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...
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...
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...
NEXT UKRAINE CEASEFIRE TALKS WILL FOCUS ON BLACK SEA SHIPPING
When talks on the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine resume on Monday, the safety of Black Sea navigation will be on the agenda, according to both Ukraine and Russia.
On Monday, U.S. officials will...
FUGRO PLOTS FIRST REMOTELY OPERATED AUTONOMOUS OFFSHORE WIND FARM INSPECTION
Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has revealed plans to carry out a remotely operated autonomous offshore wind farm inspection, said to be an industry first.
Fugro will use its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) equipped with the...
8,600-TEU CONTAINER SHIP KEPT OFF SINGAPORE FOR MORE THAN A WEEK, TO FIGHT FIRE
Container ship DS LOTUS suffered fire on board, understood in containers, which started probably, as early as on Oct 6, when the ship was approaching Singapore en route from China. The ship turned back...
NYK LAUNCHES REMOTE ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS CENTRE
-NYK has opened a remote diagnostics centre in Manila which will use AI systems to continuously monitor the engines of around 200 NYK-operated vessels equipped with ship management information systems (SIMS).-The company said that...