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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has entered into a charter agreement with from Glomar Offshore to use multipurpose support vessel Glomar Supporter to enhance the company’s offering to offshore industries.

15th October 2025

DeepOcean to use Glomar Supporter to enhance offering

15th October 2025

OPINION

OPINION

This week is immensely important for global shipping industry and perhaps it’s not too much of a stretch to say the world as a whole. The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee is…

15th October 2025

IMO meets to discuss the future of propulsion and fuels

15th October 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Navtor has unveiled its latest innovation in smart shipping - the NavFleet mobile app, designed to transform how shipowners and operators manage their fleets.

15th October 2025

NavFleet revolutionises fleet management

15th October 2025

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The Torpoint Ferry service, recognised as the world’s busiest chain ferry operation, has begun work on a major initiative aimed at achieving zero emissions.

14th October 2025

Torpoint Ferry launches “Bridge to zero” project

14th October 2025

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Benjamin Scholz is to join the debate on Ammonia at this year’s Propulsion and Future Fuels conference, now just over a month away, from 25-27 November, in Hamburg.

14th October 2025

Joining the Ammonia future fuel debate

14th October 2025

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

At a time when shipping is under intense pressure to decarbonise, biofuels are emerging as one of the few practical near-term options. But scaling their use is proving anything but straightforward. That…

13th October 2025

LR on bridging shipping’s decarbonisation gap

13th October 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The shipping industry faces a daunting challenge: how to decarbonise a sector that accounts for around 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions while keeping global trade moving efficiently. Unlike aviation or road…

13th October 2025

Experts examine multi-fuel future

13th October 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV has launched a public tender portal for e-methanol procurement, reportedly the first of its kind in the European Union and United Kingdom.

13th October 2025

DNV launches e-methanol tender portal

13th October 2025

LNG

LNG

It can be a debatable point as to whether liquefied natural gas (LPG), which has methane as its principal constituent, can really be counted as a ‘future fuel’. It is relatively widely…

13th October 2025

Industry tackles methane slip issues with LNG engines

13th October 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

From the early days of talk of ‘big data’ in maritime, maintenance of machinery in general and engines in particular has been seen as the main area of application. Through OEM maintenance…

13th October 2025

Predictive maintenance gains traction with AI tipped as the future

13th October 2025

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

Biofuels are emerging as an essential stepping stone for ship operators looking to reduce their carbon footprints and comply with tightening regulations without resorting to new builds or retrofits.

13th October 2025

The blossoming of biofuels

13th October 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

CIMAC Working Group 17 has released a report highlighting the group’s position on how Methane Number should be regulated.

13th October 2025

CIMAC calls for more regulation on Methane Number

13th October 2025

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ExxonMobil has entered the liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine bunkering market with the launch of two LNG bunker vessels as part of its broader effort to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

10th October 2025

ExxonMobil launches LNG bunkering

10th October 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation and NYK have confirmed positive results for a six-month trial of a B24 FAME blend on a pure car and truck carrier.

9th October 2025

Long-term operational performance confirmed for B24 blend

9th October 2025

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

The Global Ethanol Association (GEA) has officially launched as an independent, non-profit international organization headquartered in Switzerland with a focus on the maritime sector.

9th October 2025

Ethanol push accelerates

9th October 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

As a commercial enterprise, a shipyard typically generates comparatively low margins at best, even when business is buoyant. Today’s high material costs, intensely price-competitive global environment, and growing vessel complexity, increase the…

9th October 2025

Digital transformation imperative not optional

9th October 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Wallenius Sol has begun bunkering its Enabler-class multi-fuel vessels with liquefied biogas (LBG) as part of a new supply agreement with Nordic energy company Gasum.

9th October 2025

Wallenius Sol bunkers renewable biogas

9th October 2025

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

With the exception of a small number of tugs and naval submarines powered by lead acid batteries, the use of energy storage systems on commercial vessels has a history of just over…

9th October 2025

Batteries growing bigger and energy options multiply

9th October 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Mitsui E&S has begun domestic production of Everllence’s advanced TCT-series turbochargers with the first TCT40 unit completed at its Tamano factory.

8th October 2025

Mitsui E&S begins TCT production

8th October 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

StormGeo, an Alfa Laval company, has announced a major upgrade to its s-Insight Bunker Management platform by integrating Imarex Technology’s Traffic Light System.

8th October 2025

StormGeo integrates Imarex bunker tool

8th October 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

DESMI is helping shipowners prepare for the upcoming IMO MEPC83 GHG requirements by offering practical advice and proven solutions to reduce shipping emissions and fuel consumption.

7th October 2025

Practical steps towards MEPC83 compliance

7th October 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A company whose main product was once suffixed with the word “dos” suggests it has some serious legacy and that is clearly the case with SpecTec’s digital maintenance system for ship operators,…

7th October 2025

SpecTec’s AMOS keeps aging fleets going

7th October 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

If there was a way for ships to drastically cut carbon emissions, comply with CII, EEXI, Fuel EU Maritime and have the opportunity to benefit from the EU ETS pooling mechanisms, without…

7th October 2025

Biofuels: A solution but no universal answer

7th October 2025