21/2025: REVISED IMO GUIDELINES FOR MEANS OF EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), through MSC.1/Circ.1331/Rev.1, has revised the following: Guidelines for the Construction, Installation, Maintenance and Inspection/Survey of Means of Embarkation and Disembarkation to bring them in line with the latest international...
ROSTOCK AND PECÉM PORTS JOIN FORCES ON GREEN (ENERGY) CORRIDOR
Germany’s Rostock Port and Brazil’s Port of Pecém have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a transport corridor through which green energy and green products from Brazil can be imported to...
AI TOOL LAUNCHED TO DETECT MISDECLARED AND DANGEROUS GOODS IN CONTAINERS
The latest tool in the fight against misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods in containers is being launched by the World Shipping Council in its Cargo Safety Program. The industry-led initiative is using a new...
ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR PANAMA CANAL’S PRIRORITY PASSAGE PROGRAM FOR DUAL-FUEL VESSELS
The Panama Canal is set to implement a new category within its transit reservation system, the NetZero Slot, designed to propel maritime decarbonization and support the canal’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
As...
LR APPROVES SHI’S NEXT-GENERATION SNAPWIND FLOAT OFFSHORE WIND DESIGN
The new design aims to meet the growing demand for safe, scalable offshore wind solutions.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its new Floating Offshore Wind...
PANAMA BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL FOR NATIONAL MARITIME DECARBONIZATION PLAN
Panama is moving full steam ahead with the development of a national plan to decarbonize its maritime sector, the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) said
The Central American country has reiterated its commitment to meeting the...
WARNINGS OF RECENT SPIKE IN OFF-SPEC MARINE FUELS INCLUDING VLSFO IN EUROPE
There are renewed quality concerns for the most popular marine fuels, and especially for very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) used by many vessels to meet emission requirements. A range of sediments and impurities...
PORT OF LONG BEACH INVESTS $100M+ IN ZERO-EMISSION FUTURE
The US Port of Long Beach (POLB) has decided to invest $102 million to purchase and sustain zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment, fund cleaner marine engines and plan for a zero-carbon future at terminals.
The equipment funding...
CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON FIRST SHORT-SEA, AMMONIA-FUELED CONTAINERSHIP
Nearly two years after the project was unveiled, construction started today in China for what is likely to become the world’s first ammonia-fueled containership. The project, which is being led by CMB.TECH, as part...
KONGSBERG MARITIME TO SUPPLY SET OF SOLUTIONS FOR INDIA’S ‘FIRST’ ELECTRIC TUGBOAT
Norway-based marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime has clinched a contract to deliver a fully integrated equipment package intended for the ‘first-ever’ electric tugboat in India.
The project is said to represent the “world’s first” full...