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DNV has decided to launch a Recommended Practice (RP) offering that aims to produce a method to measure and evaluate the technical performance of ships and to address some of the shortcomings that…

The European Union’s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (EU MRV) dataset for shipping’s European CO2 emissions for the year 2022 has just been published, with the data highlighting some significant year-on-year changes from…

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub (LR MDH) to collaborate on a decarbonisation strategy and implementation plan for The Silk Alliance.

The UK government has announced that it will be extending the scope of the UK’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) to cover domestic shipping from 2026, in a statement released on 3 July.

Rolls-Royce has announced the acquisition of Italian marine automation and yacht bridge specialist, Team Italia/Onyx Marine. The two companies have collaborated on joint development projects since 2019. The acquisition is expected to extend…

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Council has held its 87th session in Gdansk, Poland, discussing a range of decarbonisation related initiatives and electing Roberto Cazzulo of RINA as its new chair.

INTERCARGO Secretary General Kostas Gkonis has called for the upcoming MEPC 80 (Marine Environment Protect Committee) meeting to support “simple and effective” mid-term measures to help the IMO’s decarbonisation ambitions, so that they can be…

Bangladesh and Liberia have concluded the ratification of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Hong Kong Convention, the ship recycling treaty, which will allow the HKC to enter into force within 24 months.  

ABS has signed a research agreement with a research and development agency affiliated to Texas A&M University. As part of the research agreement, ABS and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) have initiated a…

Manufacturing giants Cadeler and Eneti have announced they are merging to form a ‘business combination agreement’ that aims to build the next generation of wind turbine installation and foundation vessels.