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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Air Products Membrane Solutions has become the first company to obtain cybersecurity certification for maritime membrane nitrogen systems, setting a new industry benchmark for cyber resilience at sea.

4th February 2026

Air Products achieves maritime cybersecurity first

4th February 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hempel has successfully completed the world’s first applications of its next-generation silicone hull coating, Hempaguard NB, marking a major milestone in extending proven silicone performance to vessels directly from the newbuilding yard.

4th February 2026

Silicone coating milestone reached

4th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and CIMAC have signed a two-year agreement aimed at strengthening the maritime sector’s preparedness for using alternative fuels.

4th February 2026

Coalition boosts alternative fuel readiness

4th February 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Global container shipping reached its lowest carbon intensity of 2025 in the fourth quarter, yet total emissions remained stubbornly high, highlighting the limits of efficiency gains without structural change.

2nd February 2026

Efficiency gains fail to cut emissions

2nd February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published the maritime industry’s first dedicated Guidance Notes for onboard hydrogen generation, addressing a key gap in the safe design and integration of hydrogen generator technologies on ships.

2nd February 2026

LR issues hydrogen generation guidance

2nd February 2026

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Incat Tasmania has reached another defining moment in maritime history, with the world’s largest battery-electric ship commencing harbour trials in the River Derwent in Tasmania for the first time.

30th January 2026

WATCH: World’s largest electric ship trialled

30th January 2026

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

As the first vessel constructed and engineered in Europe to meet the unique challenges of transporting liquefied CO2, the 150-metre Carbon Destroyer 1 is approaching completion in the north Netherlands.

29th January 2026

CO2 carrier central to North Sea scheme

29th January 2026

REGULATION

REGULATION

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has rolled out changes to how it assesses structural condition under its Condition Assessment Programme (CAP), aiming to tackle long-standing concerns about consistency for tankers built to Common Structural…

29th January 2026

LR updates tanker CAP assessments

29th January 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Signal Ocean has agreed to acquire AXSMarine, bringing together two well-known names in maritime freight and commodities tracking in a move that underscores how quickly technology is reshaping shipping markets.

29th January 2026

Signal Ocean acquires AXSMarine

29th January 2026

REGULATION

REGULATION

The reporting requirements stipulated by the FuelEU Maritime (FEUM) regulation add another level of complexity to emission management. 

29th January 2026

How FuelEU Maritime is changing commercial negotiations

29th January 2026