News

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has successfully started up combustion on a 2-stroke test engine operating on ammonia as fuel using the liquefied gas injection (LGI) combustion strategy, the company confirmed.

7th July 2023

MAN ES Uses LGI Strategy For 1st Ammonia Combustion

7th July 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Japanese ship operator IINO Lines and power utility J-POWER have signed an agreement with Norsepower Oy to install a Norsepower Rotor Sail on board a coal carrier, Yodohime. The installation will be the…

7th July 2023

IINO Lines to retrofit Norsepower Rotor Sail on bulker

7th July 2023

OPINION

OPINION

The agreement of a deal to achieve climate neutrality for global shipping by 2050 at the 80th meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) last night is a significant milestone…

7th July 2023

Opinion: MEPC80 deal sends a clear message (about the IMO)

7th July 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a revised strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping.

7th July 2023

​Revised GHG reduction strategy for global shipping adopted

7th July 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

MAN Energy Solutions and Shell are teaming up on a range of decarbonisation initiatives.

6th July 2023

MAN ES and Shell join forces on decarbonisation

6th July 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Seaspan Corporation (Seaspan), the containership owner and manager, in collaboration with Hapag-Lloyd, have signed a Conversion Commitment Agreement with MAN PrimeServ. The deal covers the retrofit of the main engines aboard 15 container vessels equipped with MAN B&W S90-type…

6th July 2023

Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan ink 15+45 MeOH retrofit deal

6th July 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

METIS Cyberspace Technology has received type approval from Bureau Veritas covering the functionality of its solution for monitoring and reporting shaft power limitation (ShaPoLi).

6th July 2023

BV type approval for ShaPoLi solution

6th July 2023

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Sauer Compressors is launching a new series of high-pressure compressors. The new SAUER Orkan series has been designed for gas industry applications, and is now available in the first four standard types. The new…

6th July 2023

Sauer Compressors launches new high-pressure compressor series

6th July 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The European Union’s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (EU MRV) dataset for shipping’s European CO2 emissions for the year 2022 has just been published, with the data highlighting some significant year-on-year changes from…

6th July 2023

EU ETS bill set to exceed EUR3bn in 2024

6th July 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Wärtsilä ANCS’s new floating laboratory, AHTI, and its shore operations, will utilise Inmarsat Maritime’s Fleet Xpress connectivity to support the data exchange for advanced technology testing and the ship’s day to day operations.

6th July 2023

AHTI ‘Floating Laboratory’ Connectivity Supplier

6th July 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

There’s a potential flow of data from a ship’s propulsion system to the next port of call, and a growing number of companies are collaborating on making the most of it to…

6th July 2023

Digitalisation breaking down ship-port disconnect

6th July 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub (LR MDH) to collaborate on a decarbonisation strategy and implementation plan for The Silk Alliance.

6th July 2023

MPA signs Silk Alliance MoU with LR

6th July 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have signed a five-year strategic partnership to explore decarbonisation.

5th July 2023

GCMD and NYK team up on decarbonisation

5th July 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Babcock International has completed maintenance works for the research ship ‘Sir David Attenborough’ at its Rosyth facilities.

5th July 2023

Maintenance completes on polar research ship

5th July 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A key player in the wind propulsion sector has installed wind propulsion on the Eems Traveller, a 2,850-dwt general cargo vessel owned by Amasus.

4th July 2023

Cargo vessel benefits from double eSAIL wind power

4th July 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A three-year project involving researchers to develop an AI-based semi-autonomous system to enable more energy efficient sea voyages has concluded.

4th July 2023

Via Kaizen voyage optimisation project concludes

4th July 2023

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

WinGD has announced that Klaus Heim, ceo of the marine power company, has decided to step down from his role with effect from 31 July 2023.

4th July 2023

WinGD appoints Schneiter as acting ceo

4th July 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The UK government has announced that it will be extending the scope of the UK’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) to cover domestic shipping from 2026, in a statement released on 3 July.

4th July 2023

UK extends ETS scheme to encompass domestic shipping

4th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marubeni has bought a 25% stake in Klaveness Dry Bulk.

3rd July 2023

Marubeni buys 25% of Klaveness Dry Bulk

3rd July 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has announced the acquisition of Italian marine automation and yacht bridge specialist, Team Italia/Onyx Marine. The two companies have collaborated on joint development projects since 2019. The acquisition is expected to extend…

3rd July 2023

Rolls-Royce acquires Italian automation specialist

3rd July 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

DNV has announced that it introduced new class rules for electrical shore connections specifically tailored for tankers on 1 July 2023. The rules are the first to be introduced by a class society,…

3rd July 2023

DNV develops new Shore Power class rules for tankers

3rd July 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Namibia’s government signed a feasibility agreement with Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, a local consortium focused on the development of a green hydrogen production project in the Tsau National Park, which is intended to supply a…

3rd July 2023

Plans to develop 1.7m tpy Namibia ammonia export project

3rd July 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

K Line Port Service Co. has completed a successful test voyage using next-generation biodiesel fuel on a tugboat.

3rd July 2023

Successful K Line biodiesel trial

3rd July 2023