Mark Offshore to operate research vessel r/v Mintis
Mark Offshore has been appointed commercial and operational manager for Research Vessel Mintis by Klaipėda University, strengthening its presence in the offshore renewables and subsea support sector. The agreement positions...
Wattlab scales solar energy for coasters and Supramax
Wattlab has proven that its Solar Flatrack system can provide a practical, scalable source of onboard energy, particularly for a vessel’s hotel load. Following two pilot projects and a first...
bound4blue fits eSAIL® sails on EPS MR tanker fleet
bound4blue and Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) have completed the second installation of eSAIL® suction sails on EPS’ fleet, fitting three 22-metre-high units on the MR tanker Pacific Sunstone at New...
Hapag-Lloyd signs LOI to support India’s maritime growth
Hapag-Lloyd and the Government of India have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to deepen maritime cooperation and support the growth of India’s shipping and logistics sector. The agreement identifies...
K Line, NYK, Sumitomo advance Singapore ammonia bunker
Sumitomo Corporation, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE), and NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd. (NYK Line) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly conduct a Front-End Engineering Design...
EU charts roadmaps for waterborne tech and innovation
The European Commission is emphasising coordinated public-private action to advance the waterborne sector, from research to deployment, according to its Industrial Maritime and Ports Strategies. Pooling public and private resources...
LR Advisory appointed to guide India’s maritime reforms
Lloyd’s Register (LR) Advisory has been appointed as the Technical Support Unit (TSU) to India’s Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping), helping drive a more sustainable, digitally enabled maritime sector....
New ISO standard guides shipping on safe hull cleaning
A new ISO standard, ISO 6319, has been published to provide a global framework for environmentally responsible hull cleaning. The standard aims to reduce the spread of invasive aquatic species...
Panama Canal advances Vision 2035 expansion strategy
The Panama Canal Authority is advancing a series of infrastructure and sustainability projects under its Vision 2035 strategy aimed at expanding capacity, improving operational reliability, and strengthening the Panama Canal’s...
Decarbonising Near-Shore Fleets: Challenges and Opportunities
by Andrew Southwood, Marine Finance, Siemens Financial Services UK Following the government’s maritime decarbonisation strategy, the industry is planning around three milestones: Speed is therefore key in the industry’s transformation....
Managing Maritime Finance in a Changing World
On day two of the Maritime Information Services Shipping Summit, the panel “Managing Maritime Finance in a Changing World” explored how shipping companies are navigating rising financial volatility while balancing...
KR cuts ammonia slip as marine fuels shift toward net-zero
Korean Register (KR) has successfully developed and demonstrated an exhaust gas after-treatment system for ammonia-fuelled engines, achieving a 95 per cent reduction in nitrogen oxides (NOx) and a 99.7 per...