General News

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Helsinki-headquartered power electronics specialist The Switch has announced that it will supply a DC power and power protection device package as part of the battery-electric system for the world’s largest fully electric RoPax on…

13th October 2023

The Switch to supply DC power and protection devices to full-electric RoPax

13th October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kongsberg Maritime and BMA Technology have formed a strategic collaboration alliance to support the supply of low voltage electrical products and engineering services to Turkish shipyards.

12th October 2023

KM forms strategic alliance to supply LV solutions to Turkish shipyards

12th October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Schottel is investing to expand logistics capacity at its thruster production facility in Dörth, Germany. Construction of the EUR7.5 million (US$7.9m) 4,000 square metre logistics centre is expected to begin before the end of 2023.

12th October 2023

Schottel logistics capacity investment

12th October 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

A subsidiary of HD Hyundai Group, Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. (KSOE), has signed a strategic investment of EUR45 million (US$47.6m) in a UK-based solid oxide fuel cell developer and manufacturer, Elcogen. 

12th October 2023

KSOE investment deepens SOFC focus

12th October 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded an approval in principle to ERMA FIRST for its on-board Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) system.

10th October 2023

LR AiP For ERMA FIRST’S On Board CCS System

10th October 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Ensuring operational technology (OT) cybersecurity onboard ships requires cross-industry collaboration and a layered and lifecycle approach.

10th October 2023

Ensuring OT cybersecurity requires a coordinated, layered approach

10th October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Methanol is making its way into IGF Code training programs, but there’s a broader evolution underway for STCW training.

10th October 2023

Seafarer training undergoing its own new fuels transition

10th October 2023

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Babcock LGE has been awarded the contract to supply cargo handling system and fuel supply system for a series of 15 Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) at China’s Jiangnan shipyard.

5th October 2023

Cargo handling and FSS contract for large Jiangnan VLEC series

5th October 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

International engineering group, Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd. (SECL), has signed a deal to collaborate with Carbon Clean, a UK-based point source carbon capture specialist, on the application and optimisation of its carbon capture technologies for onboard maritime…

5th October 2023

Samsung Engineering inks deal with UK firm to develop maritime CCS solution

5th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Belgian construction and dredging group Jan De Nul has ordered an exceptionally high-capacity cable-laying vessel in China. With an unrivalled, maximum load intake of 28,000t, the newbuild is a response to accelerating…

3rd October 2023

Advance In Cable-Layer Capabilities

3rd October 2023

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

US shipping and logistics group Crowley has teamed with a nuclear power specialist in a scheme for a vessel type to supply small-scale nuclear energy to shoreside locations.

2nd October 2023

Crowley Makes A Move Into Nuclear Energy

2nd October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

It is entirely possible that the introduction of the transitional period for the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on 1 October 2023 may have failed to capture the attention of ship…

2nd October 2023

Blurring the lines: shippers need to be aware CBAM will impact EU imports

2nd October 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Brunvoll Mar-El has chosen energy storage firm, Leclanché, to assist on a ferry retrofit project.

28th September 2023

Brunvoll chooses Leclanché for ferry retrofit

28th September 2023

LNG

LNG

The ability to transition from LNG to H2 onboard many different ship sizes and types could change the shipping industry’s expected multi-fuel future paradigm.

28th September 2023

Reforming LNG provides clear path to H2 operations

28th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Container major CMA CGM has expanded its orderbook of containerships capable of operating on methanol, after it placed an order with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company Limited (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited (CSTC) for a…

28th September 2023

CMA CGM places order for MeOH-fuelled series of 9,200 teu boxships

28th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

QatarEnergy has announced the beginning of a second round of LNG shipbuilding orders, confirming an order with Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for 17 LNG carriers. 

28th September 2023

QatarEnergy signals beginning of second round of LNG orders

28th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bureau Veritas and shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean have completed a Joint Development Project (JDP) to enable 3D model based approval for the classification of ships.

28th September 2023

JDP on 3D Model Based class approval completed

28th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured the first ever approval in principle (AiP) for two­­‑stroke engines fuelled with ammonia. Lloyd’s Register awarded the AiP to WinGD’s X-DF-A dual-fuel range.

28th September 2023

First AiP for WinGD’s X-DF-A engine

28th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A French shipbuilder has been shortlisted for the construction of two vessels to serve the traffic between the Isles of Scilly and the English mainland. The Piriou organisation, based in Brittany, has…

28th September 2023

French Yard Favoured For UK Ferries

28th September 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Talks have taken place to discuss the potential of green hydrogen projects along the Suez Canal.

26th September 2023

Green fuel potential along the Suez Canal

26th September 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Three of Japan’s largest shipowners have agreed to join a Kawasaki Heavy Industries-led consortium that is seeking to develop a maritime liquefied hydrogen (LH2) supply chain for imports into Japan. 

26th September 2023

Japanese shipowners join LH2 transportation and carrier consortium

26th September 2023

LNG

LNG

A new zero-carbon emissions LNG carrier design includes an ammonia-fuelled gas turbine and a heat recovery system using supercritical CO2.

26th September 2023

Ammonia-fuelled gas turbine planned for LNG carrier

26th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Norway’s maritime sector has gained a valuable project for a high-capacity, newbuild cable layer. West coast builder Ulstein Verft has landed the construction contract entailing a 150m vessel to Norwegian design for…

26th September 2023

Norwegian Yard Lands Cableship Contract

26th September 2023