Month: May 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The UK Government has allocated funding of nearly £2m ($2.5m) for a novel, zero-emission high-speed ferry research project.

22nd May 2023

UK Backs Zero-Emission Trimaran Project

22nd May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keeping faith with the country’s multifarious, smaller shipbuilding and shipbuilding companies, the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced a new round of funding of nearly $21m for the sector.

22nd May 2023

US Maintains Grants For Small Yards

22nd May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Danfoss, the sustainable engineering solutions specialist, held an opening ceremony to mark the completion of its new Marine Competence Center in Holmestrand, Norway in mid May 2023. 

18th May 2023

New Norwegian Marine Competence Centre for Danfoss

18th May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

CIMAC has confirmed the final programme of the 30th edition of the CIMAC World Congress, which is due to be held in Busan in South Korea on 12-16 June 2023.

18th May 2023

CIMAC confirms final agenda for 2023 World Congress

18th May 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Artificial Intelligence and the advent of automated ships will pose difficult questions in determining liability under the Hague Rules for maritime casualties, the 2022-2023 chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters has…

18th May 2023

AI and Automated ships pose new challenges in casualty liability

18th May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK has released Guidelines for Electronic Logbooks, which specify basic requirements for approving electronic logbooks used on ships.

18th May 2023

ClassNK releases Electronic Logbook Guidelines

18th May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Classification society Lloyds Register (LR) is participating in a study project with MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES), Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) to examine the possibility of developing a modified design of an 8,200…

18th May 2023

MSC, LR and MAN ES in ammonia-fuelled boxship study

18th May 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

VARD has won a deal to design and build two hybrid commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV) for UK-based Purus Wind, with an option for two more.

17th May 2023

VARD to build CSOVs for Purus Wind

17th May 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The EU’s legislative bodies have reached an agreement on the FuelEU Maritime regulation setting well-to-wake GHG emission intensity requirements on energy used on board from 2025. The regulation will also mandate the use…

17th May 2023

New EU well-to-wake GHG limits to energy used on board ships from 2025

17th May 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Bulkship Management, the Oslo-based ship manager, has signed a significant contract to implement Berg Propulsion’s straightforward ‘EPL for EEXI’ power limitation solution across 10 ships trading in US Gulf and Caribbean waters. 

17th May 2023

Propulsion upgrade helps Oslo Bulk to ensure fleetwide EEXI compliance

17th May 2023