SHIP RETROFITTING: EMISSION REDUCTION & FUEL EFFICIENCY
Retrofitting existing vessels is fast becoming a pivotal strategy for the maritime industry, compelled by the urgent imperative to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and comply with global standards. The shipping sector is under...
‘WORLD’S FIRST’ COMMERCIAL SHIP-TO-SHIP GREEN AMMONIA BUNKERING PERFORMED IN CHINA
The world's first commercial ship-to-ship bunkering of green ammonia fuel, as China Energy Engineering Group (Energy China) describes it, has been completed in China.
The operation was performed on October 13 at an anchorage in...
MARITIME PIRACY IN 2026 FELL TO 1992 LEVELS DESPITE SOMALIA-YEMEN SURGE
The waters off the Horn of Africa are now the most dangerous for the merchant shipping industry owing to the resurgence of Somali piracy, a development that comes as global piracy and armed robbery...
METHANOL-READY ENERGY SUBSEA CONSTRUCTION VESSEL ARRIVES IN NORWAY FOR COMPLETION
Rem Offshore’s second energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) has arrived in Norway from Vietnam, where it will now undergo outfitting and completion.
REM Ocean was delivered from the hull yard at the Song Cam shipyard,...
IRAN CLAIMS CONTAINERSHIP HIT MINE AND SANK IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy released images on Wednesday morning, October 14, claiming that a containership had struck a mine while traveling on an “illegal and dangerous” route through the Strait of Hormuz....
JERA DEEPENS AUSTRALIAN LNG FOOTHOLD WITH LARGER STAKE IN CHEVRON’S PROJECT
Japan’s power generation major JERA has locked in majority control of Pan Pacific Energy, upgrading its indirect stake in Australia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in a strategic play to shore up long-term energy...
CREW WELFARE AND CONTENT: MORALE, WELLBEING, AND RETENTION
Crew wellbeing is becoming increasingly important, as many shipping companies realize that crew morale directly impacts safety, efficiency, workload, and retention. One issue that directly affects morale is crew interaction and isolation. Research such...
NEW WIND FOR HYDROGEN-ELECTRIC SHIPPING AS GMI-POWERCELL COLLABORATION EXPANDS TO FOUR BULK CARRIERS
Sweden-based high-power-density hydrogen fuel cell stacks and systems developer and manufacturer PowerCell Group has secured a follow-up order from GMI Group, a Norwegian green shipping developer focused on designing and operating zero-emission bulk carriers...
CMB.TECH PUTTING FIRST AMMONIA-POWERED BULKERS INTO SERVICE WITH FORTESCUE
Belgium’s CMB.TECH is highlighting that its nearly decade-long effort to develop and launch large ammonia-fueled ships is coming to fruition. It is highlighting that Mineral Europa (210,000 dwt) is entering service as one of...
DECARBONIZATION IN SHIPPING IS MORE THAN A SINGLE DECISION
The maritime industry entered 2026 with less regulatory certainty than it had a year earlier, not more. The most consequential piece of global shipping regulation of the decade, the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework,...