The conflict in the Middle East has created a two-sided maritime crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. New data from Clarksons Research show that, at the time of writing, not only had daily ship transits pl... Weiterlesen
Indian Navy | The first of three Indian Navy training ships, Krishna, has been launched at Larsen & Toubro’s shipyard in Kattupalli, Chennai. The vessel, classed by the Indian Register of Shippi... Weiterlesen
Floating chargers | Swedish hydrofoil technology company, Candela, and Singapore-based renewable energy company, Canoply Power, have teamed up to create floating charging stations for electric hydrofo... Weiterlesen
Windea Carnot | A new twin-stern commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), Windea Carnot, built by Norway’s Ulstein Verft on behalf of an institutional investor, has been delivered to Bernhard ... Weiterlesen
Study | Classification society DNV has delivered the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) commissioned multi-year study “Safety of hydrogen for use in ships,” culminating in a final report and a... Weiterlesen
TMS Seadevil | Bremen-based German Tanker Shipping GmbH & Co. KG has taken delivery of the first of six 41,000dwt chemical tankers equipped with a Synapsis Integrated Navigation System (INS) from ... Weiterlesen
Military vessels | Damen Shipyards Group and Austal Defence Australia have signed a contract to support the construction of military vessels at Austal’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia. The ... Weiterlesen
Integrated systems | ABB is to provide integrated electric power and propulsion systems for two superyachts on order at Netherlands-based yacht builder Oceanco. The two vessels are due for delivery in... Weiterlesen
Container lashing | Cargo and load-handling technology specialist, MacGregor, has unveiled a new system to tackle the issue of containers shipped on deck which are particularly vulnerable to extreme w... Weiterlesen
Decarbonisation Initiatives | Classification society ClassNK has issued Approvals in Principle (AiPs) for two new concept designs. One is of a bulk carrier equipped with its own membrane-based onboard... Weiterlesen
Trenching vessel | Belgian dredging and offshore construction firm, Jan de Nul, has chosen a customised trenching vessel design from Ulstein Design & Solutions. The vessel, understood to be on ord... Weiterlesen
Ammonia fuel supply | Alfa Laval has completed the factory acceptance test (FAT) for its FCM Ammonia fuel supply system. Together with class certification from China Classification Society, the fuel s... Weiterlesen
Safety / decarbonisation | The World Shipping Council (WSC), which represents container lines and liner companies, has welcomed the European Union’s plans to strengthen port security and its focus o... Weiterlesen
Overview The global cruise ship orderbook has swelled to around 80 vessels, buoyed by landmark contracts such as MSC Cruises’ multi-billion-euro order for four plus two New Frontier-class ships at M... Weiterlesen
Tanker operators The small Swedish island of Donsö has around 1,500 inhabitants and is home to about ten tanker operators (the exact number depends on how you count and whom you ask) making it the hi... Weiterlesen
3D printing After years of hype, additive manufacturing is finding its most convincing role at sea: producing hard-to-source components fast, close to the point of need. For shipowners and original eq... Weiterlesen
HydroPoLEn project | The first marine engine to operate entirely on hydrogen has undergone successful trials at Everllence’s research centre in Augsburg. The tests were carried out under the umbrell... Weiterlesen
Joint projects | Wärtsilä and Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy (ADMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on decarbonisation and sustainability initiatives in shipping. The MoU,... Weiterlesen
ISO 19030 standard | Sandefjord-based global coatings firm, Jotun, has claimed that its marine coatings saved an estimated 11.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide last year across vessels coated with it... Weiterlesen
OSV | MarineShaft has carried out on-site 3D scanning of three azimuth thruster housings at a Danish shipyard and, in parallel, repaired the associated propellers at its workshop in Hirtshals. The wo... Weiterlesen
