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ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a two-year fuel supply agreement with Equinor for mass-balanced bio-methanol, marking a further step in the shipping industry’s shift toward lower-emission fuels.

11th March 2026

Wallenius Wilhelmsen secures bio-methanol supply

11th March 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Korean Register (KR), in partnership with EcoPro HN and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, has developed an exhaust gas after-treatment system for ammonia-fueled engines.

10th March 2026

KR develops ammonia after-treatment system

10th March 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has agreed to jointly own two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV) as it expands its involvement in Europe’s offshore wind sector.

9th March 2026

MOL expands into European offshore wind

9th March 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ABS is teaming up with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries to study the feasibility of a nuclear-powered electric propulsion system for container ships.

9th March 2026

Nuclear propulsion concept for container ships

9th March 2026

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

GLO Marine has announced a €6 million investment in a new integrated assembly and production facility in Galați, Romania to strengthen its role as an end-to-end partner for vessel upgrades and decarbonisation…

6th March 2026

GLO Marine expands Romanian production

6th March 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A consortium of major Japanese companies has established the Japan–New Zealand Hydrogen Corridor to study the development of a green hydrogen supply chain linking production in New Zealand with exports to Japan.

5th March 2026

Japanese shippers join forces in hydrogen

5th March 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A new research paper from Anemoi Marine Technologies and Lloyd’s Register is calling for closer alignment between existing methodologies used to verify the performance of wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS), aiming to boost…

5th March 2026

Study calls for WAPS standards

5th March 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

BAR Technologies has called for urgent progress toward a single global carbon framework for shipping, warning that overlapping regional schemes are distorting investment decisions and raising compliance costs.

4th March 2026

EXCLUSIVE: BAR calls for global carbon rules

4th March 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The rapid adoption of AI across maritime vessel operations is significantly increasing cyber security exposure, as attack timelines shrink to minutes, new industry data reveals.

3rd March 2026

WATCH: Shipping faces accelerating AI cyber threats

3rd March 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

WinGD has completed world-first approval and acceptance testing of its two-stroke X52DF-A-1.0 ammonia engine, advancing vessel power solutions supporting alternative fuels and maritime decarbonisation.

2nd March 2026

Ammonia propulsion reaches commercial milestone

2nd March 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wind propulsion is gaining traction in the ocean-going freight sector, as major logistics providers look for scalable alternatives to fossil-fuel-powered vessels.

27th February 2026

Wind propulsion gains shipping ground

27th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Everllence has upgraded a research engine test bench at its Augsburg site to enable hydrogen combustion.

26th February 2026

Everllence advances hydrogen propulsion

26th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to a hybrid nuclear-ready power concept developed with Australian ship design group Seatransport.

26th February 2026

Hybrid nuclear power gains approval

26th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Everllence and Brazilian mining and logistics group Vale are joining forces to develop ethanol as a marine fuel, marking a significant step toward lower-carbon propulsion for large ocean-going vessels.

25th February 2026

Joining forces to develop ethanol power

25th February 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A new white paper warns marine cyber security risks are escalating across global fleets and ship building programmes as attacks grow in scale and sophistication.

24th February 2026

Cyber insights across the whole ship lifecycle

24th February 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Accelleron has secured approval for its MXP300 turbocharger to be installed on the widely used 6DE18 auxiliary diesel generator built by Japanese engine manufacturer Daihatsu Infinearth.

23rd February 2026

Turbocharger gains Daihatsu approval

23rd February 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Talk of the Suez Canal ‘normalising’ in 2026 is growing, but a full return to pre-crisis patterns remains unlikely in the short term, says Glander International Bunkering.

23rd February 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Suez return reshapes bunkering

23rd February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new insight brief by the UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group for the Getting to Zero Coalition warns that weakening the International Maritime Organization’s proposed Net-Zero Framework would significantly increase transition…

20th February 2026

EXCLUSIVE: IMO net-zero framework delay risks

20th February 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ClassNK has introduced a Fleet Cost Simulation service aimed at easing the financial and administrative burden facing shipowners as emissions regulations tighten and decarbonisation targets accelerate.

19th February 2026

EXCLUSIVE: ClassNK tool eases emissions costs

19th February 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Robosys Automation has expanded its multi-OEM propulsion control capabilities with the integration of Sleipner thruster systems into its VOYAGER AI autonomy and remote vessel control platform.

19th February 2026

Robosys expands autonomous propulsion integration

19th February 2026