News

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

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

ABB and Carnival Corporation have signed a long-term partnership agreement to collaborate on continued operational and ship performance across the cruise company’s fleet using systematic maintenance planning, critical spares management, and cutting-edge digital…

2nd November 2023

ABB and Carnival sign strategic partnership for Azipod propulsion services

2nd November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Danish company Danelec, a leading supplier of electronic equipment to the maritime sector, has acquired MacGregor’s Voyage Data Recorders division. With this investment, Danelec enhances its installed base to a total of 16,000 vessels.

2nd November 2023

Danelec acquires MacGregor’s VDR division

2nd November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kongsberg Maritime has announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Solstad Offshore to identify and trial decarbonisation technologies across Solstad’s fleet.

2nd November 2023

Kongsberg Maritime in decarb technologies collaboration with Solstad

2nd November 2023

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

OMT expects to build on its position as the market leading fuel injection supplier for the two-stroke engine sector following the recent conclusion of the acquisition of the company by Accelleron in July. The company has…

2nd November 2023

OMT to intensify decarb focus under new ceo Heim

2nd November 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Pyxis Maritime are joining forces on the development and marketing of electric vessels in Singapore and Japan.

1st November 2023

MOL and Pyxis team up on electric vessels

1st November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

A new ultra low emission version of Wärtsilä’s 310-bore dual-fuel engine claims to reduce methane slip by up to 41% compared with the previous Wärtsilä 31DF engine. The new version, which has been added…

1st November 2023

Wärtsilä introduces new 31DF ultra low emission variant

1st November 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

DNV has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with AL Group and its Singapore company Asiatic Lloyd Maritime LLP to examine the technical and economic feasibility of applying CCS technology on board AL Group’s containerships and Kamsarmax…

1st November 2023

DNV JDP To Study CCS Feasibility For Boxships and Bulkers

1st November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Türk Loydu has completed the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) membership process, and has been accepted as a member of the association with immediate effect.

1st November 2023

Türk Loydu completes IACS membership process

1st November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) has announced that it plans to commercialise a pure-gas four-stroke hydrogen-fuelled marine engine concept and that it anticipates a 2025 market launch for the engine. 

31st October 2023

HiMSEN confirms 2025 pure-hydrogen engine launch plans

31st October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

C-Job Naval Architects and Meyer Group have entered into a strategic partnership which sees Meyer acquiring a 50% stake in C-Job.

31st October 2023

Meyer partners up with C-Job in strategic market move

31st October 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

The EUR1.3 billion (US$1.38bn) Porthos carbon capture use and storage project at the Port of Rotterdam has been approved after the project’s developers took the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the mega-project on 18…

31st October 2023

First Dutch offshore CCUS project advances

31st October 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

An onboard CO2 Capture System (OCCS) developed by Hanwha Ocean received Approval in Principle (AiP) from KR, in collaboration with the Marshall Islands Registry. The award was announced during Kormarine 2023 in Busan, South Korea.

31st October 2023

KR awards AiP to Hanwha Ocean’s Onboard CCS System

31st October 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) Machinery Health Monitoring System (SMHMS) has received the ABS SMART (MHM) Tier 2 approval in principle (AIP) for machinery health monitoring.

31st October 2023

SHI Machinery Health Monitoring System Receives ABS AIP

31st October 2023