General News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has used its machine learning technology to identify new, previously unseen insights surrounding lifeboat accidents, which will help improve lifeboat safety at sea.

8th December 2021

Machine learning offers insights into causes of lifeboat accidents

8th December 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV has taken the opportunity of the release of a report chronicling improvements in ship safety in the past decade to reiterate a warning that emerging risks from new fuels and digital…

7th December 2021

DNV repeats warning that emerging risks from new fuels need to be mitigated

7th December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A pair of Harvey Gulf International Marine Offshore Support Vessels has been awarded the ABS Sustainability Class 1 Notation in recognition of how their design and operation is aligned with the UN’s…

6th December 2021

Sustainability notation for Harvey Gulf OSVs

6th December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The UK government is funding a collaborative project to examine the potential of new technologies to reduce the carbon footprint of river ferry services in the north-east of England.  

3rd December 2021

UK funding for river ferry decarbonisation study

3rd December 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A multinational coalition committed to making zero emissions shipping a reality through the development of ammonia-fuelled tankers has welcomed a seventh partner.

2nd December 2021

Ammonia coalition welcomes new partner

2nd December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Italian electricity grid operator, Terna, awarded two framework contracts for the supply and installation of submarine and underground cables to Prysmian and Nexans on 30 November.

2nd December 2021

Italian grid operator awards EUR2.3bn Tyrrhenian Sea cable contracts

2nd December 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Bureau Veritas has awarded approval in principle to Hyundai Heavy Industries for its design and development of a new floating offshore wind turbine foundation.

1st December 2021

BV AiP for HHI floating offshore wind turbine foundation

1st December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new partnership has been formed to advance China’s intelligent vessel standards and next-gen tug technology.

30th November 2021

Next-gen tug partnership

30th November 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry has launched a new tender process to restore a regular maritime passenger link between Cyprus and Greece.

29th November 2021

Subsidised ferry link between Cyprus and Greece retendered

29th November 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Maersk has launched its Green Finance Framework designed to allow the company to issue a variety of sustainable financing instruments such as bonds, loans and project finance.

19th November 2021

Maersk looks to green finance for newbuild projects

19th November 2021