JAPAN TO BEGIN DEVELOPMENT OF ITS ‘FIRST’ FULLY BATTERY-POWERED TUGBOAT
Japanese tugboat services provider Tokyo Kisen and compatriot marine software developer Marindows have kick-started what is being hailed as Japan’s “first” pure battery-powered EV harbor tugboat development project.
As disclosed, the electric harbor tugboat is...
EVERLLENCE AND MEYER RE PARTNER TO EXPLORE METHANOL REFITS FOR CRUISE SHIPS
Everllence, the rebranded MAN Energy Solutions engine business and MEYER RE, the service business launched from Meyer Werft, are advancing their efforts for methanol retrofit solutions in the maritime industry, and especially for cruise...
HALLIBURTON PICKS UP ANOTHER MULTI-YEAR NORTH SEA GIG
U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has landed a new long-term assignment in the North Sea with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered ConocoPhillips.
This five-year well stimulation services contract in the North Sea will...
19/2025: ELECTRONIC INCLINOMETERS FOR NEW BULK CARRIERS AND CONTAINER SHIPS
To enhance seafarer safety and prevent the loss and damage of bulk cargo due to strong movements at sea, the IMO is introducing amendments to SOLAS Chapter V.
Through Resolution MSC.532(107), it has adopted a...
U.S. THREATENS TO RETALIATE AGAINST BACKERS OF IMO EMISSIONS DEAL
Two months before IMO is set to approve a hotly-debated agreement to tax excess greenhouse gas emissions - an agreement that has been panned by some climate advocates as "too little, too late" -...
HYDROGEN-POWERED USV BECOMES FIRST UK-CERTIFIED REMOTELY OPERATED AND UNMANNED VESSEL
Classification and compliance services provider Lloyd’s Register has issued the UK’s first certification for a remotely operated and unmanned vessel (ROUV), awarded to ACUA Ocean’s hydrogen-powered long-endurance uncrewed surface vessel (USV).
The certification for ACUA...
LEGACY AND INNOVATION
Industry leaders are merging old school tradition and principles with modern innovation, developing designs that meet sometimes diverging industry demands
The roots of naval architecture are steeped in tradition with knowledge passed down through generations....
NEW JOINT VENTURE SETS OUT TO CONVERT BIOGAS TO GREEN METHANOL
MIT spin-off Emvolon and renewable energy company Montauk Renewables have launched a joint venture (JV) to develop multiple biogas-to-green methanol projects.
The decision to launch a JV follows a field demonstration project, conducted in 2024,...
PANAMA IS FIRST REGISTRY TO ENFORCE RULES TO CRACK DOWN ON STS ACTIONS
The Panama Ship Registry started its new rules as of August 6, requiring reporting of planned ship-to-ship (STS) offshore oil transfers as the latest step in a series of crackdowns targeting the shadow tanker...
18/2025: NEW IMO REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING LOSS OF CONTAINERS AT SEA
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted mandatory amendments to SOLAS Chapter V (Regulations 31 and 32) and Article V of MARPOL Protocol I to standardise the reporting of freight container losses at sea.
These...