IMPACT OF WAR ON TRADE AND SHIPPING
A merchant ship is a vessel that transports cargo, passengers or both and the merchant shipping via sea accounts for 90% of the total world trade. In today's global proliferation, every country is intrinsically tied to...
FUTURE OF DUAL-FUEL ENGINES
Dual-fuel merchant ships are vessels equipped to run on two different types of fuel, typically a combination of traditional marine fuel (diesel or HFO) or cleaner alternatives such as LNG (liquefied natural gas) or...
MARITIME POWERHOUSES FORGE ALLIANCE TO HARNESS ONBOARD CARBON CAPTURE
Maritime leaders have formed an elite working group to study onboard carbon capture technologies as a solution to help decarbonize the maritime industry while enabling the existing ships to continue burning fossil fuels.
The collaborative...
MAN ES INTRODUCES NEW FUTURE-FUEL METHANOL-READY AUXILIARY ENGINE
Engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions in collaboration with STX Engine has unveiled its latest innovation: the auxiliary MAN 35/44DF CD engine.
The engine is designed specifically for container and LNG carrier applications,
It is based on...
RISK OF REFUSAL OF ENTRY TO NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN PORTS DUE TO BIOFOULING...
These regulations are applicable to shipowners, ship operators, ship managers and ship masters intending to enter Australian or New Zealand waters.The Governments of both New Zealand and Australia have adopted regulations regarding the control...
MSC TAKES DELIVERY OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ULTRA LARGE CONTAINER SHIP
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) took delivery of its second ultra large container ship, and this time it is the world’s largest by carry capacity at 24,346 TEU. The carrier took delivery on two of...
NEW CARBON FOOTPRINT DASHBOARD FOR DEEPER DECARBONIZATION INSIGHTS
Decarbonization is one of the most pressing topics in the shipping industry today, and shipowners and operators worldwide are working hard to map out their plans and strategies for reducing CO2 emissions in the...
WORLD’S LARGEST: COLOSSAL MSC TESSA DELIVERED TO MSC
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has delivered the giant 24,116 TEU containership MSC Tessa to its owner Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
The massive vessel was independently designed by Hudong-Zhonghua and it belongs to the category of...
KONGSBERG MARITIME PROVIDES DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY FOR NEW TUGBOATS
Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to provide the design and equipment for two powerful salvage tugs being built by Alexandria Shipyard as main contractor on behalf of the Suez Canal Authority. The tugs...
HAVILA BANS ELECTRIC AND HYDROGEN VEHICLE TRANSPORT DUE TO FIRE DANGER
Havila Kystruten, which operates coastal passenger service in Norway aboard its fleet of newly built RoPax ships, is changing the rules for the transport of vehicles excluding electric, hybrid, and hydrogen vehicles due to...