WHY THE IMO MUST TIGHTEN RULES ON SHIPPING’S CARBON EMISSIONS
The International shipping sector provides an outsized and growing contribution to the climate crisis. Slower, more efficient ships can help slash climate emissions, but this will not happen without ambitious regulation.
Fortunately, the International Maritime...
AYK ENERGY: BRITTANY FERRIES’ SECOND NEWBUILD FITTED WITH ‘WORLD’S LARGEST’ BATTERY
Guillaume de Normandie, Brittany Ferries’ second hybrid electric ferry, has been installed with “the biggest marine battery ever built” from Andorra-based manufacturer AYK Energy. The vessel has also completed sea trials.
Following the installation of...
CORE POWER MAPS EFFORT FOR NUCLEAR POWER BARGES LEADING TO COMMERCIAL SHIPS
Core Power, a startup that is working to develop opportunities in the maritime sector using a new generation of advanced nuclear technology, outlined its vision to develop floating nuclear power plants that can be...
ECO WAVE POWER AND BPCL SEAL THE DEAL FOR WAVE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to explore the potential of wave energy in India.
According to Eco Wave Power, the agreement...
DUTCH PROJECT ADVANCES AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS AS IT TARGETS LARGE SHIPS
A Dutch project contributing to the development of autonomous navigation continues to make progress. By 2023 it had developed critical data and demonstrated its concepts with a Damen patrol boat, and now the vessel...
ICS: GLOBAL GHG LEVY IS THE WAY FORWARD FOR SHIPPING’S NET-ZERO ASPIRATIONS
The shipping industry wants a simple, effective levy-based greenhouse gas (GHG) pricing mechanism to accelerate the uptake of zero-near-zero GHG emission (ZNZ) fuels and enable full-scale maritime decarbonization, according to the International Chamber of...
PROCESS USES INDUSTRIAL LASERS FOR RUST, PAINT, AND COATING REMOVAL
Successful trials were conducted in December 2024 on a new system that uses industrial laser technology to remove rust, paint, and other coasts from the hull of a ship. The goal is to create...
PETROBRAS ENTERS ASIAN BUNKER MARKET WITH INAUGURAL BIOFUEL-INFUSED VLSFO SALE
Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas titan Petrobras has tapped into the Asian bunker market, having completed its inaugural sale of very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) with 24% renewable content (B24) in Singapore.
As disclosed,...
U.S. COAST GUARD RELEASES AUDIO OF LOST SUBMERSIBLE’S IMPLOSION
For the first time, the U.S. Coast Guard has released audio from the implosion of the submersible Titan, which was lost during a dive at the Titanic wreck site in the North Atlantic in...
OFFSHORE SURVEY ON SCHEDULE FOR UK’S FIRST CARBON STORAGE PERMIT
A geophysical offshore survey is scheduled to start next month at the first-ever carbon storage permit in the UK, being developed by a joint venture between BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies.
The geophysical offshore survey for...