HMM JOINS PIONEERS WITH ITS FIRST METHANOL-FUELED CONTAINERSHIP
The ranks of container shipping companies employing methanol-fueled vessels continue to grow with HMM becoming the latest among the early adopters of the fuel. DNV calculates there are just 26 methanol-fueled containerships in service...
MARITIME INDUSTRY NEEDS REGULATORY ACTION TO MEET DECARBONISATION AND DIGITALISATION GOALS
Lloyd’s Register’s Global Maritime Trends 2025 Barometer warns that fragmented regulation is undermining progress in decarbonisation and limiting investment.
The global shipping industry risks falling short of its net-zero and digital transformation ambitions without sufficient...
US NAVY’S LATEST FLIGHT III ARLEIGH BURKE-CLASS DESTROYER LAUNCHED
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at the shipyard.
Shipbuilders transferred DDG 129 from land to the company’s...
NEL TO PROVIDE 2.5 MW PEM ELECTROLYZER FOR HYDROGEN PROJECT IN SCOTLAND
Nel Hydrogen US, a subsidiary of Norwegian company Nel, has received a purchase order for one 2.5 MW containerized proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer for the Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub project in the north-east of...
WATERKING UNVEILS WORLD’S FIRST ELECTRIC AMPHIBIOUS DREDGING SET
Waterking, a Dutch manufacturer of dredging equipment, has presented the world’s first electric amphibious dredging set.
In collaboration with Staad Groep, Waterking assembled a 35-tonne electric amphibious excavator – the WK 350 NG-E, while Damen...
ON ANNIVERSARY OF BALTIMORE BRIDGE COLLAPSE, STUDY SAYS MORE HITS COMING
Days after the National Transportation Safety Board took state highway agencies to task for unassessed bridge strike risks, a team at Johns Hopkins University has published a comprehensive list of the bridge spans that...
FOBAS FUEL INSIGHT: FUEL QUALITY REPORTS
The FOBAS Fuel Insight Programme is the cornerstone of our commitment to advancing fuel quality standards in the maritime industry. This series leverages the extensive expertise of our Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory...
SOO LOCKS OPENS EARLY FOR HEAD START ON 2025 UPPER GREAT LAKES SEASON
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers celebrating the opening of the Soo Locks on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula this morning, March 21, providing an earlier-than-anticipated start to the 2025 shipping season on the Upper Great...
PROTEUS MARINE RENEWABLES JOINS OCEAN ENERGY EUROPE BOARD
UK-based tidal energy company Proteus Marine Renewables (PMR) has secured a seat on the Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) Board of Directors, with CEO Drew Blaxland representing the company as a new Lead Partner.
According to...
NEW WATER ON DECK DAMAGE STABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR RO-RO PASSENGER SHIPS
The European Union has adopted Directive 2023/946, which amends the “water on deck” damage stability requirements for ro-ro passenger ships in Directive 2003/25/EC. This new Directive is intended to align the EU’s stability requirements...