Despite the introduction ten years ago of regulations prohibiting the use of asbestos materials onboard ships, a significant number of existing and newbuild vessels continue to operate systems and machinery containing the hazardous substance, according to maritime testing facility Maritec.
The European innovation project Flagships is preparing to deploy the world’s first commercial cargo transport vessel operating on hydrogen. The ship will be an inland vessel, set to ply the river Seine in Paris, and is scheduled for delivery in September 2021. It will be fitted with by hydrogen powe
Swedish ferry company Stena Line is accelerating the transition towards fossil-free shipping and presents its plan to reduce total CO2 emissions by as much as 30% until 2030.
APEM has commenced the second year of aerial marine wildlife surveys at the Beacon Wind project offshore New York. APEM will design and deliver digital surveys to assess the abundance and distribution of birds, marine mammals, turtles, sharks, and rays present in the lease area over the course of a
Senators John Kennedy and Ted Cruz have introduced a new bill seeking to debottleneck LNG trade and boost U.S. LNG exports.
Tanker operator Stolt Tankers, part of Stolt-Nielsen Limited, is partnering with biofuels provider GoodFuels to trial the use of a marine biofuel produced from sustainable and certified feedstocks.
Floating solar farms could help protect lakes and reservoirs from some of the harms of climate change, a new study suggests.
The Canadian government has awarded a C$7 million contract to Florida-based marine salvage company Resolve Marine Group to do a technical assessment of the wrecked vessel MV Schiedyk.
Swedish-based heat transfer, centrifugal separation, and fluid handling specialist Alfa Laval has become a partner in the Swedish company Liquid Wind, which develops electro-fuel facilities to produce renewable clean fuels. The fuels are intended to be used primarily by marine and road transport amo
Bureau Veritas has joined the Science Based Targets initiative, a group of companies who are demonstrating the highest level of ambition on climate and paving the way to a net-zero future.
Dutch scrubber manufacturer VDL AEC Maritime said it has successfully installed 24 exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCSs) onboard the fleet of the Athens-based shipowner Maran Dry Management Inc.
Swiss shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has reaffirmed its commitment to avoiding the Northern Sea Route, including the Northeast and Northwest Passages on environmental grounds. “As a responsible company, this was an obvious decision for us,” commented MSC CEO Soren Toft. “MSC wil
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has won an order for ten ME-GI dual-fuel engines from South Korean ship maker Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). The 8G95ME-GI10.5 engines will power ten 15,000 TEU containerships ordered recently by Seaspan Corporation. The vessels are scheduled for deli
Italian port terminal operator SERMI has ordered an eco-efficient mobile harbor crane from Konecranes in an effort to improve its overall capacity in container, general cargo and bulk handling.
