Month: February 2026

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract worth more than NOK 300 million (€26.7 million) to design and equip four methanol/ethanol-ready handy size product tankers for Brazil’s Transpetro.

12th February 2026

Kongsberg wins Brazil tanker contract

12th February 2026

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

The Clean Arctic Alliance is calling on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to urgently adopt strong global regulations governing the discharge of scrubber wastewater from ships, warning that the current lack of…

12th February 2026

Alliance demands global scrubber rules

12th February 2026

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Anemoi Marine Technologies and COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry have renewed and expanded their framework agreement, deepening cooperation to deliver comprehensive wind propulsion installation services across CHI’s subsidiary shipyards in China.

11th February 2026

Anemoi and CHI expand Rotor partnership

11th February 2026

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Seabound has completed its first full-scale onboard carbon capture system, marking a major commercial milestone for the UK-based clean technology company.

11th February 2026

Seabound reaches commercial deployment milestone

11th February 2026

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Fjord1 and HAV Group have completed four autonomous ferry deliveries in Norway, advancing full-scale automated operations on the Lavik to Oppedal route.

10th February 2026

Integrated systems power autonomous ferry rollout

10th February 2026

METHANOL

METHANOL

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its partners have successfully completed Japan’s first ship-to-ship bunkering of methanol fuel at anchorage, marking a major milestone in the country’s transition toward cleaner marine fuels.

9th February 2026

Japan completes first STS methanol bunkering

9th February 2026

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

An international working group has been formally launched to develop global safety management and marine discharge standards for ammonia effluent generated by ammonia-fuelled ships, addressing a critical regulatory gap as the maritime…

9th February 2026

Ammonia effluent standards group launches

9th February 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Inmarsat Maritime, part of Viasat, has been chosen to install its NexusWave connectivity solution across Auerbach’s fleet of newbuild heavy lift vessels, supporting the German shipping company’s next generation of multipurpose ships.

6th February 2026

Auerbach chooses NexusWave connectivity

6th February 2026

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

As regulatory pressure intensifies and fuel costs remain volatile, shipowners are rediscovering one of the most reliable and controllable tools available for reducing energy consumption. Advances in hull coatings, driven by chemistry,…

5th February 2026

Why Hull Coatings Have Become One of Shipping’s Most Immediate Efficiency Gains

5th February 2026

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

As the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) convenes for its 13th session in February, debate around exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) discharges is once again on the table, writes Capt.…

5th February 2026

IMO faces science-based regulatory test at PPR 13

5th February 2026