Month: January 2026

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Incat Tasmania has reached another defining moment in maritime history, with the world’s largest battery-electric ship commencing harbour trials in the River Derwent in Tasmania for the first time.

Importer · 30th January 2026

WATCH: World’s largest electric ship trialled

Importer · 30th January 2026

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

As the first vessel constructed and engineered in Europe to meet the unique challenges of transporting liquefied CO2, the 150-metre Carbon Destroyer 1 is approaching completion in the north Netherlands.

Importer · 29th January 2026

CO2 carrier central to North Sea scheme

Importer · 29th January 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has rolled out changes to how it assesses structural condition under its Condition Assessment Programme (CAP), aiming to tackle long-standing concerns about consistency for tankers built to Common Structural…

29th January 2026

LR updates tanker CAP assessments

29th January 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Signal Ocean has agreed to acquire AXSMarine, bringing together two well-known names in maritime freight and commodities tracking in a move that underscores how quickly technology is reshaping shipping markets.

29th January 2026

Signal Ocean acquires AXSMarine

29th January 2026

REGULATION

REGULATION

The reporting requirements stipulated by the FuelEU Maritime (FEUM) regulation add another level of complexity to emission management. 

29th January 2026

How FuelEU Maritime is changing commercial negotiations

29th January 2026

LNG

LNG

Lloyd’s Register (LR), Carnival UK, and Carnival Cruise Line have successfully completed Europe’s first major LNG dry-docks for large passenger vessels, setting a new standard in LNG management and giving important insights…

29th January 2026

Charting new ground in cruise ship LNG dry-docks

29th January 2026

LNG

LNG

2025 was a year of strong growth in the use of bio-LNG, and its future looks bright.

28th January 2026

Bio-LNG market growing strong

28th January 2026

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

China Classification Society says future onboard carbon capture technology will advance towards the goals of high efficiency, compactness, low energy consumption and low cost. The society is supporting the safe adoption of…

28th January 2026

Bulk carrier installation demonstrates risks and benefits of OCCS

28th January 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

OceanScore has been mandated as the administrator of the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) with effect from 1 January 2026, assuming global responsibility for the operation and ongoing development of the scheme.

28th January 2026

OceanScore named as ESI administrator

28th January 2026

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Oshima Shipbuilding for its multi-fuel-ready Ultramax bulk carrier design, recognising a concept developed to support alternative fuel use and onboard carbon capture…

28th January 2026

LR awards Oshima multi-fuel AiP

28th January 2026