LR ISSUES UPDATED GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT SAFE FUEL CELL INTEGRATION ONBOARD SHIPS
This revised guidance provides shipbuilders and shipowners technical, regulatory and safety frameworks for integrating fuel cell power systems into new and existing vessels.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released updated guidance for the installation of fuel...
EXAIL’S USV MAKING BALTIC SEA DEBUT WITH ORLEN
U.K.-based Exail and its partner Thesta have delivered an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) to Orlen Petrobaltic, part of Poland’s Orlen Group, for deployment in the Baltic Sea.
According to Exail, the delivery of the DriX...
CALLS FOR VIGILANCE DUE TO RISE IN PIRACY AND ROBBERIES IN 2025
The merchant shipping industry continues to face the threats of piracy and armed robberies, but the ICC International Maritime Bureau, in its latest report, also points to progress, including the arrest of two gangs...
SBTI VERIFIES ESL SHIPPING’S SCIENCE-BASED NET-ZERO TARGETS
Dry bulk cargo carrier ESL Shipping has received approval from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its near and long-term emission reduction targets.
ESL Shipping was granted approval as the first company in the...
FIRST METHANOL-POWERED BUNKER TANKER LAUNCHED FOR OPS IN SINGAPORE
The world’s first methanol bunker barge was launched last week in China and is destined for operations in Singapore. It is viewed as a key step in the expansion of the infrastructure to support...
IMO NZF NEEDS TO INCLUDE INCENTIVES FOR E-FUELS, 20 GREEN FUEL PRODUCERS SAY
Twenty green fuel producers have called on delegates of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to seize a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to set shipping on a sustainable pathway.
At this week’s extraordinary session, leaders will come together...
SOLAS 2026: WHAT SHIPOWNERS MUST DO BEFORE FIRST RENEWAL SURVEY AFTER 1 JAN 2026
From 1 January 2026, new SOLAS requirements for shipboard lifting appliances enter into force under Regulation II-1/3-13 (Resolution MSC.532(107)). If you operate cargo cranes, stores cranes, engine-room cranes, hose-handling gear or similar equipment, these...
AYK ENERGY BATTERIES PICKED FOR ‘WORLD’S FIRST’ ALL-ELECTRIC INTERCONTINENTAL FERRIES
Andorra-based marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy has won a contract to power “the world’s first” fully electric intercontinental fast ferries between Europe and Africa.
As informed, Spanish ferry operator Baleària will operate the two catamaran...
SUEZ CANAL CALLS ON MAERSK TO GRADUALLY RESUME TRANSITS
The Suez Canal Authority continues to seek the rebuilding of transits through its waterway after the continuing declines in its revenues and contribution to the country. During a recent meeting with the Danish Ambassador...
ABB TECHNOLOGY SELECTED FOR SWITCH2’S FLOATING GREEN AMMONIA PRODUCTION VESSEL
Swiss technology company ABB has signed a term sheet agreement with Dutch renewable energy company SwitcH2 to engineer and supply automation and electrification solutions for SwitcH2’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit dedicated...