The Port of Dover has been named Sustainability Initiative of the Year at the Seatrade Cruise Awards 2026 after reaching its target to become the UK’s first port with net-zero …
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YILPORT Gebze has increased moves per hour by 21% within three months after deploying Kaleris RTG Optimization across its fleet of 31 rubber-tyred gantry cranes. The result shows how digital …
A new GCMD and BCG study finds that shipowners have a narrow window to shape the fuel mix of the global fleet, with only around 4% of vessels renewed each …
MF Shipping Group is using onboard fuel monitoring technology from Eefting Energy to give its bridge and engine teams a clearer view of consumption, vessel speed and machinery performance during …
GTT Energy is expanding its LNG offering with a new fleet management service and a next-generation fuel tank designed to give shipowners greater operational flexibility while supporting lower-emissions vessel operations. …
Cruise operators are expanding their use of lower-emissions fuels and investing in ships that can accommodate future fuel options, with CLIA data showing a marked reduction in heavy fuel oil …
Pacific International Lines cut fleet-based Scope 1 and Scope 3 Category 3 emissions by 23% against its 2010 baseline in 2025, while continuing a major LNG dual-fuel fleet renewal programme. …
Alpha Marine Consulting, lomarlabs, MARIN and C-Job Naval Architects have launched WAVE, a new maritime innovation cluster aimed at helping shipowners test and integrate emerging decarbonisation technologies. The alliance will …
Navigator Gas is converting two more ethane carriers to Everllence’s ME-GIE engine technology, building on eight years of operating experience with the same system aboard Navigator Aurora. The retrofit programme …
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has commercialised a three-tank LNG carrier design that raises cargo capacity to 176,800 m³ while cutting daily boil-off rates to 0.08%. The design gives LNG shipowners …
Lloyd’s Register, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries are working on a 185,000 cbm LNG carrier featuring hybrid electric propulsion. The project will examine battery …
Liquefied biomethane (LBM) bunker volumes grew about 100-fold in 2025, according to a new SEA-LNG white paper, with most deliveries using a mass-balance terminal route. The industry coalition says the …
Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has named MV Baltazar, an 83,300 DWT CABU combination carrier designed around higher cargo utilisation and lower emissions on Australian trades. The vessel combines suction sails, …
VesselBot has been named an IDC Innovator for 2026 for its use of AI in sustainability software across the product life cycle. Its Logistics Intelligence Platform uses shipment execution data …
TotalEnergies Lubmarine has launched Aurelia FE, a new trunk piston engine oil aimed at cutting fuel consumption in four-stroke medium-speed marine engines. The company says laboratory testing recorded a 1.5% …
Port Esbjerg has received another shipment of electric buses produced in China, linking maritime logistics with Denmark’s push to make more than 90% of public transport buses fossil-free or zero-emission …
Polaris Shipping has ordered four WinGD dual-fuel engines capable of running on both methanol and ethanol, giving its next-generation Newcastlemax fleet greater fuel choice. The 210,000 DWT ore carriers are …
K Line and Toho Gas have named a new LNG carrier TOHO EMERALD, adding another dual-fuel vessel to an energy transport strategy built around long-term contracts. The Samsung Heavy Industries …
LD Armateurs’ Spirit of Toulouse has reached Shanghai ahead of the installation of six 35-metre Norsepower Rotor Sails, adding a large-scale wind-assisted propulsion system to a dual-fuel RoRo design. The …
Compagnie Maritime Nantaise is building a new RoRo vessel combining conventional propulsion with three automated OceanWings rigid sails, with entry into service planned for 2030. The ship will carry launch …
90POE’s OpenOcean STUDIO has received independent certification from Normec Verifavia across six major maritime emissions and fuel compliance regimes. The certification gives shipowners and managers an independently assessed system for …
A study by Pacific Environment and NTU Singapore calls for stronger certification, digital traceability and physical fuel testing as shipping adopts more sustainable fuels. The recommendations give shipowners and managers …
SCHOTTEL has launched PropControl 4, a new propulsion control system designed to manage azimuth thrusters, transverse thrusters and controllable pitch propellers across a range of vessel types. Its support for …
bound4blue has secured Bureau Veritas Design Assessment for its Model 3-24 eSAIL®, adding independent technical review as shipowners place more wind-assisted propulsion systems into commercial service. More than 50 eSAIL® …
A vessel visit in Japan has shown how cargo planning and closer coordination between owners and charterers can produce measurable gains in fleet efficiency. A change to a grain voyage …
