Knowledge updates

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...

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....

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,...

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...

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...

The business - and technique - of categorizing and notating ships by their characteristics and capacities has been taking place for 250 yeras - far longer than other innovations in shipping like containerization, which...

EverWind Fuels, a North American developer of a green fuels hub, has received a fleet of three lower-emission tugboats that will support its Point Tupper Green Fuels Project and marine operations across the Strait...

India has commissioned a 1 MW green hydrogen power plant at Kandla Port, marking a step forward in the country’s push toward cleaner maritime infrastructure. The facility, developed by the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), was...

Understanding and learning ammonia’s behavior through advanced simulation is key to enhancing safety and building the confidence needed to support broader adoption, writes Gu Hai, VP, Technology (Pacific), ABS The maritime industry is seeking to...

In a world where shipping lanes are increasingly shaped by politics as much as trade, the question of where a vessel is registered is no longer just administrative — it’s strategic. From sanctions to...