DEMCON TESTS UNCREWED INSPECTION METHODS FOR WAVE ENERGY TECH OFF SCHEVENINGEN
DEMCON Unmanned Systems has carried out inspection tests using one of its uncrewed vessels during a wave energy converter (WEC) trial by The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective (Weco), off the coast of Scheveningen, the...
UK UNVEILS NEW AMMONIA FUEL GUIDELINES IN PUSH FOR GREENER SHIPPING
The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has released new guidance on the use of ammonia as a marine fuel, marking a ‘vital’ step toward enabling wider alternative fuel adoption in the country’s shipping...
UKRAINE ARRESTS SHIP AND DETAINS CREW ACCUSED OF LOOTING GRAIN FROM CRIMEA
Ukraine’s Security Service and its State Board Service are reporting they have seized an unnamed cargo ship that they accursed of looting grain from Crimea. The action came as Ukraine continued to assert it...
PREPARING FOR FUELEU | NAVIGATING THE MARITIME ENERGY TRANSITION
To help achieve its net zero ambitions, the EU actively promotes renewable and zero carbon fuels and uses onshore power at berth for ships over 5000 GT. This is part of its plan to...
SHELL-BACKED WAVE ENERGY PILOT IN LA MOVES AHEAD WITH LOCAL FLOATER BUILD
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has signed a manufacturing agreement with California-based All-Ways Metal for the production of floaters for its first U.S. wave energy installation at the Port of Los Angeles.
All-Ways Metal,...
IMF: TRUMP’S TARIFFS COULD SLOW GLOBAL TRADE GROWTH BY HALF IN 2025
Global trade volume and global economic growth will both be reduced if new U.S. tariff policies continue on their current course, according to the International Monetary Fund's latest World Economic Outlook forecast.
Compared to its...
SOUTH KOREA–EUROPE GREEN SHIPPING CORRIDOR PROMISES 70% CO₂ CUT
The proposed South Korea–Europe Green Shipping Corridor (GSC) could cut carbon emissions by over 70% along key trade routes between Pyeongtaek Port and major European automotive hubs, a new report found.
The report titled ‘Charting...
USCG POLAR STAR STARTS FINAL PHASE OF LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM
The Coast Guard has initiated the final of five planned phases of the service life extension program (SLEP) for Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, the service’s sole operational heavy icebreaker. Polar Star arrived at...
UK FIRM RAISES ALMOST $1.6M TO SCALE DOLPHIN-INSPIRED TIDAL ENERGY TECH
Porpoise Power, a tidal energy spin-out from the University of Oxford, has exited stealth with a £1.2 million (approximately $1.58M) pre-seed round led by Zero Carbon Capital (ZCC), alongside Creator Fund and Oxford Science...
STUDY: MAJORITY OF SCOTLAND’S COASTAL VESSELS UNTRACKED OPERATE WITHOUT AIS
Scotland is largely operating blind in the management of its marine resources according to new research published this week as part of a project designed to create a better understanding of the exposure of...