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ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

An initiative looking to revolutionise maritime electrification is underway with the ALL-DC-SHIPS project, a €10.2 million endeavour funded by Horizon Europe.

31st March 2025

Full DC grid concept realised in European project

31st March 2025

LNG

LNG

A Norwegian consortium has launched an ambitious project aimed at decarbonising maritime transport by capturing and storing CO2 from LNG-fuelled Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) power trains.

28th March 2025

LNGameChanger: New CO2 capture initiative aims to transform LNG-fuelled shipping

28th March 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Alfa Laval reports that its latest ballast water management system, the PureBallast 3 Ultra, is already gaining significant traction in the global maritime industry.

28th March 2025

Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 Ultra wins orders

28th March 2025

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

ClassNK has granted approval in principle (AiP) for a Rigid Windsail Type Wind-Assisted Propulsion System (WAPS) developed by OceanWings, confirming its feasibility from both regulatory and safety standpoints.

27th March 2025

ClassNK issues AiP for OceanWings WAPS

27th March 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

International, AkzoNobel’s marine coatings brand, has published a new whitepaper on the benefits of data collaboration between fouling control coating experts and vessel operators.

27th March 2025

AkzoNobel research highlights data sharing

27th March 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Athens-based maritime technology firm HarborLab has introduced a new AI-powered feature designed to enhance Disbursement Account (DA) analysis and improve port expense management.

27th March 2025

HarborLab launches AI-powered DA agent tool

27th March 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A new deal inked on 25 March during Sea Asia will see Procureship’s e-procurement service integrated into Shipnet’s marine operations app, ONE.

27th March 2025

Procureship enhances Shipnet fleet management

27th March 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The maritime industry is undergoing a period of unprecedented transformation, driven by the need for greater fuel efficiency and reduced emissions due to regulatory pressure. Kongsberg Maritime, an expert in ship design,…

27th March 2025

Adapting ship design for the new normal: Kongsberg Marine

27th March 2025

NEWS

NEWS

The International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships from the IMO was intended to protect sea life from harmful substances applied to hulls. Long gone are the days…

26th March 2025

Nippon Paint Marine’s biocidal-free coating

26th March 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure has signed a contract with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries for its SafePilot P3 navigation systems.

26th March 2025

Trelleborg Marine inks deal with Hyundai Heavy Industries

26th March 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The global shipping industry may fall short of its net-zero and digital transformation targets without stronger regulatory support, warns Lloyd’s Register (LR) in a new report.

26th March 2025

Regulatory support needed for net zero, warns LR

26th March 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä will equip Ibaizabal’s new LNG bunkering vessel with methane busting 25DF dual-fuel engines featuring NextDF technology.

25th March 2025

Tackling methane slip on LNG bunkering vessels

25th March 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Coming from Switzerland, the International Year of Glacier Preservation and World Water Day’s glacier theme strike a chord with me. I have witnessed the alarming retreat of Swiss glaciers firsthand—a 65% ice…

25th March 2025

A new dimension of partnership is needed to overcome the glacial pace of decarbonisation

25th March 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

We asked Ansuman Ghosh, director of risk assessment for Singapore and Akshat Arora, senior risk assessor at UK P&I questions about the South-East Asian city state.

25th March 2025

Singapore regional focus

25th March 2025

LNG

LNG

Nearly 15 years ago, when the first Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships conference was held in Hamburg, liquefied natural gas-fuelled propulsion was seen as a promising novelty, albeit with a limited market.

25th March 2025

LNG: From pipedream to mainstream

25th March 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and its subsidiary MOL Chemical Tankers have teamed up with Belgium-based CMB.TECH to jointly own and charter nine Capesize bulkers and chemical tankers that can run on ammonia.

24th March 2025

World’s first ammonia bulkers and tankers

24th March 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

At Singapore Shipping Week, Lloyd’s Register (LR) is set to unveil its newly structured LR Advisory service, designed to help ship owners and operators navigate rising regulatory demands, decarbonisation costs and digitalisation…

24th March 2025

LR expands service offering

24th March 2025

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Shipping executives gathered at the European Shipping Summit’s seminar, “Shore Power offers promising carbon cuts – are we on track?”, have called for a significant expansion of funding to develop shore power…

24th March 2025

Shipping bosses call for increased shore power funding

24th March 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

CM Technologies (CMT) is calling on shipowners to implement strict monitoring practices to manage the risks associated with biodiesel blends in marine fuels.

21st March 2025

CMT urges biodiesel blend monitoring

21st March 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

BAR Technologies is urging for a broader discussion on the future of shipping fuels, highlighting the overlooked potential of wind propulsion.

20th March 2025

Bar Technologies champions wind propulsion

20th March 2025