Month: April 2025

SUPPLIER NEWS

SUPPLIER NEWS

April 2025 – Southampton, UK – Seawork, Europe’s leading commercial marine exhibition, is excited to launch its exclusive Seawork Membership, designed to give maritime professionals a powerful advantage both onsite and online.

10th April 2025

Seawork launches a new membership for commercial marine professionals

10th April 2025

NEWS

NEWS

Just yesterday I was pondering the logic of President Trump imposing tariffs that have badly impacted shipping companies, now we learn that it’s not simply shipping he has his sights on, but seemingly the…

9th April 2025

Trump threatens “reciprocal measures” if shipping carbon taxes introduced

9th April 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

As European climate regulations grow more stringent, shipowners are under increasing pressure to comply with the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and the FuelEU Maritime regulations.

9th April 2025

Baseblue partners to aid shipowners on their regulatory voyages

9th April 2025

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

…. and it reveals that the global shipping industry risks falling short of its net-zero and digital transformation ambitions without sufficient regulatory support enacted at a global level. 

9th April 2025

Conference sponsor launches Global Maritime Trends 2025 Barometer

9th April 2025

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Nippon Paint Marine’s AQUATERRAS hull coating has been independently verified as environmentally safe, reports the company.

9th April 2025

AQUATERRAS coating proven environmentally safe

9th April 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Despite the sorry state of shipping companies reeling after Trump’s tariff policies, Finland-listed marine tech giant Wärtsilä has invested €50 million on a R&D expansion project.

8th April 2025

Wärtsilä splashes €50 million on R&D expansion

8th April 2025

NEWS

NEWS

In my editorial for the latest edition of The Motorship, I wrote about how Trump’s inauguration saw the China baiting that was a hallmark of his first administration renewed with vigour. But with…

7th April 2025

The true cost of the “Trump trade”

7th April 2025

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Construction of Incat’s latest 78-metre hybrid electric ferry is advancing steadily, with the vessel expected to enter service in the first half of 2026 – aligning with the peak period for operators…

7th April 2025

Incat’s hybrid electric ferry on course for peak season launch

7th April 2025

NEWS

NEWS

There’s a good reason why major associations are targeting MEPC 83 with submissions about bunkering – they see it as an opportunity to get the regulatory certainty the industry needs.

7th April 2025

Regulatory uncertainty hinders bunker industry transformation

7th April 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is working on ways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships with the possible introduction of a two-tier system for GHG Fuel Intensity compliance.

7th April 2025

IMO proposes two-tier GHG compliance

7th April 2025