UK CHOOSES WINNERS OF CLEAN MARITIME DEMONSTRATION COMPETITION 6
The UK government has selected winners that will receive a total of £30 million (about €34.4 million) in funding to decarbonize shipping and power up local economies.
Announced during Maritime Minister Mike Kane’s visit to...
TRICKLE OF CONTAINERSHIPS RETURN TO SUEZ CANAL UNDER DISCOUNT PROGRAM
Two months into its special discount program to draw containerships back to the Suez Canal, the authority reports that 10 of the large vessels have now completed the transit. It continues to emphasize the...
CSSC COMPLETES CONVERSION OF AGING BULKER INTO AQUACULTURE VESSEL
China celebrated the re-delivery of the world’s largest ocean-going aquaculture vessel, Zhe Dai Yu Yang 60001 (Senhai Pioneer), on July 20 in its quest to develop new resources for food development. The project was...
K LINE WELCOMES ANOTHER ECO-FRIENDLY 6,900 CEU CAR CARRIER
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has taken delivery of Tethys Highway, a 6,900 CEU liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered car carrier built at Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding.
The naming and delivery ceremony for...
NEW IMO CII GUIDELINES REQUIRE SEEMP PART III REVISIONS
The IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) reduction factors used to determine the required annual operational CII for ships of 5,000gt and above, have been set through to 2030.
This means that the currently approved Ship...
ITF REPORTS “DISTURBING SURGE” IN SEAFARER ABANDONMENT IN 2025
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) released its latest tally on cases of seafarer abandonment, reporting what it called a “disturbing surge” in cases so far in 2025. The figures show an increase of...
NAVIGATOR GAS, AMON MARITIME FORM JV TO BUILD TWO AMMONIA-FUELED AMMONIA CARRIERS
Navigator Holdings (Navigator Gas), a UK-based owner and operator of the ‘world’s largest’ fleet of Handysize liquefied gas carriers, has entered into a joint venture with Norwegian ammonia specialist and shipping company Amon Maritime.
According...
EXPERTS GATHER TO DISCUSS FEASIBILITY OF MODULAR MICRO REACTORS IN MARITIME SETTINGS
This international workshop explored the integration of a modular micro reactor (MMR) into a stern landing craft vessel.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has successfully conducted a Hazard Identification (HAZID) workshop to evaluate the potential risks and...
IMO AND ILO HIGHLIGHT GROWING ISSUE OF SEAFARER CRIMINALIZATION
Earlier this month, in my capacity as Director for the Seamen’s Church Institute’s (SCI) Center for Mariner Advocacy (CMA), I had the good fortune to attend two significant international meetings in London, both addressing...
JOHN COCKERILL ACQUIRES MCPHY’S ASSETS TO ADVANCE DEVELOPMENT OF ALKALINE ELECTROLYZERS
Belgian technology company John Cockerill Hydrogen has acquired part of the assets of French energy company McPhy to accelerate the development of its new generation of pressurized alkaline electrolyzers.
McPhy announced in June 2025 that...