General News

Current greenhouse gas emission forecasts grossly overestimate the growth of emissions between 2008 and 2050, according to a new study by BIMCO and CE Delft.

Elcome has launched an intelligent field service management system which aims to help ship operators resolve problems quickly and efficiently and stay in control of operations.

MTU has launched a new integrated bridge concept which collates key information for safe and efficient ship operation.

Russian ship owner Sovcomflot and ABB have opened a training centre at Admiral Nevelskoy Maritime State University to prepare seafarers for vessels equipped with Azipod propulsion.

DNV GL has developed its concept of a ‘carbon robust’ ship as part of its Maritime Forecast to 2050, exploring the impact of the energy transition on shipping.

Around 50,000 visitors from more than 120 countries attended the SMM trade fair in Hamburg last week, highlighting the increasingly strategic role played by technology in shipping.

A roundtable discussion organised by ExxonMobil and The Motorship considered the cylinder condition challenges around new legislation and how digitalisation can help shipping to tackle them.

Dubai-based Zaitoun Green Shipping is leading a consortium of global technology providers to develop a containership with higher levels of performance and environmental efficiency.

Digital technologies and environmental solutions will top the agenda at the 2018 instalment of shipping’s biggest exhibition, SMM, in Hamburg on 4-7 September.

Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) are extending their industrial cooperation over and above their joint venture dedicated to building the first Chinese built cruise ships.