Yanmar Power Solutions has received DNV type approval for its GH-FC Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell System, giving shipbuilders and vessel operators a certified fuel cell option for marine applications. The …
TotalEnergies Lubmarine has launched Aurelia FE, a trunk piston engine oil designed to reduce fuel consumption in four-stroke medium-speed marine engines. Laboratory testing recorded a 1.5% fuel saving against a …
TT-Line has signed four Long-Term Service Agreements with Everllence covering two new RoPax ferries and two vessels already in service. The arrangements give the German ferry operator long-term technical support …
OceanWings has secured ClassNK Approval in Principle for its Rigid Fixed and Rigid Tiltable wingsail designs, covering a wider range of sizes than the 363m² system approved in 2025. The …
Marflet Marine has completed the installation of four 22-metre eSAIL suction sails on its 49,999 DWT chemical tanker Santiago I, with the Spanish shipowner expecting the system to cut annual …
Cadeler is adding two new wind turbine installation vessels to its fleet, with Kongsberg Maritime contracted to supply the electrical, automation and propulsion systems for the ships. The contract was …
Kongsberg Maritime and a Norwegian consortium have secured up to NOK 68 million to develop integrated systems for wind-assisted propulsion on commercial vessels. With Odfjell SE and Seatrans providing demonstration …
Hapag-Lloyd recorded a Well-to-Wake emissions intensity 31.3% below MSC on direct voyages between Northern Europe and the US East Coast in Q2 2026, according to VesselBot. The comparison shows how …
Odfjell has ordered four 22-metre suction sails from bound4blue for its 49,000 dwt chemical tanker Bow Optima, following reported fuel and emissions savings from the technology on sister vessel Bow …
SAL Heavy Lift has christened MV Patricia, the third vessel in its Orca Class, at Liebherr Maritime Cranes’ production plant in Rostock, Germany. The vessel combines heavy-lift capability with a …
LD Armateurs has launched Wind of Ocean, the first of two Service Operation Vessels being built for Vattenfall at ZPMC shipyard in China. The 90-metre vessel combines hybrid-electric propulsion, a …
The Switch has secured 13 marine electric machine orders since June, covering almost 50 oceangoing vessels and 59 permanent magnet machines. The order run spans gas carriers, tankers, container ships …
Bencros Marine Fenders says 13,112 tonnes of CO₂e savings from its recycled-rubber fenders have been independently verified by Bureau Veritas for 2024 and 2025. The company is now transferring those …
Lloyd’s Register says onboard carbon capture and storage has reached commercial shipboard operation, with current amine systems capable of capturing 30% to 40% of CO₂. For shipowners assessing existing tonnage, …
DNV says stronger use of energy-efficiency measures could leave the global fleet consuming up to 25% less energy by 2050 than under a transition driven mainly by regional regulation. Its …
Corvus Energy has launched Blue Whale NxtGen Power, an LFP battery system developed with BYD Energy Storage for vessels with high power demands. The system expands Corvus’ battery portfolio into …
Australia’s first national maritime emissions plan links ship operations, port infrastructure, alternative fuels and digital systems in a single decarbonisation strategy. With 99% of the country’s trade by volume carried …
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has completed its three-pillar assurance framework for marine biofuels, adding quantity verification to its work on fuel quality and emissions abatement. The approach …
CSL and Adbri have started operations of MV Yampu, the world’s first battery-powered self-unloading bulk carrier. The 125-metre vessel combines battery propulsion, automated cargo handling and onboard systems with a …
TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING has completed the installation of OceanWings rigid tiltable wingsails on the Ultramax bulk carrier MARIA TOPIC. The project gives the Japanese shipyard a practical role in bringing wind-assisted …
Odfjell SE is among the deepsea operators using Econowind’s VentoFoil wind-assisted propulsion technology, as the Dutch supplier prepares a larger 30-metre model for oceangoing vessels. The work gives shipowners another …
Höegh Autoliners has ordered another six dual-fuel, zero-carbon-ready Aurora class vessels, taking its newbuilding programme to 18 ships with room to grow to 26. The decision combines lower carbon emissions …
MacGregor has developed an LCO₂ Bow Transfer System designed to connect carriers directly with offshore injection sites, using 79% field-proven technology from its bow-loading systems. The approach could give shipowners …
AYK Energy is preparing to launch its Cosmos containerised marine battery, designed to let shipowners swap, transport or permanently install battery units according to operational needs. The approach could reduce …
New Zealand marine technology company Vessev has raised $19 million and named FlyTahoe as its first US commercial customer, giving its electric hydrofoiling technology a foothold in a new market. …
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