LR: LACK OF E-FUEL SUPPLY IS DELAYING ADOPTION OF METHANOL ENGINES
Lloyd's Register (LR) has updated its 2023 study on clean-fuel engine retrofits to account for changes in the green energy market. The low availability of e-fuels will delay the expected timeline for methanol-fueled engine...
NEW PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREA: NUSA PENIDA AND GILI MATRA ISLANDS IN LOMBOK STRAIT
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has designated the islands of Nusa Penida and Gili Matra as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA), having adopted resolution MEPC.396(82).
An already established traffic separation scheme in the area...
ITALY COULD INSTALL 1 GW OF OFFSHORE SOLAR IN NEXT FIVE YEARS, REPORT SAYS...
Italy could install up to 1 GW of offshore solar capacity in the next five years, enough to supply electricity to around half a million households annually, according to estimates of a new position...
STABILITY INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHTSHIP PROPERTY CHANGES
Applicability: shipowners, ship operators, ship managers, ship masters, ship designers and ship builders.
SOLAS (Chapter II-1, Reg 5.4) requires that where any alterations are made to a ship so as to materially affect the stability...
AUSTRALIA DESTROYS INDONESIAN FISHING BOAT FOR ILLEGAL SHARK FINNING
The Australian Border Force has destroyed an Indonesian fishing boat after finding hundreds of illegally-obtained shark fins on board off the remote Northern Territory.
On February 11, the Australian authorities spotted and intercepted the Indonesian...
NEWEST HYBRID RORO SHIP ROUNDS OFF GRIMALDI’S GG5G FLEET
Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the final hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ship in its Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class.
The Italian-flagged Eco Napoli, the last of 14 ships in the GG5G...
PORT FEES ON CHINESE SHIPS WOULD HIT U.S. AG, ENERGY AND SHIPPING
While businesses have been closely following the Trump administration's tariff policies, the seven-figure port fee proposal from the US Trade Representative (USTR) could have even deeper effects on American shipping interests. If adopted, Chinese-built...
SHELL-BREVIK ENGINEERING LCO2 CARRIER DESIGN WINS DNV AIP
Norwegian class society DNV has awarded a detailed approval in principle (AiP) to the UK-based Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited, part of Shell, and Norway-based marine engineering company Brevik Engineering for their...
OFFICERS ON VAN OORD DREDGER PLEAD GUILTY FOR SINGAPORE ALLISION/OIL SPILL
Four of the officers who were aboard the Van Oord dredger Vox Maxima in June 2024 when it blacked out and hit a bunker tanker pleaded guilty in a Singapore court on Thursday for...
TDI-BROOKS WRAPS UP SEISMIC SURVEY FOR SHELL OFFSHORE NIGERIA
U.S.-headquartered TDI-Brooks has finalized its job with Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) which entailed series of 2D ultra high-resolution (2DUHR) seismic site survey and pipeline route assessment work offshore Nigeria.
According to...