, that calculates the CO2 emissions of inland navigation vessels and coasters. Inland shipping...
A new project, known as Boss Level, will investigate the feasibility of an on-board sensor and data acquisition network with AI-based analytics to address the challenges of ship-port interfaces in the era of future decarbonised vessel fleets. The project, which is...
Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered a StratCat 27 Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) to Orlen to operate in Poland’s growing offshore wind sector. The vessel is designed specifically for offshore wind farm operations, and is scheduled to begin operations in...
Brunvoll of Norway has signed a contract with Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondan for the delivery of an azimuth thruster package for an Ocean Energy Support Vessel (OESV). The vessel, designed by Salt Ship Design, will feature six thrusters from Brunvoll, namely three...
Stavanger-headquartered ferry operator Norled has been honoured as the Maritime CleanTech Partner of the Year 2024, highlighting the company's role in setting new standards for both innovation in the Norwegian maritime industry and sustainable maritime passenger...
Dutch wind-assisted ship propulsion technology company Econowind plans to revolutionise maritime sustainability and expand the company’s impact in the global shipping industry, and has appointed a new CCO, Chiel de Leeuw, to play a key role in advancing Econowind's...
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...
Newly-published research by the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, supported by Sea, the one-stop shop for digitising freight, examines the potential of battery-powered vessels for deep-sea shipping. With the global shipping industry being...
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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