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Wärtsilä Opens World-Leading Sustainable Technology Hub To Accelerate Marine And Energy Decarbonisation

Wärtsilä Opens World-Leading Sustainable Technology Hub To Accelerate Marine And Energy Decarbonisation

Wärtsilä Corporation has today opened its new technology centre, the Sustainable Technology Hub, in Vaasa, Finland. The new centre will...
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DNV Approves HAV Group’s Hydrogen Energy System For Cruise Ships

DNV Approves HAV Group’s Hydrogen Energy System For Cruise Ships

Classification society DNV has awarded the Norwegian technology provider HAV Group ASA preliminary approval for its hydrogen-based energy system for...
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Ince Bolsters Presence In Greece With Seven New Hires In Piraeus Office

Ince Bolsters Presence In Greece With Seven New Hires In Piraeus Office

International legal and professional services firm Ince is growing its Piraeus office with the addition of three shipping litigators, three...
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Helmepa Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary

Helmepa Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary

Helmepa this year celebrates 40 years since Greek shipowners and seafarers inspired by George P Livanos joined forces in an...
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Italy Acquires Two FSRUs To Replace Russian Gas Imports

Italy Acquires Two FSRUs To Replace Russian Gas Imports

Italian energy company Snam completed agreements to acquire two LNG vessels from Golar that will become Italy’s first FSRU units....
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Maersk Makes First Foreign-Flag Shipment In Chinese Coastwise Trade

Maersk Makes First Foreign-Flag Shipment In Chinese Coastwise Trade

Maersk Line has become the first foreign carrier to operate a boxship in Chinese coastwise trade under a new exception...
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India And Australia’s AGL Are Different Sides Of The Same Coal Coin

India And Australia’s AGL Are Different Sides Of The Same Coal Coin

Two seemingly unrelated events have shown how the world’s path to de-carbonisation is likely to be uneven and vastly different...
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Wärtsilä And Anglo-Eastern Reach Major Milestone In ‘Connecting Ships’ To Improve Safety And Environmental Sustainability

Wärtsilä And Anglo-Eastern Reach Major Milestone In ‘Connecting Ships’ To Improve Safety And Environmental Sustainability

Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, and ship manager Anglo-Eastern are proud to announce a significant milestone in...
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Auramarine Introduces Methanol Fuel Supply System For Marine Engines

Auramarine Introduces Methanol Fuel Supply System For Marine Engines

Auramarine Ltd, the leading fuel supply systems pioneer for the marine, process and power industries, has invested in the development...
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Inmarsat Fleet Hotspot Addresses Needs Of Crew And Shipowners As Seafarer Connectivity Becomes A Requirement

Inmarsat Fleet Hotspot Addresses Needs Of Crew And Shipowners As Seafarer Connectivity Becomes A Requirement

In May 2022, eight significant amendments were agreed to update the landmark Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), including making onboard...
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European Shipowners And T&E Warn Proposed EU Shipping Law Could Do More Harm Than Good

European Shipowners And T&E Warn Proposed EU Shipping Law Could Do More Harm Than Good

ECSA and the green group Transport & Environment (T&E) have joined forces to call on EU countries and the members...
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ONE Orders Ten Large Containerships In South Korea And Japan

ONE Orders Ten Large Containerships In South Korea And Japan

Japanese shipping line Ocean Network Express (ONE) has placed an order for ten large containerships with delivery in 2025. Shipbuilding...
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Bangladesh Bans Shore Leave At Chittagong Over Monkeypox

Bangladesh Bans Shore Leave At Chittagong Over Monkeypox

Just as the world starts to return to post-pandemic normality Bangladesh has barred seafarers from shore leave at over Monkeypox....
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Tokyo Kisen Launches Electric Tugboat Taiga

Tokyo Kisen Launches Electric Tugboat Taiga

On 26 May, Japanese tugboat services provider Tokyo Kisen held a naming and launching ceremony of the electric tugboat Taiga,...
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Shell Sanctions Natural Gas Project Off Australia

Shell Sanctions Natural Gas Project Off Australia

Oil major Shell and its joint venture partner, SGH Energy, have taken a final investment decision to approve the development...
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Saudi Yard Teams Up With Keppel LeTourneau To Design And Build Rigs

Saudi Yard Teams Up With Keppel LeTourneau To Design And Build Rigs

End-to-end rig solutions provider Keppel LeTourneau Middle East (KLET), a subsidiary of Keppel O&M, has joined forces with the largest...
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Port Of Montreal Welcomes Next-Gen Carbon-Efficient Ships

Port Of Montreal Welcomes Next-Gen Carbon-Efficient Ships

The Port of Montreal, the second largest port in Canada, has started welcoming new, fuel-efficient vessels, in line with the...
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Trident BMC Unveils Shore Power System For Ro/Pax And Container Ships

Trident BMC Unveils Shore Power System For Ro/Pax And Container Ships

Trident BMC, a provider of turnkey solutions for the maritime industry, recently unveiled a shore power solution tailored for the...
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Record All Enclosed Space Deaths Urges InterManager As Two More Workers Die

Record All Enclosed Space Deaths Urges InterManager As Two More Workers Die

As two more workers die in an enclosed space onboard a ship, InterManager has hit out at the shipping industry’s...
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MOL To Join “First Movers Coalition” As The First Japanese Company- Aiming To Boost Demand For Decarbonization Technology

MOL To Join “First Movers Coalition” As The First Japanese Company- Aiming To Boost Demand For Decarbonization Technology

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that on May 25, it participated in the First Movers Coalition (FMC) (Note 1), which...
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