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ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

As the shipping industry edges closer to its 2050 net-zero target, the search for workable alternatives to heavy fuel oil has never been more urgent. What once seemed a distant ambition has…

23rd December 2025

A look back at this year’s Special Reports

23rd December 2025

TURBOCHARGER

TURBOCHARGER

Accelleron has signed its fiftieth Turbo MarineCare contract, a milestone, the company says, in the development of its smartly enabled service offering for turbochargers on two-stroke marine engines.

22nd December 2025

Accelleron’s Turbo MarineCare service hits 50-contract landmark

22nd December 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Will the next decade be a golden age for American shipyards asks Darren Guillory (pictured), technical solutions specialist, SSI? From the clouded perspective of 2025 it is hard to discern whether plans for…

19th December 2025

Change and opportunity in US shipbuilding’s new era

19th December 2025

LNG

LNG

Rene Baart, head of retrofit solutions at WinGD, writes:At WinGD, we spend a lot of time looking ahead – at future fuels, new engine concepts and long-term decarbonisation pathways. But we are…

19th December 2025

Why Variable Compression Ratio technology is a practical retrofit path to 2030

19th December 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

With the US renewing its focus on shipbuilding and shipyard modernization, there is a clear opportunity to collaborate with those involved in the South Korean shipping boom, says Mikko Forss, executive vice…

18th December 2025

US shipbuilding needs global collaboration

18th December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

LH2 Shipping has secured NOK 299 million in new funding to advance its portfolio of hydrogen-powered bulk carriers building on earlier support for its two previous similar vessels.

17th December 2025

Hydrogen boost for bulk shipping

17th December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

UK-based wind-assisted propulsion (WAP) provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has announced another contract win a month after we reported on its latest Vale deal.

16th December 2025

Anemoi picks up another client in quick succession

16th December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MISC and China Offshore have secured ABS approval for an Ammonia Floating Production Storage and Offloading concept, advancing FPSO deployment for alternative fuels.

16th December 2025

ABS approves ammonia FPSO

16th December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ABB and HDF Energy have signed a joint development agreement to develop a high-power fuel cell unit for marine applications, targeting megawatt-scale hydrogen fuel cells suitable for a wide range of vessel…

15th December 2025

ABB and HDF Energy set course for commercial marine hydrogen fuel cells by 2030

15th December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Motorship’s Propulsion and Future Fuels conference returned to Hamburg in November at a moment when regulation, investment risk and fuel-choice anxiety continue to weigh heavily on the sector.

15th December 2025

A look back at Propulsion and Future Fuels

15th December 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Kongsberg Maritime has expanded its UUC PM azimuth thruster range, boosting vessel propulsion and vessel power for the ever demanding offshore energy sector.

15th December 2025

Kongsberg targets offshore propulsion demand

15th December 2025

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Rolls-Royce Power Systems will supply eight mtu emergency power generators for two fully electric fast ferries being built for Spanish operator Baleària, supporting what is described as the first “green corridor” between…

15th December 2025

Rolls-Royce Power Systems supports first Europe–Africa green corridor

15th December 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marketing in Maritime, the specialist networking and development community for marketing and communications professionals in the marine and energy sectors, has appointed Kae-Ley Brann to a new role of Business Manager.

12th December 2025

New Business Manager Appointed at Marketing in Maritime to Steer Next Chapter

12th December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A coalition led by Belgium’s Federal Public Service (FPS) Mobility and Transport, working with Lloyd’s Register (LR) and EXMAR, has completed interim guidelines that open the door for gas carriers to use…

11th December 2025

Guidelines clear the way for ammonia

11th December 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

bound4blue has closed a US$44 million funding round that will shift the company from technology validation into full industrialisation, positioning it to scale production of its suction sails for a market hungry…

10th December 2025

bound4blue funding signals wind propulsion boost

10th December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Everllence says it has successfully run its 21/31 dual-fuel engine on ethanol at all load points, marking a new step in the company’s push toward fuel-flexible marine power.

10th December 2025

Everllence demonstrates ethanol engine viability

10th December 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Schottel has secured a major role in vessel propulsion for the Onslow Iron project, supplying advanced systems for a fleet of barges and tugs.

9th December 2025

Schottel sets new propulsion benchmark in Australia

9th December 2025

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Anglo-Eastern Ship Management has struck a deal with Orca AI that will see the ship manager support installation of the company’s situational-awareness platform across its vast, multi-client fleet.

8th December 2025

AI deal reshapes ship management

8th December 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and its French counterpart, Shom, have begun what experts describe as the most wide-ranging real-world test yet of the emerging S-100 data standards.

8th December 2025

Global S-100 sea trials begin

8th December 2025

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Incat Tasmania and Danish ferry operator Molslinjen have signed a contract for a third fully battery-electric high-speed ferry in what is described as the world’s largest maritime electrification project.

5th December 2025

Incat to supply third battery-electric ferry for Molslinjen

5th December 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

DNV has granted a Type Approval Design Certificate to CMES-Tech for its new tilting rotor sail, giving China its first domestically developed system cleared under DNV’s wind-assisted propulsion rules.

5th December 2025

China unfurls certified rotor sail

5th December 2025

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

World Fuel Services has coordinated one of the first commercial biofuel bunkerings for a cruise vessel in Greece, supplying Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ Norwegian Viva with a waste-based marine fuel blend in…

4th December 2025

Cruise sector advances biofuel use with bunkering of Norwegian Viva in Piraeus

4th December 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Alfa Laval has unveiled a new compact ballast water treatment system designed to reduce complexity for shipyards and simplify operation and compliance for vessel operators.

4th December 2025

Compact ballast water system unveiled

4th December 2025