General News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

While operators have not seen any direct effect of Scope 3 emission reporting on chartering of ships, analysts expect improved visibility to lead to improved performance becoming a minimum threshold for larger…

15th December 2021

Owners and operators expect Scope 3 rules to slowly change chartering landscape

15th December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Six leading marine insurers have launched a new initiative to provide transparency on carbon emissions and support the shipping industry’s green transition.

15th December 2021

Marine insurers adopt principles to decarbonise shipping

15th December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Nor-Shipping has announced that it postponing its upcoming exhibition and event programme, which was due to be held between 10-13 January 2022 in Oslo and Lillestrøm, Norway.

13th December 2021

Nor-Shipping to postpone January 2022 event

13th December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

ClassNK has released a third version of its remote survey guidance.

10th December 2021

ClassNK updates remote survey guidance

10th December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

BIMCO has announced the development of a new clause intended to address the upcoming introduction of EEXI regulations from the IMO.

8th December 2021

BIMCO releases EEXI Transition Clause before IMO efficiency regulation

8th December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has used its machine learning technology to identify new, previously unseen insights surrounding lifeboat accidents, which will help improve lifeboat safety at sea.

8th December 2021

Machine learning offers insights into causes of lifeboat accidents

8th December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV has taken the opportunity of the release of a report chronicling improvements in ship safety in the past decade to reiterate a warning that emerging risks from new fuels and digital…

7th December 2021

DNV repeats warning that emerging risks from new fuels need to be mitigated

7th December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

A pair of Harvey Gulf International Marine Offshore Support Vessels has been awarded the ABS Sustainability Class 1 Notation in recognition of how their design and operation is aligned with the UN’s…

6th December 2021

Sustainability notation for Harvey Gulf OSVs

6th December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The UK government is funding a collaborative project to examine the potential of new technologies to reduce the carbon footprint of river ferry services in the north-east of England.  

3rd December 2021

UK funding for river ferry decarbonisation study

3rd December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

A multinational coalition committed to making zero emissions shipping a reality through the development of ammonia-fuelled tankers has welcomed a seventh partner.

2nd December 2021

Ammonia coalition welcomes new partner

2nd December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Italian electricity grid operator, Terna, awarded two framework contracts for the supply and installation of submarine and underground cables to Prysmian and Nexans on 30 November.

2nd December 2021

Italian grid operator awards EUR2.3bn Tyrrhenian Sea cable contracts

2nd December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Bureau Veritas has awarded approval in principle to Hyundai Heavy Industries for its design and development of a new floating offshore wind turbine foundation.

1st December 2021

BV AiP for HHI floating offshore wind turbine foundation

1st December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

A new partnership has been formed to advance China’s intelligent vessel standards and next-gen tug technology.

30th November 2021

Next-gen tug partnership

30th November 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry has launched a new tender process to restore a regular maritime passenger link between Cyprus and Greece.

29th November 2021

Subsidised ferry link between Cyprus and Greece retendered

29th November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Maersk has launched its Green Finance Framework designed to allow the company to issue a variety of sustainable financing instruments such as bonds, loans and project finance.

19th November 2021

Maersk looks to green finance for newbuild projects

19th November 2021

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Damen Shipyards Group has announced that it is opening a new marine service hub outpost in Hamburg to cover the requirements of Germany, Denmark and Poland. The hub is the 15th in Damen’s…

17th November 2021

New Damen service hub in Hamburg to cover southern Baltic

17th November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Energy and marine consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC (ABL) Group is taking over the UK operations of ship design and marine consultancy firm OSD-IMT from Damen Shipyards Group.

12th November 2021

ABL Group to acquire ship design firm OSD-IMT

12th November 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABS Nautical Systems is partnering with Spares CNX to digitalise spare parts inventory management. By integrating Spares CNX’s proprietary software for vessel inventory management into NS Enterprise software suite, clients will be able to enjoy increased…

10th November 2021

Singapore-based spare parts inventory management tool integrated into ABS NS solutions

10th November 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

As the PFF conference began its second day on Wednesday 3 November in Copenhagen, the focus shifted slightly towards the short-term to medium-term outlook for the industry, and the range of alternative…

8th November 2021

PROPULSION & FUTURE FUELS 2021: Alternative fuels dominate on Day Two

8th November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

ClassNK has updated its support tool which helps shipyards comply with IMO guidelines for minimum propulsion power to maintain the manoeuvrability of ships in adverse conditions.

5th November 2021

ClassNK issues revised guidance on minimum propulsion requirements

5th November 2021