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MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Navtor and Voyager Worldwide have announced plans to merge in the latest consolidation in the maritime digitalisation market. The transaction is expected to close by December 2023, and will create a business…

9th November 2023

Navtor to merge with Voyager as digitalisation supplier consolidation continues

9th November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

US manufacturing company ITT is to acquire privately held Svanehøj Group for around US$395 million (€370 million).

8th November 2023

ITT to acquire Svanehøj

8th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Hyundai Glovis, the shipping and logistics specialist of the Hyundai Motor Group, is set to order an extensive series of pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs) of record-breaking capacity. 

8th November 2023

Hyundai Glovis Plans World’s Largest Car Carriers

8th November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

DNV has successfully concluded Phase 1 of its joint industry project (JIP) aimed at establishing offshore substation standards for the growing floating wind sector.

7th November 2023

Progressing new standards for offshore floating wind

7th November 2023

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Classification society RINA s.p.a has announced the appointment of Carlo Luzzatto as the future CEO and General Director of RINA S.p.A. The formal confirmation of the appointment will be made at the same time as the…

7th November 2023

RINA announces appointment of new ceo

7th November 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the development of a terminal facility and related facilities for hydrogen initiatives at its commercial seaports.

7th November 2023

South African ports plan their hydrogen roadmap

7th November 2023

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Wärtsilä Cargo Handling Systems have been ordered for five newbuild very large LPG carriers to be built in South Korea at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard.

7th November 2023

Wärtsilä handling systems for new LPG carrier series

7th November 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

A UK technology developer, Sunborne Systems, has successfully tested ammonia (NH3) cracking technology at the automotive scale which it plans to develop as a compact and efficient solution for shipping.

7th November 2023

NH3 cracker produces fuel blend suitable for shipping

7th November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has specified MAN B&W ME-LGIM dual-fuel engines capable of running on green methanol in connection with an order for a series of 9,300 ceu PCTCs (pure car and truck carriers).

7th November 2023

ME-LGIM Engines for Wallenius Wilhelmsen MeOH-Fuelled PCTC Series

7th November 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

A further option for achieving IMO Tier III NOx emission compliance when operating on methanol fuel has been unveiled by MAN Energy Solutions. Methanol dual-fuel two-stroke engines of the ME-LGIM series will…

7th November 2023

MAN Adds SCR Options For ME-LGIM Engines For Tier III Compliance

7th November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The chief executive of France’s Haropa Port has been appointed as vice-president for Europe of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH).

6th November 2023

Haropa Port chief named IAPH vice-president Europe

6th November 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has conducted its first biofuel bunkering involving the use of a B30 HSFO-biofuel drop in blend in Korea. The bunkering of the 6,354 teu pure care and truck carrier Torrens was undertaken at Masan…

6th November 2023

Wallenius Wilhelmsen bunkers first biofuel in Korea trial

6th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has announced plans to divest its Gas Solutions business unit, alongside plans to consolidate the Exhaust Treatment and Shaft Line Solutions business lines within its Marine Power division, with…

6th November 2023

Wärtsilä announces plans to divest Gas Solutions unit

6th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A major programme of investment in support vessels tailored to the long-term needs of the offshore wind sector on the UK Continental Shelf is being rolled out by the Aberdeen company North…

6th November 2023

Tailor-Made Service Vessels For Largest Wind Farm

6th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Group Davie, the privately-owned Canadian shipbuilder, has concluded the acquisition of the assets of Helsinki Shipyard Oy.

6th November 2023

Davie concludes Helsinki shipyard acquisition

6th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A growing production programme testifies to the resurgence of the former Hijos de J.Barreras shipyard in Spain’s Galicia region under the name Astilleros Ria de Vigo. 

6th November 2023

Workload Builds At Revived Spanish Yard

6th November 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Lloyd’s Register has provided further guidance on the key steps that ship owners/ship managers/charterers are recommended to follow ahead of the entry into effect of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive on 1 January 2024.

3rd November 2023

LR outlines EU ETS implementation steps

3rd November 2023

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Schottel will be equipping three new Walk-to-Work Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) to be built by Damen with full propulsion packages.

3rd November 2023

Schottel propulsors for new H2-fuelled CSOVs

3rd November 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

AD Ports Group has chosen to deploy RightShip’s Maritime Emissions Portal across its portfolio of ports worldwide.

3rd November 2023

AD Ports chooses RightShip emissions tool

3rd November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

While the overwhelming majority of vessels in operation continue to run on compliant conventional fuels, there is an emerging consensus that moving towards a decarbonised future will require assets to have greater…

3rd November 2023

Concerns about dual-fuel supply chain for engine makers overstated

3rd November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

New, further optimised versions of series-produced Dunkirkmax-type bulk carriers have recently been delivered by Japan Marine United (JMU) and compatriot Namura Zosensho. The latest iterations, yielding interlinked improvements in efficiency and environmental…

3rd November 2023

Japan Shows Mettle In Bulker Refinement

3rd November 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

BIO-UV Group has received a major order to supply its BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system to a pair of drill ships.

2nd November 2023

BIO-UV Group wins major BWTS order

2nd November 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Yara International’s subsidiary Yara Clean Ammonia has announced plans to form a joint venture with North Sea Container Line (NCL) to order and operate a container ship that will use pure ammonia as…

2nd November 2023

Norwegian consortium targets operate NH3-fuelled containership operations by 2026

2nd November 2023