General News

REGULATION

REGULATION

Lloyd’s Register has provided further guidance on the key steps that ship owners/ship managers/charterers are recommended to follow ahead of the entry into effect of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive on 1 January 2024.

3rd November 2023

LR outlines EU ETS implementation steps

3rd November 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Yara International’s subsidiary Yara Clean Ammonia has announced plans to form a joint venture with North Sea Container Line (NCL) to order and operate a container ship that will use pure ammonia as…

2nd November 2023

Norwegian consortium targets operate NH3-fuelled containership operations by 2026

2nd November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Danish company Danelec, a leading supplier of electronic equipment to the maritime sector, has acquired MacGregor’s Voyage Data Recorders division. With this investment, Danelec enhances its installed base to a total of 16,000 vessels.

2nd November 2023

Danelec acquires MacGregor’s VDR division

2nd November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kongsberg Maritime has announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Solstad Offshore to identify and trial decarbonisation technologies across Solstad’s fleet.

2nd November 2023

Kongsberg Maritime in decarb technologies collaboration with Solstad

2nd November 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

DNV has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with AL Group and its Singapore company Asiatic Lloyd Maritime LLP to examine the technical and economic feasibility of applying CCS technology on board AL Group’s containerships and Kamsarmax…

1st November 2023

DNV JDP To Study CCS Feasibility For Boxships and Bulkers

1st November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Türk Loydu has completed the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) membership process, and has been accepted as a member of the association with immediate effect.

1st November 2023

Türk Loydu completes IACS membership process

1st November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) has announced that it plans to commercialise a pure-gas four-stroke hydrogen-fuelled marine engine concept and that it anticipates a 2025 market launch for the engine. 

31st October 2023

HiMSEN confirms 2025 pure-hydrogen engine launch plans

31st October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

C-Job Naval Architects and Meyer Group have entered into a strategic partnership which sees Meyer acquiring a 50% stake in C-Job.

31st October 2023

Meyer partners up with C-Job in strategic market move

31st October 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

An onboard CO2 Capture System (OCCS) developed by Hanwha Ocean received Approval in Principle (AiP) from KR, in collaboration with the Marshall Islands Registry. The award was announced during Kormarine 2023 in Busan, South Korea.

31st October 2023

KR awards AiP to Hanwha Ocean’s Onboard CCS System

31st October 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) Machinery Health Monitoring System (SMHMS) has received the ABS SMART (MHM) Tier 2 approval in principle (AIP) for machinery health monitoring.

31st October 2023

SHI Machinery Health Monitoring System Receives ABS AIP

31st October 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

A Japanese shipping company, IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (IINO Lines), and shipping finance institution Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited (Mizuho Leasing) have signed a co-operation agreement with Norsepower to launch a mechanical sail leasing initiative for Norsepower’s Rotor Sail.

31st October 2023

Mizuho Leasing to support leasing model for Norsepower WAP installations

31st October 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ZeroNorth, the maritime technology company, has announced that it intends to join forces with Singapore-based services provider Alpha Ori Technologies (AOT). The agreement is expected to combining Alpha Ori Technologies’ expertise in IoT sensors and…

30th October 2023

Digital service providers plan to join forces

30th October 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed an agreement with a Japanese oil company, Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. (Cosmo Oil) to conduct detailed studies examining the establishment of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain.

30th October 2023

MOL inks deal with Japanese oil company to study CCS logistics chain

30th October 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group (HZS) has entered into a joint design cooperation agreement with rotor sail supplier Anemoi. The deal related to the design of Rotor Sails onboard two LNG carrier newbuildings, and…

30th October 2023

Hudong-Zhonghua to explore rotor sail applicability for LNGCs

30th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Diesel-electric power using Azipod propulsion units has been specified for a trailing suction hopper dredger booked by Royal IHC in the Netherlands from the Boskalis Group. The contract signals the re-opening of…

30th October 2023

Dredger Deal Plays To Dutch Strengths

30th October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and DNV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at KORMARINE in Korea, committing to establishing SHI’s state-of-the-art Remote Operation Centre (ROC) for real-time monitoring and control of…

27th October 2023

DNV to collaborate with SHI on Remote Operation Centre for autonomous ships project

27th October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Aegir Marine has launched a project to remanufacture a decades-old ship thruster. The project will take place in a purpose-built remanufacturing laboratory set up by Aegir Marine. It is the first project to be…

27th October 2023

Aegir to introduce remanufacturing with decades-old thruster refurb

27th October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The European Commission announced a ‘Wind Power Package’ to provide additional support to the bloc’s wind power sector. 

26th October 2023

EU pledges support package for wind power

26th October 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Airseas, the kite sail wind-assisted propulsion supplier, has announced that its innovative automation system, which successfully controlled the Seawing’s dynamic flights without any human intervention, has been validated during during the final round…

26th October 2023

Towing kite supplier validates automation system, projects 16% fuel reduction

26th October 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Plans to operate the first tugs on hydrogen in the Port of Hamburg took a step forward in October after tug operator Fairplay Towage signed a memorandum of understanding with energy company Mabanaft Group.…

25th October 2023

Deal to develop infrastructure for H2-fuelled tugs for Port of Hamburg

25th October 2023