24/2025 Upcoming amendments to IAMSAR Manual
Under SOLAS regulation V/21, all ships are required to carry an up-to-date copy of the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual Volume III. As stated in MSC-MEPC.2/Circ.2, the IAMSAR Manual Volume...
EU LAUNCHES FIRST HYDROGEN MECHANISM CALL TO LINK SUPPLIERS AND BUYERS
To connect potential suppliers with buyers of hydrogen and its derivatives in the European Union (EU), the European Commission (EC) has launched its first call for interest under the Hydrogen Mechanism.
It is understood that...
ANEMOI FITS OUT A VALEMAX BULKER WITH FIVE ROTOR SAILS
The push to cut shipping emissions through wind assisted propulsion continues to gain traction after Anemoi Marine completed the installation of five rotor sails on the very large ore carrier (VLOC) NSU Tubarao, a...
BIO-LNG SUPPLY SERVICE LAUNCHED AT MUSEL ENERGY HUB IN SPAIN
Musel Energy Hub, the LNG plant in Gijón, Spain, owned by Enagás and Reganosa, has launched a service to supply bio-LNG to ships and tankers.
According to Enagás, the new service is available as of...
THREE KILLED IN MALAYSIA AS MAERSK MANAGES FIRES ON TWO SHIPS
A fire aboard a containership alongside in Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) was fatal, killing three and injuring three more, reports Malaysia’s State Fire and Rescue Department. This fire, along with an ongoing...
BEIHAI SHIPBUILDING CHRISTENS TWO 310,000 DWT AMMONIA-READY VLCCS
Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry (BSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has held a naming ceremony for two 319,000 dwt ammonia-ready very large crude oil carriers (VLCCs) set to join the fleet...
KOREAN TEAM TESTS AI-POWERED AUTOMATIC FIREFIGHTING SYSTEM ABOARD SHIP
South Korean researchers have developed an advanced AI-powered firefighting system that can independently identify a petroleum fire, activate, and concentrate the discharge of firefighting foam at the blaze. The team believes that it is...
MACHINERY ALERT – STEAM SYSTEMS AND STEAM HAMMER RISKS
An investigation report has been published following two fatalities which resulted from the catastrophic failure of a bellow type expansion fitting on a steam system pipeline on a Lloyd’s Register (LR) class vessel.
Subsequent random...
EU MOVES TO SCALE UP PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE MARITIME FUELS AS GLOBAL RACE HEATS...
The European Commission has adopted the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) which sets out a common approach to boost investments in renewable and low-carbon fuels focusing on waterborne and aviation transport.
The plan responds to...