General News

Classification society ClassNK has issued a statement of compliance (SoC) to PHP Ship Breaking and Recycling Industries Limited (PHP), a ship recycling facility in Bangladesh, verifying that the facility is in line…

ABB Marine & Ports has delivered a testimony in the US House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure about the future of marine technologies, presenting a comprehensive approach to reducing marine…

South Korea is to introduce a requirement that vessels must operate on 0.1% sulphur fuel while berthed or moored at seven specified ports. The requirement will take effect from 1 September 2020.

A global decarbonisation R&D fund could be financed by a mandatory contribution of US$2 per tonne of marine fuel, writes Stevie Knight.

BIMCO has welcomed the recognition of the European Commission that tackling climate change is a global issue that needs an international collaborative approach.

CSSC and DNV GL have begun a strategic partnership with a focus on developing future-proof solutions and competencies for shipping in a variety of fields including alternative fuels and environmentally friendly technologies.

BIMCO’s documentary committee has agreed to carry out a major revision of the dispute resolution clause with the aim to shorten and simplify what has become BIMCO’s longest standard clause.

The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA), Corvus and class society Lloyd’s Register (LR) have issued circulars to shipowners and operators alerting them to hazards associated with lithium battery systems following a battery room…

Ian C Evans, Principal Electrical Engineer, Harmonic Solutions Marine examines some of the issues associated with poor power quality found on vessels today.

Tokyo-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have announced that DNV GL has given approval in principle (AIP) to MOL and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for their bow windshield designed for ultra-large container carriers.

Gasum is acquiring AGA’s Clean Energy business and Nauticor’s Marine Bunkering business from their current owner, Linde AG.

Shell Marine has signed a framework agreement with CCCC Dredging of China to supply marine lubricants and provide technical services across the Chinese company’s fleet.

PowerCell Sweden has developed an improved version of its MS-100 fuel cell system which will be presented at the Fuel Cell Seminar & Energy Exposition in California on 5 November.

Corvus Energy agreed a licensing agreement Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) for a lithium-ion capacitor (LiC) technology.

Non-governmental organisation, BIMCO, has submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to regulate propulsion power of ships in an attempt to sustain the greenhouse gas (GHG) savings already achieved through…

BIO-UV Group has acquired a 100% stake in Scotland-based Triogen Holdings and its subsidiary Suez Purification and Disinfection Systems from Suez Water Technologies & Solutions.

The Round Table leaders of shipping industry trade associations, BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO, have met in London to consider transformational issues affecting the sector.

ABB is supplying shore connection technology to three Corsica Linea ferries, helping to reduce noise pollution and emissions whilst berthed in the Port of Marseille in France.

Classification society ABS attracted a high-profile panel to discuss the industry’s decarbonisation challenge at a London International Shipping Week event on Monday.

ExxonMobil Marine and China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement aimed at strengthening ties between the companies.