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APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Chevron has announced the appointment of Ayten Yavuz as the new General Manager of its Global Marine Products business. With an extensive background spanning numerous years in the industry, Ayten brings a wealth…

9th January 2024

Chevron appoints new GM to spearhead its marine business growth

9th January 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has confirmed that an order for MAN B&W ME-GA engines has been placed in connection with an order for a series of 4 × 174,000 cbm. LNG carriers placed by Nippon…

9th January 2024

MAN ME-GA engines specified for NYK LNGC newbuildings

9th January 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

A methanol-fuelled Ultramax bulker design from Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) was granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by ABS in late 2023. The design for the 65,000 dwt bulk carrier was jointly…

9th January 2024

ABS AiP for SDARI MeOH-fuelled Ultramax design

9th January 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Sea trials have begun of a project to explore how effective propeller coatings are at saving energy.

8th January 2024

Propeller coating sea trials begin

8th January 2024

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published a new Recommendation (No. 177), to enhance the quality of machinery piping systems in shipbuilding.

8th January 2024

IACS publishes machinery piping systems quality recommendation

8th January 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET) announced that it had placed an order for a series of six methanol-fuelled tanker vessels with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry on 29 December.  

8th January 2024

CSET orders methanol-fuelled tanker newbuilding series

8th January 2024

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

COSCO Shipping announced that it completed the first dual-fuel conversion at its Nantong shipyard, located near Shanghai, on 1 January. 

8th January 2024

COSCO Shipping Nantong completes first dual-fuel retrofit

8th January 2024

LNG

LNG

Seaspan Energy announced the launch of the first of a series of three 7600 cbm LNG bunkering vessels, the Seaspan Garibaldi, at CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering on 5 January 2024.

8th January 2024

Seaspan announces launch of first LNG bunker vessel for Panama

8th January 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Ulstein Verft is to build two new hybrid construction service operation vessels (CSOV) for the offshore wind industry.

5th January 2024

Ulstein Verft to build two new hybrid CSOVs

5th January 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ClassNK has released a pair of new features for its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions management tool.

4th January 2024

ClassNK adds new emissions tool features

4th January 2024

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Cornish company Bio Engine Technology has designed a high-pressure Rankine cycle engine for road and marine use that will run solely on bioethanol.

4th January 2024

Redesigned steam engine to run exclusively on bioethanol

4th January 2024

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

BIMCO has announced the appointment of Stinne Taiger Ivø as Deputy Secretary General at BIMCO with effect from 1 January 2024.

4th January 2024

Ivø appointed Deputy SG at BIMCO

4th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Clarksons Research issued its latest Green Technology Tracker on 2 January, confirming that the proportion of vessels ordered with alternative fuel capable or ready propulsion systems accounted for 45% of all orders…

4th January 2024

Clarksons research identifies divergent trends in vessel segments

4th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The World Shipping Council, the International Chamber of Shipping and BIMCO issued a joint statement on 3 January welcoming the response of 12 nations to condemn illegal attacks on ships in the Red Sea…

4th January 2024

WSC, BIMCO and ICS commend joint international statement on Red Sea attacks

4th January 2024

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Chris Goldsworthy has been appointed chief executive of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), replacing Gwynne Lewis, who had occupied the role since 2020.

4th January 2024

New CEO for IMarEST

4th January 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Zinus has won the contact to supply its autonomous charging solution for the world’s first zero-emissions, lightweight RoPax ferry.

3rd January 2024

Zinus powers emissions-free RoPax ferry

3rd January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Euronav, the tanker operator and owner, has taken a step towards diversifying into the alternative fuel sector after announcing that it has agreed to buy CMB.TECH, the cleantech subsidiary partially owned by CMB, in a…

3rd January 2024

Euronav agrees deal to acquire CMB.TECH

3rd January 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) related to a potential methanol supply agreement with a Japanese supplier, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, and the municipal authorities responsible for the port…

3rd January 2024

Maersk and Port of Yokohama ink methanol supply MoU

3rd January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Birkenhead shipbuilder Cammell Laird has been awarded a £26m ($33m) order to construct a replacement for one of the two iconic Mersey passenger ferries.

3rd January 2024

Mersey Yard Lands Local Ferry Order

3rd January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Ranked as the world’s first self-unloading vessel readied for fully-electric battery operation, an 11,000dwt limestone carrier is due to enter the Australian coastwise traffic in early 2026.

3rd January 2024

All-Electric Future For Aussie Limestone Bulker

3rd January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A collaborative project has been launched under United Nations(UN) auspices to prepare seafarers for zero or near-zero emission ships. Entitled Training Seafarers for a Decarbonised Future, the initiative has the goal of…

3rd January 2024

Front Line Training For Energy Transition

3rd January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABS has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd., Seatech Solutions International (Seatech) and Shift Clean Energy (Shift) to develop electric tugboats. The initiative forms part of…

20th December 2023

ABS Inks MoU with Indian Electric Tug Innovators

20th December 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Stolt Tankers is conducting a long-term trial into the effects of the application of an innovative graphene-based marine coating to the hull of one of its tankers. The hard foul release hull coating was applied…

20th December 2023

Stolt Tankers trialling graphene hull coating on tanker

20th December 2023