General News

ClassNK has released Guidelines for Additional Fire-fighting Measures for Container Carrier, which specify requirements for indicating additional fire safety measures on container carriers as a class notation.

Kongsberg has announced the establishment of a standalone business unit, Kongsberg Discovery, which will incorporate the company’s former Sensors and Robotics division. 

Veson Nautical (Veson) plans to acquire vessel valuation provider VesselsValue. The move will extend Veson’s product offering by adding VesselsValue’s proprietary data and modelling capabilities, as well as the company’s brand and team.

DNV has awarded the first Abate-Ready notation to a jackup unit. The notation was awarded to Vahana Aryan, the flagship vessel of the Dubai-based Vahana Marine Solutions DMCC. The Abate notation is…

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that seven candidates have been nominated for the post of Secretary-General of the organisation. The term of the current incumbent, Kitack Lim of the Republic of Korea, expires on…

Vard Electro, the marine electrical systems supplier, has signed a multi-million-euro agreement with Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch to supply full DC distribution systems along with its protection devices.

The upcoming Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels conference is opening with a high-level panel to discuss the impact of regulatory changes including FuelEU Maritime regulations. The session will include Ricardo Batista, Policy Officer, EU Commission…

A joint development project (JDP) involving the leading Korean shipyards has been established to agree a coordinated approach towards the calculation of greenhouse gas (GHG) Scope 3 emissions generated within the shipbuilding industry.

Classification society ClassNK has issued a statement of compliance (SoC) to S.N. Corporation’s Unit-02 ship recycling yard at Shitalpur, Sitakunda, a ship recycling facility in Bangladesh, verifying that the facility is in…

DNV expects a rapid increase in maritime infrastructure to drive demand for closer collaboration between ocean industries in the coming decades. The rapid buildout of offshore wind and aquaculture will need to be managed…