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...
Energy company Gasum has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Finnish shipping company Viking Line on joining Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime pooling service. Viking Line uses LNG-powered vessels to transport passengers and cargo between Finland and Sweden. Viking Line plans...
Danish company Bawat reports a recent case that underscores the critical need for effective ballast reception facilities in ports, where the company was called upon to deliver its ballast as a service (BaaS) solution to a vessel facing deballasting challenges in...
Ecospray, an Italian company specialising in integrated solutions for decarbonisation, including exhaust gas cleaning, and part of the Carnival cruise group, intends to take part as a technical supplier in a pilot project to capture CO2 from seawater. The company will...
According to wind propulsion system developer Anemoi, with the maritime industry facing the implementation of Fuel EU Maritime from 1 January 2025, vessel owners and operators are actively seeking proven solutions to meet increasingly stringent emissions requirements....
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has highlighted the key items on the IMO agenda for 2025 in a video message at the start of the year. Dominguez said: "We start 2025 focusing on three main topics, as we were last year. The first one, seafarers, the second one,...
Caterpillar Marine has received DNV Approval in Principle (AiP) for the Cat 3500E methanol-ready marine main and auxiliary engines. The DNV approval and class notation are said to validate Caterpillar Marine’s methanol-ready dual-fuel engine solution. The Cat 3500E...
ABB has secured an order with shipbuilding company All American Marine to supply a hybrid-electric propulsion system for a new ocean sampling catamaran for the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) in California. In addition to the comprehensive scope of...
In a proactive move towards energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, dry bulk shipping company Pacific Basin has decided to apply a sustainable graphene-based propeller coating, XGIT-Prop, from Canadian company GIT Coatings, across its entire fleet. The...
Coatings manufacturer PPG has launched PPG Nexeon 810, described as an innovative copper-free antifouling developed with a strong emphasis on vessel performance, emissions reduction and sustainability. Independent ISO 19030 and International Towing Tank Conference...
IMO has issued a reminder that from 1 January 2023 it will be mandatory for all ships to calculate their attained Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) to measure their energy efficiency and to initiate the collection of data for the reporting of their annual...
The Korean Register (KR) has launched the 20th version of its KR-Con, a digital database that contains almost all the IMO international conventions and other instruments. The program, which was developed and launched in Korea in 2000, has been used globally by...
Vessel design house Chartwell Marine has announced that its electric foiling high-speed trimaran demonstrator has entered build at Designcraft, a Southampton, UK-based specialist in composite vessel construction. The £1.86m project, funded by Innovate UK, is a...
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) for design and development proposals for its electric patrol craft, as part of efforts to decarbonise and digitalise maritime operations. In addition to meeting MPA’s...
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...
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...
Classification Society DNV has issued a reminder that the 2020 California Air Resources Board (CARB) At-Berth Regulation will require tanker and ro-ro vessels to use a CARB Approved Emission Control Strategy (CAECS) while at berth in California ports starting from 1...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) for approval in principle (AiP) for a 15,300 TEU ammonia-powered dual-fuel container ship. As the shipping industry strives to reduce its environmental...
Cargotec company MacGregor has been selected to supply ro-ro equipment for four vessels to be built by the Guangzhou Shipyard International in China for H-Line Shipping of Korea. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the owner starting in Q2 2024 and are...
Western Australia shipbuilder Austal has established a strategic partnership with Spectainer, an industrial technology developer for shipping and logistics, which has developed an innovative, fully patented collapsible container, Collapsecon, and associated,...
MSC Cruises hopes to see its fleet's emissions reduced by up to 15% in 2026 thanks to the introduction of a new itinerary planning optimisation tool called OptiCruise. The cruise company has developed a new mathematical model in collaboration with OPTIMeasy, a...
Syroco, a Climate Tech start-up that supports the energy transition of maritime transport, has deployed its Syroco platform onboard the 'MN Pelican' ro-ro, owned by Sogestran subsidiary Compagnie Maritime Nantaise, and chartered to Brittany Ferries. This deployment is...
HAV Group company Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has been contracted by Green Yard Kleven in Ulsteinvik, Norway to develop and deliver the complete energy design, an integrated automation system and its future-oriented bridge system for a Field Support Vessel...
Singapore-based aluminium shipbuilder Strategic Marine has completed delivery of the 'Amarco S1', which the yard says represents a significant milestone in its partnership with Bruneian offshore operator Amarco. The 42m fourth generation fast crew boat (FCB) is...
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) in Germany and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate across a range of port priorities including decarbonisation, safety and cruise. The MoU will see the two port...
Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Seaspan Corporation (Seaspan) have established OneSea Solutions which is headquartered in Singapore and focused on technical ship management and maritime talent development. OneSea is jointly owned and operated by ONE and Seaspan,...
Swiss company Daphne Technology has announced that its SlipPure methane reduction system is being trialled on a gas carrier, ‘Maran Gas Chios’, in a collaborative project involving various partners. Joining Daphne Technology in the project are Lloyd's Register (LR) as...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) group companies MOL Ship Management and MOL Marine & Engineering have been selected as a pre-commissioning crew dispatcher and expected operator for a new Arctic research vessel (RV) ordered by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and...
Wärtsilä Voyage has launched its Smart Panoramic Edge Camera System (SPECS), designed to significantly enhance marine safety by providing a 360 degree view of the vessel and its surroundings, streamed directly to the bridge in real-time, thus improving situational...
Maritime professionals' organisation Nautilus International, along with other unions representing seamen and officers on ro-ro and ro-pax vessels have spoken out at length about P&O Ferries decision to, with minimal notice, terminate the employment of 800...
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