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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

HD Hyundai has selected Siemens Xcelerator to deliver an integrated digital shipbuilding platform underpinning its Future of Shipyard project through 2030.

17th February 2026

Digital twin technology drives shipyards forward

17th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new report examining the safety of ammonia as a marine fuel has been commissioned and published by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), providing fresh guidance to support the sector’s decarbonisation…

16th February 2026

EMSA releases ammonia safety report

16th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Technical and engineering leaders from across the maritime sector will gather in Hamburg, Germany, from 1–3 December 2026 for the 47th Propulsion & Future Fuels Conference, the longest-running technical forum dedicated to…

16th February 2026

Hamburg to host future fuels conference

16th February 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) has taken delivery of its newest vessel, designed to spend much of its working life holding steady off remote headlands and exposed reefs.

13th February 2026

Schottel powers new Pole Star

13th February 2026

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract worth more than NOK 300 million (€26.7 million) to design and equip four methanol/ethanol-ready handy size product tankers for Brazil’s Transpetro.

12th February 2026

Kongsberg wins Brazil tanker contract

12th February 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Clean Arctic Alliance is calling on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to urgently adopt strong global regulations governing the discharge of scrubber wastewater from ships, warning that the current lack of…

12th February 2026

Alliance demands global scrubber rules

12th February 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Anemoi Marine Technologies and COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry have renewed and expanded their framework agreement, deepening cooperation to deliver comprehensive wind propulsion installation services across CHI’s subsidiary shipyards in China.

11th February 2026

Anemoi and CHI expand Rotor partnership

11th February 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Seabound has completed its first full-scale onboard carbon capture system, marking a major commercial milestone for the UK-based clean technology company.

11th February 2026

Seabound reaches commercial deployment milestone

11th February 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Fjord1 and HAV Group have completed four autonomous ferry deliveries in Norway, advancing full-scale automated operations on the Lavik to Oppedal route.

10th February 2026

Integrated systems power autonomous ferry rollout

10th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its partners have successfully completed Japan’s first ship-to-ship bunkering of methanol fuel at anchorage, marking a major milestone in the country’s transition toward cleaner marine fuels.

9th February 2026

Japan completes first STS methanol bunkering

9th February 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

An international working group has been formally launched to develop global safety management and marine discharge standards for ammonia effluent generated by ammonia-fuelled ships, addressing a critical regulatory gap as the maritime…

9th February 2026

Ammonia effluent standards group launches

9th February 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Inmarsat Maritime, part of Viasat, has been chosen to install its NexusWave connectivity solution across Auerbach’s fleet of newbuild heavy lift vessels, supporting the German shipping company’s next generation of multipurpose ships.

6th February 2026

Auerbach chooses NexusWave connectivity

6th February 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As regulatory pressure intensifies and fuel costs remain volatile, shipowners are rediscovering one of the most reliable and controllable tools available for reducing energy consumption. Advances in hull coatings, driven by chemistry,…

5th February 2026

Why Hull Coatings Have Become One of Shipping’s Most Immediate Efficiency Gains

5th February 2026

REGULATION

REGULATION

As the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) convenes for its 13th session in February, debate around exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) discharges is once again on the table, writes Capt.…

5th February 2026

IMO faces science-based regulatory test at PPR 13

5th February 2026

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Many LNG-powered ships may be unable to fully use shorepower in ports without creating new emission or safety risks, according to a new study.

5th February 2026

Shorepower clashes with LNG, says study

5th February 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has announced a major investment of around €140 million to expand production capacity at its sustainable technology hub (STH) in Vaasa, Finland, and across its associated global supply chain.

5th February 2026

Wärtsilä expands Vaasa production hub

5th February 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Air Products Membrane Solutions has become the first company to obtain cybersecurity certification for maritime membrane nitrogen systems, setting a new industry benchmark for cyber resilience at sea.

4th February 2026

Air Products achieves maritime cybersecurity first

4th February 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hempel has successfully completed the world’s first applications of its next-generation silicone hull coating, Hempaguard NB, marking a major milestone in extending proven silicone performance to vessels directly from the newbuilding yard.

4th February 2026

Silicone coating milestone reached

4th February 2026

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