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ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and CIMAC have signed a two-year agreement aimed at strengthening the maritime sector’s preparedness for using alternative fuels.

4th February 2026

Coalition boosts alternative fuel readiness

4th February 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Global container shipping reached its lowest carbon intensity of 2025 in the fourth quarter, yet total emissions remained stubbornly high, highlighting the limits of efficiency gains without structural change.

2nd February 2026

Efficiency gains fail to cut emissions

2nd February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published the maritime industry’s first dedicated Guidance Notes for onboard hydrogen generation, addressing a key gap in the safe design and integration of hydrogen generator technologies on ships.

2nd February 2026

LR issues hydrogen generation guidance

2nd February 2026

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Incat Tasmania has reached another defining moment in maritime history, with the world’s largest battery-electric ship commencing harbour trials in the River Derwent in Tasmania for the first time.

30th January 2026

WATCH: World’s largest electric ship trialled

30th January 2026

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

As the first vessel constructed and engineered in Europe to meet the unique challenges of transporting liquefied CO2, the 150-metre Carbon Destroyer 1 is approaching completion in the north Netherlands.

29th January 2026

CO2 carrier central to North Sea scheme

29th January 2026

REGULATION

REGULATION

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has rolled out changes to how it assesses structural condition under its Condition Assessment Programme (CAP), aiming to tackle long-standing concerns about consistency for tankers built to Common Structural…

29th January 2026

LR updates tanker CAP assessments

29th January 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Signal Ocean has agreed to acquire AXSMarine, bringing together two well-known names in maritime freight and commodities tracking in a move that underscores how quickly technology is reshaping shipping markets.

29th January 2026

Signal Ocean acquires AXSMarine

29th January 2026

REGULATION

REGULATION

The reporting requirements stipulated by the FuelEU Maritime (FEUM) regulation add another level of complexity to emission management. 

29th January 2026

How FuelEU Maritime is changing commercial negotiations

29th January 2026

LNG

LNG

Lloyd’s Register (LR), Carnival UK, and Carnival Cruise Line have successfully completed Europe’s first major LNG dry-docks for large passenger vessels, setting a new standard in LNG management and giving important insights…

29th January 2026

Charting new ground in cruise ship LNG dry-docks

29th January 2026

LNG

LNG

2025 was a year of strong growth in the use of bio-LNG, and its future looks bright.

28th January 2026

Bio-LNG market growing strong

28th January 2026

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

China Classification Society says future onboard carbon capture technology will advance towards the goals of high efficiency, compactness, low energy consumption and low cost. The society is supporting the safe adoption of…

28th January 2026

Bulk carrier installation demonstrates risks and benefits of OCCS

28th January 2026

REGULATION

REGULATION

OceanScore has been mandated as the administrator of the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) with effect from 1 January 2026, assuming global responsibility for the operation and ongoing development of the scheme.

28th January 2026

OceanScore named as ESI administrator

28th January 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Oshima Shipbuilding for its multi-fuel-ready Ultramax bulk carrier design, recognising a concept developed to support alternative fuel use and onboard carbon capture…

28th January 2026

LR awards Oshima multi-fuel AiP

28th January 2026

REGULATION

REGULATION

We spoke to Jonathan Strachan (pictured), chief technical officer at UK-based naval engineering and design consultancy Houlder about its in-house R&D division, HOME.

27th January 2026

Houlder’s HOME aims to add certainty to energy saving decisions

27th January 2026

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Stena Bulk has become majority shareholder in Golden Stena Baycrest Tankers (GSB) reinforcing its long-term commitment to the chemical and specialised tanker segment.

27th January 2026

GSB expansion to be driven by Stena Bulk

27th January 2026

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Berge Bulk and Anemoi Marine Technologies have successfully completed the installation of four folding Rotor Sails on a Newcastlemax vessel, Berge Meru.

27th January 2026

Anemoi completes second Rotor Sail installation for Berge Bulk

27th January 2026

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Finland-listed Wärtsilä will provide its advanced Wärtsilä 25 Ammonia engine to power a new cargo vessel for Norway-based Skarv Shipping Solutions.

27th January 2026

Wärtsilä to supply ammonia engine to Skarv

27th January 2026

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Spanish start-up H2SITE has established a Norwegian subsidiary as it moves to accelerate the deployment of ammonia-to-hydrogen technology for maritime decarbonisation.

26th January 2026

H2SITE expands into Norway with ammonia-to-hydrogen tech

26th January 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh are developing a new tool to help the UK’s transport industry prepare for the widespread adoption of digital twinning technologies.

26th January 2026

Tool prepares workforce for digital twins

26th January 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wind-assisted propulsion have taken a decisive step toward the shipping mainstream with the installion of bound4blue’s eSAIL systems on Maersk Tankers vessels, a move the company says reflects growing confidence in wind…

26th January 2026

Wind sails gain tanker traction

26th January 2026