CHINESE EV MANUFACTURER BYD TAKES DELIVERY OF LARGEST CAPACITY CAR CARRIER
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD and shipbuilder China Merchants are highlighting the delivery of the world’s largest capacity car carrier. The naming ceremony took place for BYD Shenzhen on April 22 in Yizheng, China...
GREEN METHANOL-FUELED DISNEY ADVENTURE MAKES FIRST FORAY INTO THE WORLD
Disney Adventure, hailed as the first in the cruise industry to be powered by green methanol, has touched water for the first time as it left the Meyer Wismar construction hall in Germany.
According to...
THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND RECYCLING OF SHIPS
Adoption: 15 May 2009; Entry into force: 26 June 2025.
The Hong Kong Convention is aimed at ensuring that ships, when being recycled after reaching the end of their operational lives, do not pose any...
ECKERO LINE USES RENEWABLE DIESEL TO GREENIFY FERRY OPERATIONS IN BALTIC SEA
Eckerö Line, a Finland-based company operating ferry services between Helsinki and Tallinn, is continuing its collaboration with compatriot producer of sustainable fuels Neste to cut maritime emissions in the Baltic Sea by powering its...
GLOBAL FUEL FINDER ENHANCED WITH NEW BIOFUELS CAPABILITY
The enhanced platform supports safer, more sustainable fuel strategies in an increasingly complex marine energy landscape.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has enhanced its Global Fuel Finder tool, delivering a significant upgrade that allows ship operators and...
DEMCON TESTS UNCREWED INSPECTION METHODS FOR WAVE ENERGY TECH OFF SCHEVENINGEN
DEMCON Unmanned Systems has carried out inspection tests using one of its uncrewed vessels during a wave energy converter (WEC) trial by The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective (Weco), off the coast of Scheveningen, the...
UK UNVEILS NEW AMMONIA FUEL GUIDELINES IN PUSH FOR GREENER SHIPPING
The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has released new guidance on the use of ammonia as a marine fuel, marking a ‘vital’ step toward enabling wider alternative fuel adoption in the country’s shipping...
UKRAINE ARRESTS SHIP AND DETAINS CREW ACCUSED OF LOOTING GRAIN FROM CRIMEA
Ukraine’s Security Service and its State Board Service are reporting they have seized an unnamed cargo ship that they accursed of looting grain from Crimea. The action came as Ukraine continued to assert it...
PREPARING FOR FUELEU | NAVIGATING THE MARITIME ENERGY TRANSITION
To help achieve its net zero ambitions, the EU actively promotes renewable and zero carbon fuels and uses onshore power at berth for ships over 5000 GT. This is part of its plan to...
SHELL-BACKED WAVE ENERGY PILOT IN LA MOVES AHEAD WITH LOCAL FLOATER BUILD
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has signed a manufacturing agreement with California-based All-Ways Metal for the production of floaters for its first U.S. wave energy installation at the Port of Los Angeles.
All-Ways Metal,...