WARTSILA LINES UP DECADE-LONG DEAL FOR 12 LNG VESSELS WITH MOL
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has landed a multi-year lifecycle agreement for 12 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers (LNGC) with MOL Global Ship Management, a Singapore-based ship management company fully owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines...
01/2026: NEW SOLAS REQUIREMENTS FOR ANCHOR HANDLING WINCHES
New international safety standards for anchor handling winches are now in force, setting out mandatory requirements for certification, testing, and in-service verification.
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has introduced new requirements for anchor handling winches....
SPANISH OPERATION “WHITE TIDE” MAKES LARGEST COCAINE SEIZURE AT SEA
Spain’s National Police are reporting its largest ever cocaine seizure at sea, completed last week near the Canary Islands. While calling it a historic blow to maritime cocaine trafficking, they are reporting that the...
FEED GIG FOR LNG PROJECT ON US GULF COAST COMES KBR’S WAY
U.S.-headquartered science, technology, and engineering player KBR has won a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for a planned multi-train liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the Texas Gulf Coast, United States.
KBR’s FEED contract...
SEVERE WINTER STORM HITS UK SHIPPING, SENDS CONTAINERS OVERBOARD
The UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency is reporting a busy night and efforts on Friday, January 9, to track containers after a severe winter storm crossed the region around the English Channel overnight. Warnings...
NORTH AMERICA’S $44 BILLION LNG DEVELOPMENT TO POWER ALASKA’S GOLD MINE
Glenfarne Alaska LNG, a subsidiary of Glenfarne Group, has set the wheels in motion to secure a new deal for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export development in Alaska by signing a non-binding letter...
WORLD’S FIRST LARGE LCO2/MULTI-GAS CARRIER DELIVERED TO CAPITAL
The first large capacity vessel designed to support the efforts for the capture, transport, and storage or reuse of CO2 has been completed, marking a new segment for shipping. The vessel, which has a...
LR AND LATSCO CHART A NEW DIGITAL COURSE FOR SHIP CLASSIFICATION
This breakthrough marks a decisive step forward in the digitalisation of ship classification and compliance.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Latsco have successfully completed a proof-of-concept for a new standard in digital class assurance with data-driven...
DRIVING FUTURE OF HYBRID MARINE PROPULSION: ZF’S EXPANDING VESSEL SOLUTIONS
As the marine industry accelerates toward cleaner, smarter, and more efficient propulsion, hybrid systems continue gaining traction across a variety of markets. From inland towboats and offshore support vessels to ferries, crew transfer vessels...
CHINESE FIRM PLACES ORDER WITH TMC FOR GOLAR’S FLNG
Norway-based TMC Compressors has been tasked with the provision of a complete marine compressed air system for a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, which China’s CIMC Raffles is constructing for Golar LNG, the...