General News

In 2020, France’s patent office rated GTT Group the top ranking medium-sized company with 58 patents published during the year.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has made a number of changes to its senior leadership team.

The Liberian Registry is adding a dedicated offshore wind team to its growing body of regulatory and safety experts.

Seably has launched a new cyber security training course designed to help seafarers protect themselves from the growing threat of cyber crime.

Outcome-based agreements and strategic fleet-level decarbonisation advice will be among the solutions on offer for shipowners facing challenging environmental targets, Andrea Morgante, Vice President, Strategy at Wärtsilä Marine Power tells The Motorship.

MAN Energy Solutions has written to 2- and 4-stroke customers offering a range of Energy Efficiency Existing Ships Index (EEXI) solutions that can be adopted to meet upcoming legislation.

Vard Marine and ILS are teaming up to develop design solutions for the global icebreaker market and to address the challenges of ice-capable shipping worldwide.

Danfoss Editron and the Ship and Ocean Industries R&D Center (SOIC) have teamed up to launch the Green Energy Application Development Center (GEADC) in Taiwan.

Wind propulsion is likely to become an increasingly important part of the mix of solutions available to shipowners looking to reduce their environmental footprint, technology developers and ship operators heard in an…

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has concluded that the fire on the self-unloading bulk carrier Iron Chieftain in 2018 demonstrates that international fire safety standards and regulations for the vessel type…

Shell Marine has increased the availability of its Shell Shipcare range of shipping maintenance products and solutions.

Bureau Veritas has awarded approval in principle to GILLS PTE in Singapore for its air lubrication system that helps improve efficiency by reducing the drag of an underwater hull.

Ports are setting ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, and there are many options for shipowners to take-up the increasing availability of shore power.

ExxonMobil has expanded its range of high performance marine lubricants with the addition of Mobil SHC Aware Hydraulic Series oils and Grease EP 0.

The leading British manufacturer of aluminium marine craft, The Wight Shipyard Company, has received an award for its work to increase British exports.

Wärtsilä is to introduce a combined engine plus selective catalytic reduction (SCR) packaged product that will comply with China’s impending Stage II marine engine emission standard.

Svanehøj’s expansion of its offering in China is proving fruitful with the signing of two major P&C pump orders, a deal with Cosco Dalian Shipyard to equip two P&C tankers and one…

Four of the leading classification societies and three flag states have come together to establish a Maritime Technologies Forum, which seeks to bridge the gap between technology knowledge and regulatory process.

Classification society DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Wärtsilä Gas Solutions for a cargo tank design suitable for Liquid CO2 Carrier (LCO2) vessels.

Mitsui & Co. is the latest company to join the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, a Copenhagen-based research centre designed to support shipping’s decarbonization ambitions.

Corvus Energy has signed a joint venture agreement with Sumitomo Corporation for the marketing, sales and after-service of Corvus Energy’s battery and fuel cell systems in Japan and the wider Asian market.