The Estonian State Fleet has taken delivery of Kratt, a 38m-long multipurpose workboat powered by compressed biomethane (CBM) and battery-electric propulsion. Designed and built by Estonian shipbuilde... Weiterlesen
London-based Silverstream is to install air lubrication systems on three LNG-powered Ace-class vessels under construction at Fincantieri in Italy for Carnival Corporation. The first of the 230,000gt v... Weiterlesen
Operational capability For shipowners and class, robotics is evolving from a specialist tool into an embedded operational capability, with implications for inspection, maintenance, certification and a... Weiterlesen
Responsible Refrigeration While shipping’s decarbonisation debate has focused mainly on fuel and propulsion, refrigerant leakage remains a major but often overlooked source of emissions. Wilhelmsen Sh... Weiterlesen
Safety reporting | A new Permit to Work (PtW) Dashboard unveiled by Helsinki-based digital and software specialist, NAPA, has been announced and has already been adopted by Virgin Voyages and Ritz Car... Weiterlesen
Power2Tow | The Netherlands state shipping company, Rijkswaterstaat, has unveiled the research and development phase of the Power2Tow project in which three consortia will generate designs for zero-em... Weiterlesen
Renewable sources | Stockholm-based CorPower Ocean has been awarded a Prototype Certificate for a wave energy converter (WEC) by classification society, DNV. In what is claimed to be the first award o... Weiterlesen
interview Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt (DO) was founded by managing partners Philipp Maracke and Johannes Wolters in 2024 to enter the offshore energy market with a dedicated fleet of construction co... Weiterlesen
Offshore Dialogue | Under the motto “Secure Offshore Technologies for Future Oceans”, the Offshore Dialogue 2026 will take place on September 3rd as part of SMM, the world’s leading maritime industry ... Weiterlesen
When all systems on the cruise ship Costa Toscana were checked and overhauled, service specialists from Germany’s Herose attended to work on a series of valves in the vessel’s gas system... Weiterlesen
The LNG bunkering vessel Avenir Advantage experienced elevated discharge temperatures, reduced efficiency and increased mechanical wear under variable operating conditions. Its owner, Avenir LNG, work... Weiterlesen
Whatever happens to the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework (NZF) at the next MEPC meeting in November, the economics of bunker fuels have been seriously disrupted thus heralding the start of a multi-fuel future... Weiterlesen
The conversion of the Kuang Chi Delta from bulker to boxship, alongside a series of methanol retrofits, is putting the practical limits of vessel repurposing to the test. Nick Savvides reports.... Weiterlesen
Small modular reactors could help decarbonise deep-sea shipping, but while supporters are backing a pilot project aboard the LNG carrier Cadiz Knutsen , critics warn that major safety and radioactive-... Weiterlesen
Though Chinese shipyards have about 70% of the global orderbook and are now undertaking more retrofits focusing on increasing capacity or changing fuels on deep-sea vessels, yards in North Europe have... Weiterlesen
Comment | Contents Welcome to this latest edition of Ship and Offshore Repair Journal published prior to the arrival of many thousands of shipping executives in Hamburg for the biennial main trade fa... Weiterlesen
Hall B6, Stand 331 At SMM 2026, Wilhelmsen Ships Service will present a range of services and technologies designed to improve crew safety, support regulatory compliance and increase operational effic... Weiterlesen
Hall B3, Stand 207 West Sea Viana Shipyard is one of Portugal’s leading shipyards, combining over 80 years of shipbuilding, conversion and ship repair expertise with a strategic location close to majo... Weiterlesen
Hall A3, Stand 409 As the maritime industry accelerates its transition towards lower-emission operations, shipowners are increasingly seeking propulsion systems that balance regulatory compliance with... Weiterlesen
Hall B1, Stand 514 At SMM 2026, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment presents its customer-focused approach to maritime safety under the principle “Safety Your Way.” The stand combines products, services and ... Weiterlesen
