Ulstein delivers hybrid SOV set to work on Merkur offshore wind farm
Ulstein Verft has delivered the Service Operation Vessel (SOV) Windea Jules Verne to Bernhard Schulte Offshore, who chartered the hybrid SOV to GE Renewable Energy for operations at the Merkur...
View ArticleDecarbonization: How to order future-proof ships when we don’t know the end...
The path toward decarbonization of the shipping industry in line with the IMO 2050 target – a reduction of 50% by 2050 compared to 2008, which still fails to deliver fully on the Paris Agreement...
View ArticleMaersk, partners launch a center for zero carbon shipping
Industry majors led by shipping giant A.P. Møller – Mærsk have teamed up in an effort to develop new fuel types and technologies by launching the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon...
View ArticleCSBC-DEME reaches FID for first Taiwan-built offshore wind installation vessel
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has reached the final investment decision (FID) for the construction of Green Jade, the first Taiwan-built floating heavy-lift offshore wind installation vessel....
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Day of the Seafarer 2020 – Unsung heroes on COVID-19 frontline
The Day of the Seafarer 2020 pays tribute to unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic — the seafarers who continue to carry essential goods despite facing tremendous challenges, including being stranded...
View ArticleKuraray wins USCG type approval for its ballast water management system
Japanese chemical manufacturing company Kurray has won type approval from the US Coast Guard for its ballast water management system. Kuraray MICROFADE II Ballast Water Treatment System consists of...
View ArticleGoodBulk in $200 million refinancing swoop
Owner and operator of dry bulk vessels GoodBulk is joining its industry peers in securing refinancing and reducing cash break-even levels. The company has received credit committee approval from its...
View ArticleI-Tech: Over 40% of ships had unacceptable levels of barnacle fouling before...
More than 40% of vessels were suffering from over 10% hard fouling coverage on the hull even before the idling of fleets due to COVID-19, analysis of hull fouling collection data in a new research...
View ArticleDay of the Seafarer 2020: It’s time for the EU to resolve crew change crisis
On the Day of the Seafarer 2020, European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) are calling upon EU institutions and member states to start...
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Wärtsilä to boost efficiency of E-Marine’s cable layer
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted by Dubai-based E-Marine, a specialist operator of cable layer vessels, to improve the efficiency of its cable layer Umm Al Anber. The...
View ArticleFastwater partners to explore commercialisation of methanol as green marine fuel
A consortium of Europe’s maritime research and technology leaders have launched the Fastwater project to demonstrate the feasibility of retrofit and newbuild vessels to operate on methanol as a...
View ArticleOffshore energy industry navigating 100-year-old US law
Section 27 of the U.S. Merchant Marine, sponsored by Senator Wesley L. Jones and enacted in June 1920, requires vessels traveling between any two U.S. points to be U.S.-manufactured, -owned, -flagged,...
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Artemis Technologies-led consortium bags $74 million to build zero-emission...
Image courtesy: Artemis Technologies A Belfast Maritime Consortium led by Artemis Technologies, a spin-off from the America’s Cup sailing team, Artemis Racing, has won a £33 million ($40 million) UK...
View ArticleNavios Unite loses containers off Western Australia
Several containers have fallen overboard from a Liberia-flagged containership in rough weather off the coast of Western Australia, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said. The 8,204 TEU...
View Article6 crew members kidnapped off Cotonou
Six crew members of a fishing vessel Panofi Frontier have been kidnapped by a group of gunmen some 61 nautical miles south of Cotonou Port, Benin, Dryad Global informed. The fishing vessel was chased...
View ArticleCrew members on board Maersk Idaho test positive for COVID-19
Several crew members on board a containership owned and operated by a US subsidiary of Danish shipping giant Maersk have tested positive for coronavirus. Upon arriving in Newark, New Jersey, on 19...
View ArticleDutch Safety Board warns liners of container loss risk above Wadden Islands...
An investigation of the Dutch Safety Board into the container loss incident involving MSC Zoe has found that the shipping routes above the Wadden Islands during northwestern storms pose a risk for a...
View ArticleABS chief calls for adequate training of seafarers to cope with digital...
The shipping industry has been fairly slow in adopting digitalization, due to its conservative nature. Nevertheless, over the past few years, the pace of digitalization has sped up considerably and...
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OVI: Over 100 tons of plastics recovered in largest-ever open ocean cleanup
Ocean Voyages Institute’s (OVI) marine plastic recovery vessel, S/V Kwai, docked at the port of Honolulu on 23 June 2020, after a 48-day expedition, successfully removing 103 tons of fishing nets and...
View ArticleSingapore: Maritime technology startups to benefit from new initiative
More than 50 promising Singapore-based startups will get liquidity boost thanks to the new initiative by SEEDS Capital. SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore (ESG), has appointed...
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