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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

North European expertise in the design and operation of vessels dedicated to the heavy-load trades, married with increasingly adept Chinese production of specialised tonnage, has yielded the first of a new generation…

2nd December 2025

Heavy-lift shipping embraces green future

2nd December 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Berg Propulsion has secured a second major retrofit programme for Reederei Rambow within a year, with three Sietas-built feeder container ships completing energy-efficiency upgrades at Bremerhaven’s Bredo Dry Docks.

2nd December 2025

Rambow returns to Berg Propulsion for second container ship retrofit project

2nd December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

At last week’s Propulsion and Future Fuels event in Hamburg, I hosted a panel of nominees for The Motorship award. This is given to a company, usually in partnership with others, who…

1st December 2025

The Motorship award at Propulsion and Future Fuels

1st December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Imabari Shipbuilding, K Line, MOL, NYK, JMU and NSY have joined forces to create a unified standard design framework for liquefied CO2 carriers and next-generation vessels powered by greener fuels…

1st December 2025

Japan unifies future ship design

1st December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Commercial nuclear propulsion is no longer a pipedream. The combination of high-assay fuel availability, microreactor engineering, and closed-cycle fuel chemistry has produced a new generation of small modular reactors designed specifically for…

28th November 2025

Can SMR Technology Transform Shipping?

28th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The next generation of marine nuclear propulsion isn’t scaled-down submarine technology—it’s a portfolio of radically different reactor designs, most small, modular, and inherently safe. Three families are emerging as frontrunners, each offering…

28th November 2025

Whats Powering Maritimes Nuclear Renaissance

28th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Regulation now sits at the centre of the maritime decarbonisation debate, shaping not only which fuels the industry may eventually adopt but also the pace at which any of them can move…

28th November 2025

Nuclear Regulations Outdated

28th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

CORE POWER, under the leadership of CEO Mikal Bøe, is driving a radical shift in maritime energy through its Liberty programme, which centres on floating nuclear reactors (FNPPs) aimed at both decarbonising…

28th November 2025

CORE POWER’s Liberty Programme

28th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Interest in nuclear applications in the maritime industry has been growing significantly in recent years and LR recognised that both Guidance and Rules were going to be required. However, the starting point…

28th November 2025

LR Guidance For Nuclear in Maritime

28th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Nuclear energy is back in the mainstream media although not in a maritime context. US president Donald Trump has stated he is going to start testing his country’s immense nuclear weapon arsenal,…

28th November 2025

The Nuclear Option?

28th November 2025