Greek shipowner Aegean Shipping Management has entered into a pact with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Yangzhou for the construction of two LR2 ice-class tankers, each boasting a carrying capacity of 114,000 deadweight tons (dwt). The contract brings the total number of vessels constructed at COSCO b
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has introduced the marine sector’s first commercially available 4-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia fuel.
UK shipowner Carisbrooke Shipping has entered into collaboration with the University of Southampton to model the optimized management of hull biofouling across its fleet.
Lomar, a maritime subsidiary of global business group Libra Group, has revealed its collaboration with tech provider Alicia Bots to integrate robotic hull inspection and grooming solutions into its biofouling control practices.
Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has revealed that MV Ballard, the youngest vessel in the CABU fleet, has completed dry dock and a series of sea trials after installing an air lubrication system developed by Silverstream Technologies.
Copenhagen-based coating supplier Hempel has opened a new production facility in Zhangjiagang, China as a way of responding to the growing demand for coating solutions. The inauguration ceremony for the new production facility comes three years after the announcement of expansion plans to meet the g
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of its second con-ro multipurpose ship of the G5 class named the Great Lagos. The G5-class vessel was built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. in Ulsan, South Korea. It is able to transport 4,700 linear metres of rolling freight, 2,500 Car Equivalent Units (CEU)
New Zealand’s coatings developer Propspeed® has won a type approval from Bureau Veritas for its Propspeed foul-release coating system. The type approval follows a comprehensive round of third-party testing proving that the system conforms to the technical standards established by regulatory bodies.
Monaco-based dry bulk shipping company Safe Bulkers has taken delivery of MV Climate Justice, a GHG Phase 3-NOX Tier III compliant Post-Panamax vessel. The 87,300 dwt bulker, sailing under the Cyprus flag, was built by Oshima Shipbuilding from Japan and is classed by DNV. The newbuild is fitted with
Swiss freight trader Cargill has completed two pilot projects with Safetytech Accelerator, a dedicated technology accelerator established by Lloyd’s Register, involving robotic hull cleaning solutions and automated data collection from ship machinery. The projects were selected as part of Safetytech
Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) revealed that it has teamed up with Canada-based coatings company Graphite Innovation & Technologies (GIT) to implement the latter’s graphene-based, biocide-free propeller coating across its fleet. EPS plans to boost the performa
Almost two-thirds (59%) of the shipping industry underestimate the negative environmental impacts of biofouling, with as much as 1 in 4 claiming to know little about the issue, a new report by marine coatings manufacturer Jotun has found. Biofouling is caused by the build-up of micro-organisms, plan
A total of 5.5% of fleet capacity today is alternatively fuelled, up from 2.3% in 2017, according to Clarksons’ Green Technology Tracker, which estimates the figure to reach 6.5% by 2025. Although alternative-fuelled newbuild ordering has been a little slower in 2023 to date, 48% of overall orderboo
Cruise company Hurtigruten Norway has revealed the most promising technologies for its zero-emission ship set to be launched in 2030. The technologies have been selected following a year of research by the company alongside its consortium of 12 maritime partners and research institute SINTEF as the
