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...
SEAFARER FROM DUTCH CARGO SHIP DIES A WEEK AFTER HOUTHI ATTACK
Dutch shipping company Spliethoff issued a statement today, October 6, confirming that one of the two seriously injured crewmembers from its vessel Minervagracht passed away in a hospital in Djibouti. The individual had been evacuated from...
SAIL-POWERED NEOLINER ORIGIN DELIVERED AND PREPARES FOR MAIDEN ATLANTIC TRI
The Neoliner Origin, which is billed as the first large, mostly sail-powered cargo ship, has been delivered by its builders, RMK Marine in Turkey, to its owners in France. The vessel departed the shipyard...
WINDWARD OFFSHORE TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS FIRST GREEN METHANOL-READY CSOV
Vard has delivered the first commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) to Windward Offshore, Windward Athens, which marks the German company’s entry into the offshore wind operations & maintenance (O&M) market. Windward Offshore has three...
MSC CONTAINERSHIP HITS INDIAN FISHING BOAT
India’s fishing community is again complaining about merchant ships sailing too close to the coast and hitting the commercial fishing vessels working off Kerala on the Arabian Sea. In the latest instance, a smaller...
K SHIPBUILDING TO BUILD 2+2 LNG/METHANOL-READY TANKERS FOR GREEK SHIPOWNER
South Korea’s K Shipbuilding (KSB) has clinched a contract to construct two alternative fuel-ready 50,000 dwt tankers for Greece-based shipowner Lastco.
According to Greek shipbroker Intermodal, K Shipbuilding is set to build two future-fit vessels...
COMAP DELIVERS ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT FOR DAMEN’S HYBRID WATERBUS
ComAp collaborated with their long-standing customer Damen, one of the world’s leading shipbuilders, to deliver a comprehensive power management system (PMS) for Damen’s Waterbus 2907 Hybrid. Damen has a strong track record of designing...