General News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A joint declaration by the leaders of a number of leading shipping line operators, including CMA-CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, MSC and Wallenius Wilhelmsen at the COP 28 conference on Friday called for an end date for fossil-only…

4th December 2023

Liner giants headline call for IMO action at COP 28

4th December 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Pakistan has become the latest state to become a party to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, the treaty for safe…

4th December 2023

Pakistan ratifies Hong Kong convention

4th December 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An environmental not-for-profit, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), has collaborated with Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and Arup to develop a system to help shipping stakeholders align investment decisions that support the maritime energy…

30th November 2023

Tool helps stakeholders identify best ports for first mover initiatives

30th November 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

A project to build the first zero-emission high speed ferries in the USA has advanced following the agreement of a strategic partnership agreement with Wärtsilä. The fully electric vessels will be built for San…

30th November 2023

First zero-emission high speed ferries project in the US advances

30th November 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Wärtsilä’s cargo handling systems have been selected for four ammonia gas carrier vessels being built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for Purus.

30th November 2023

Four new Purus gas carriers to operate with Wärtsilä cargo handling systems

30th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Belgium-headquartered ship owner and operator Boeckmans has announced that it is ordering a series of four 5,000 dwt general cargo vessels from Dung Quat shipyard in Vietnam. The diesel-electric vessels are expected…

30th November 2023

Boeckmans to order future-proofed general cargo vessels

30th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Expansion-minded UK group Harland & Wolff (H&W) is adding another string to its bow through this month’s signing of a memorandum of understanding with Australian aluminium shipbuilding specialist Austal.

30th November 2023

Harland & Wolff Pact With Aluminium Specialist

30th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A lack of alternative fuel availability may hinder marine decarbonisation, according to the latest whitepaper from P&O Maritime Logistics.

28th November 2023

Green fuel scarcity could scupper decarbonisation

28th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A vessel operated by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has completed a demonstration operating on an autonomous navigation system as part of the Nippon Foundation’s MEGURI2040 project.

27th November 2023

Japanese autonomous vessel project completes coastal round-trip

27th November 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

MAN Energy Solutions was awarded a prize in the ‘Mechanical and Plant Engineering’ company category in the the German Sustainability Awards held in Düsseldorf on 23 November.

27th November 2023

MAN ES Wins German Sustainability Award

27th November 2023

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Gard, the Norwegian-headquartered marine insurance firm, has recently published research into propeller shaft aft seal damage, which noted a “significant increase” in failures following the 2013 introduction by the US EPA of new Vessel General Permit…

27th November 2023

Synthetic EALS Linked To Increase In Stern Tube Seal Failures: Report

27th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Testament to an extensive newbuild programme and fleet-wide technological initiatives, Brittany Ferries has secured Green Marine Certified Shipowner accreditation for the fourth year in a row.

27th November 2023

French Operator Shows Green Commitment

27th November 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Vehicle carrier and logistics specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen has implemented a vessel upgrading project entailing the retrofit of a new form of bulbous bow. The scheme promises average fuel savings of at least…

24th November 2023

Payback Promise From New Bulbous Bow

24th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Shipowner Gerdes Green, a joint venture between Reederei Gerdes and Over-C, has received a grant from Germany’s Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport towards the cost of investment in sustainable innovations for a pair of coastal vessels. The…

23rd November 2023

German federal funding for low-emission coaster newbuildings

23rd November 2023

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Steerprop, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance propulsion systems, has been chosen to supply advanced ice-classed bow thrusters to the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Polar Icebreaker. The ship will be designed…

23rd November 2023

Steerprop Bow Thrusters For Canada’s New Polar Icebreaker

23rd November 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Japan’s Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX), JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC HD,) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) signed a Key Principles Agreement with Malaysian energy producer Petronas on 28 September 2023 in connection with plans…

21st November 2023

Malaysia offshore CCS project advances, FEED work to begin in 2024

21st November 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS and Hanwha Ocean have signed a landmark strategic framework agreement to advance the digital transformation of shipbuilding. The agreement was signed at KORMARINE in Busan, Korea.

21st November 2023

Hanwha Ocean Collaboration with ABS to Support Shipbuilding Transformation

21st November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bureau Veritas (BV), the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and NAPA, the maritime software and data services supplier, have completed the first phase of a Joint Development Project (JDP)…

21st November 2023

3D model-based class approval benefits validated by joint project

21st November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Shipping giant CMA CGM is behind the launch of the first European private-initiative laboratory dedicated to open research in artificial intelligence.

20th November 2023

CMA CGM behind launch of AI lab start-up

20th November 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Sensor technology and digital twins of ships are evolving and open new opportunities for owners and managers to improve the way how their ships are operated.

16th November 2023

Improved Sensors Offer Offer Operations, Refit and Design Benefits

16th November 2023