General News

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

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä has introduced the marine sector’s first commercially available 4-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia as a fuel. The ammonia solution is now commercially available as part of the Wärtsilä 25 engine platform, which…

15th November 2023

Wärtsilä launches first ammonia-fuelled 4-stroke engine for maritime market

15th November 2023