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SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

NOV awarded contracts for the equipment package and design license for Havfram’s first wind installation jack-up vessel to CIMC Raffles in December 2022.

10th January 2023

Havfram signs contract with CIMC Raffles for next-gen WTIV

10th January 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

A project to install a hybrid wind-solar generation system alongside a tilting windsail system on a bulker and a container vessel has been awarded EUR9.2m from the European Union’s research and innovation fund.

10th January 2023

EU funding for wind-assisted retrofit project

10th January 2023

NEWS

NEWS

Kongsberg Maritime is to supply Turkish tugboat builder Med Marine with Escort Series towing winches for nine escort tugs equipped with azimuth stern drives.

9th January 2023

KM in Med Marine tug winch order

9th January 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Pre-empting moves to establish a low emissions zone in the Mediterranean, Israel is bringing forward requirements for ships calling at the country’s ports to burn fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.10%. The…

9th January 2023

Israel brings in 0.1% sulphur cap

9th January 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS and HD Hyundai have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering a range of autonomous projects to extend autonomous navigation technology into critical vessel machinery at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas…

9th January 2023

ABS and HD Hyundai advance autonomous project collaboration

9th January 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) expects shipping companies to submit Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) emissions reports to verification bodies covering 2022 in early 2023.

9th January 2023

UK delays MRV reporting requirements until 2025

9th January 2023

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Maritime UK has appointed Robin Mortimer as new chair and Tom Boardley as vice chair.

6th January 2023

Maritime UK senior team appointments

6th January 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

CIMAC has unveiled the draft programme of the 30th edition of the CIMAC World Congress, which is due to be held in Busan in Korea in June 2023.

6th January 2023

CIMAC unveils draft agenda for 2023 World Congress

6th January 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Methanol-capable two-stroke propulsion options have been extended into a lower power range by MAN Energy Solutions in response to heightened interest in the fuel as a means of reducing shipping’s carbon footprint.

6th January 2023

New Option In Methanol Power

6th January 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

ClassNK has issued the world’s first AiP an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB) design handling ammonia as cargo. The A-FSRB design was jointly developed…

5th January 2023

First AiP for Ammonia Floating Storage and Regasification Barge design

5th January 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Hafnia is preparing to take delivery of Hafnia Languedoc, the first of four new dual-fuel LR2 product tankers under construction at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI). 

5th January 2023

Hafnia prepares for first DF LR2 product tankers

5th January 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) plans to begin tests of an autonomous berthing and maneouvring system onboard ships operated in Japanese waters by Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen, Ltd. (“K” LINE KINKAI), with the objective of bringing…

5th January 2023

K-Line to collaborate with KHI in autonomous berthing system project

5th January 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A feasibility study is being carried out into the development of a commercial framework for orders of green-fuelled newbuilds in the Baltic and North Sea areas.

5th January 2023

Feasibility study for green Baltic and North Sea fleet renewal

5th January 2023

LNG

LNG

ABS has awarded a Statement of Fact (SoF) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for successfully demonstrated its own Boil-off gas Recovery System (BReS). The announcement was made on 20 December 2022.

4th January 2023

Statement of Fact for Korean BOG recovery system

4th January 2023

NEWS

NEWS

Korean Register (KR) has unveiled a new mobile app to help customers prepare for port state control (PSC) inspections.

4th January 2023

New PSC inspection app

4th January 2023

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

An innovative nuclear power barge design from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) by ABS.

4th January 2023

ABS AiP for SHI MSR-based power barge design

4th January 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Japan’s vibrant ferry bulding sector has delivered a bespoke ro-pax vessel for a busy route at the eastern end of the Seto Inland Sea. 

4th January 2023

Japanese Ferry Renewal Continues Apace

4th January 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Celsius Tankers has signed a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry Jiangsu (CMHI) for four LNG carriers (LNGC), with an option for another four.

4th January 2023

Celsius turns to China for 4+4 LNGC order

4th January 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has announced that it plans to award a second order for two 95m ro-pax ferries to Turkish shipyard Cemre Marin Endustri. The new vessels will serve the Little…

3rd January 2023

CMAL Selects Turkish Shipyard for Second Ferry Order

3rd January 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

The Engine & Machinery Division of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI-EMD) has completed the world’s first factory acceptance test (FAT) for the methanol dual-fuel HiMSEN engine.

3rd January 2023

FAT complete for HHI-EMD’s first methanol engine

3rd January 2023