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ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The UK Government has allocated funding of nearly £2m ($2.5m) for a novel, zero-emission high-speed ferry research project.

22nd May 2023

UK Backs Zero-Emission Trimaran Project

22nd May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keeping faith with the country’s multifarious, smaller shipbuilding and shipbuilding companies, the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced a new round of funding of nearly $21m for the sector.

22nd May 2023

US Maintains Grants For Small Yards

22nd May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Danfoss, the sustainable engineering solutions specialist, held an opening ceremony to mark the completion of its new Marine Competence Center in Holmestrand, Norway in mid May 2023. 

18th May 2023

New Norwegian Marine Competence Centre for Danfoss

18th May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

CIMAC has confirmed the final programme of the 30th edition of the CIMAC World Congress, which is due to be held in Busan in South Korea on 12-16 June 2023.

18th May 2023

CIMAC confirms final agenda for 2023 World Congress

18th May 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Artificial Intelligence and the advent of automated ships will pose difficult questions in determining liability under the Hague Rules for maritime casualties, the 2022-2023 chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters has…

18th May 2023

AI and Automated ships pose new challenges in casualty liability

18th May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK has released Guidelines for Electronic Logbooks, which specify basic requirements for approving electronic logbooks used on ships.

18th May 2023

ClassNK releases Electronic Logbook Guidelines

18th May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Classification society Lloyds Register (LR) is participating in a study project with MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES), Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) to examine the possibility of developing a modified design of an 8,200…

18th May 2023

MSC, LR and MAN ES in ammonia-fuelled boxship study

18th May 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

VARD has won a deal to design and build two hybrid commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV) for UK-based Purus Wind, with an option for two more.

17th May 2023

VARD to build CSOVs for Purus Wind

17th May 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The EU’s legislative bodies have reached an agreement on the FuelEU Maritime regulation setting well-to-wake GHG emission intensity requirements on energy used on board from 2025. The regulation will also mandate the use…

17th May 2023

New EU well-to-wake GHG limits to energy used on board ships from 2025

17th May 2023

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Bulkship Management, the Oslo-based ship manager, has signed a significant contract to implement Berg Propulsion’s straightforward ‘EPL for EEXI’ power limitation solution across 10 ships trading in US Gulf and Caribbean waters. 

17th May 2023

Propulsion upgrade helps Oslo Bulk to ensure fleetwide EEXI compliance

17th May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

In a first for Swiss marine power company WinGD, its dual-fuel X-DF2.0 engines power two newly delivered car carriers for Japanese ship owner NYK Line. The vessels feature its cutting-edge emissions reduction technology,…

17th May 2023

First reference for WinGD hybrid solution on new NYK Line carriers

17th May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bangladesh has pledged to ratify the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Hong Kong Convention, the ship recycling treaty, within the next few weeks, which is expected to allow the HKC to finally enter into…

17th May 2023

Bangladesh commits to ratify the Hong Kong Convention

17th May 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Airseas has achieved an important technical milestone in the validation of its Seawing system, with the completion of traction flights onboard Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ vessel Ville de Bordeaux.

16th May 2023

Airseas validates Seawing wind propulsion during sea trials

16th May 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

The Port of Newcastle in Australia has joined a global collaboration to support the development and use of hydrogen.

16th May 2023

Port of Newcastle joins H2 partnership

16th May 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Following a retrofit aboard the Ambience, a vessel belonging to Ambassador Cruise lines, managed by Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services, has become Tier III-compatible.

16th May 2023

SCR Retrofit Makes Cruise Ship Tier III-Compatible

16th May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) plans to complete the first demonstration two-stroke dual-fuel engine capable of operating on ammonia in September 2025.

16th May 2023

J-ENG targets September 2025 for first NH3-fuelled 2-stroke

16th May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

A Japanese consortium including Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG), NYK Line, IHI Power Systems and Nihon Shipyard has successfully completed a land-based test for the stable combustion of ammonia as a fuel, using an 80:20…

16th May 2023

Japanese consortium completes land-based NH3-fuelled engine tests

16th May 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year Guaranteed Asset Performance (GAP) deal with French ferry operator Corsica Linea. The agreement is designed to ensure optimal performance of the power systems onboard the company’s new LNG-fuelled…

16th May 2023

Corsica Linea inks optimised performance service agreement for new ferry

16th May 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HII) and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) have been awarded approval in principle by Korean Register for their jointly developed cyber resilience framework.

15th May 2023

AiP for cyber resilience framework

15th May 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Damen Services has opened its twelfth service hub, delivering a range of support activities to clients across south-east Asia.

15th May 2023

Damen opens 12th service hub

15th May 2023