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REGULATION

REGULATION

Jason Stefanatos (pictured), global decarbonisation director at DNV, shares insights into the evolving regulatory and technical landscape surrounding ammonia’s potential as a marine fuel.

6th May 2025

DNV charting ammonia’s course through regulatory waters

6th May 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

We spoke to MAN Cryo, the specialist subsidiary of MAN Energy Solutions, that focuses on cryogenic technology for marine applications, helping the German engineering powerhouse deliver complete, future-ready marine propulsion and fuel…

6th May 2025

Future-ready and retrofit-capable: MAN Cryo on ammonia fuel supply

6th May 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has approved amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, making safter the transport by sea of ammonium nitrate.

2nd May 2025

IMO tightens ammonium nitrate rules

2nd May 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has integrated its advanced NextDF technology into a third engine, the Wärtsilä 46TS-DF dual-fuel engine.

30th April 2025

Wärtsilä adds NextDF to 46TS

30th April 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

StormGeo, the Alfa Laval-owned provider of weather intelligence and voyage optimisation solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership with Finnish AI analytics specialist Awake.AI to deliver advanced port call analytics to the…

29th April 2025

StormGeo partners with Awake.AI

29th April 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

OceanOpt, a leader in specialised emissions management services, and BetterSea, a provider of FuelEU compliance solutions, have teamed up to simplify compliance for the maritime sector.

28th April 2025

OceanOpt and BetterSea streamline FuelEU

28th April 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A new duo of wind-assisted diesel-electric shortsea coasters commissioned by Hartel Shipping & Chartering, part of the Hudig & Veder Group, have been christened at Dutch shipbuilder Holland Shipyards Group.

28th April 2025

Double Dutch wind-assisted diesel-electric coasters christened

28th April 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

Andreas Wiesmann, general manager of strategy and business development for 2-stroke engine services at Wärtsilä Marine, explores how radical derating can support growing ship efficiency demands.

28th April 2025

Reducing engine bore size to boost existing vessel efficiency

28th April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Emirates Shipping Line (ESL) has become the latest member of the World Shipping Council (WSC).

25th April 2025

Emirates Shipping Line joins WSC

25th April 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions and Höegh Evi have completed the development of the world’s first floating ammonia-to-hydrogen cracker.

24th April 2025

World’s first floating NH3-to-H2 cracker launches

24th April 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has taken a decisive step in supporting the maritime industry’s decarbonisation efforts with the introduction of biofuel insights to its Global Fuel Finder tool.

24th April 2025

LR adds biofuels to fuel finder tool

24th April 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MAN Energy Solutions is looking forward to CIMAC and views it as a key forum for technical interchange, all the more so since being granted consultative status with the International Maritime Organization…

24th April 2025

Pioneering the path to Net-Zero: MAN Energy Solutions to highlight multi-fuel strategy at CIMAC

24th April 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new study has revealed the widespread and costly impact of barnacle biofouling on the global shipping fleet which poses a major hurdle to the industry’s decarbonisation efforts.

23rd April 2025

Barnacle biofouling threatens net-zero

23rd April 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

As CIMAC Congress 2025 approaches next month, we spoke to Christoph Rofka (pictured), president of medium and low speed products at Accelleron and vice president of communications at CIMAC about some of…

23rd April 2025

CIMAC preview: Accelleron at forefront of combustion innovation for decarbonisation

23rd April 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

BW LPG and Oceanly have joined forces to elevate operational standards in LPG shipping through smarter vessel reporting and digitisation tools.

22nd April 2025

Elevating digital standards in LPG shipping

22nd April 2025

LNG

LNG

Beloved by many seafarers and shipowners past and present as an intrinsically reliable, smooth-running, and powerful means of propulsion, the steam turbine is finally falling out of grace with the shipping industry.…

22nd April 2025

LNG carrier sector losing steam

22nd April 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new international partnership aims to advance liquefied hydrogen carrier technology and cryogenic engineering as a lucrative and viable zero-emission maritime transport option.

17th April 2025

Liquefied hydrogen carrier technology partnership

17th April 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä is to upgrade RT-flex main engines on two bulk carrier vessels in a retrofit project expected to deliver potential CO2 emissions savings of over 1,500 tonnes annually.

16th April 2025

Wärtsilä wins bulk carrier engine retrofit double

16th April 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

As the maritime industry pushes toward decarbonisation, ammonia is emerging as a promising alternative fuel. With its potential to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions—particularly when produced from renewable sources—ammonia offers a path toward…

16th April 2025

LR Decarb Hub’s guidance on crew safety with ammonia

16th April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Over half of vessels in Scotland’s coastal waters are untracked, raising serious concerns for vessel safety, marine traffic and environmental monitoring.

16th April 2025

Scottish researchers uncover untracked vessel threat

16th April 2025