Vessels & Shipyards

REGULATION

REGULATION

VesselBot has released its latest quarterly analysis of maritime emissions, covering the period April to June 2025. The study, based on data from 72,516 voyages undertaken by 4,865 vessels, highlights shifts in…

28th August 2025

Maritime emissions fall 4.5% in Q2 2025 despite fleet growth, VesselBot data shows

28th August 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

ABS has awarded Classification to the Saildrone Surveyor, a fully autonomous deepwater unmanned surface vehicle (USV).

27th August 2025

ABS grants Class to Saildrone’s largest autonomous survey vessel

27th August 2025

NEWS

NEWS

Rolls-Royce has been chosen by Catalina Express of San Pedro, California, to supply the propulsion system for the operator’s forthcoming high-capacity ferry.

26th August 2025

Catalina Express invests in high-speed, low-emission ferry with Rolls-Royce power

26th August 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A leading article in the July 1975 issue of The Motor Ship looked at the trend for faster ships. Only some five years previously the industry had been sceptical about the idea…

21st August 2025

The need for speed

21st August 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

London-based Borchard Lines has strengthened its intra-European service network through the introduction of a new feedership class powered by two-stroke main machinery and embracing Finnish innovation in cargo handling and carbon capture…

20th August 2025

Optimised Finish feeder attuned to UK line

20th August 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

While putting down a new marker for scale economies in the intra-European freight sector, CLdN’s new ro-ro Chaumine has also introduced a hybrid powering capability on vital North Sea traffic corridors.

20th August 2025

Hybrid ro-ro marries record scale with flexibility

20th August 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of its second ammonia-ready pure car and truck carrier, the Grande Tianjin.

11th August 2025

Grimaldi takes delivery of second ammonia PCTC

11th August 2025

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Ampereship has completed the successful conversion of the passenger vessel Uetliberg to fully electric propulsion.

11th August 2025

Ampereship completes fully electric propulsion conversion

11th August 2025

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

 Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has selected Schottel to supply its next-generation RudderPropellers Dynamic (SRP-D) for two new Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) ordered by energy major Vattenfall.

8th August 2025

Schottel RudderPropellers to power LDA’s new walk-to-work fleet

8th August 2025

METHANOL

METHANOL

Yang Ming has confirmed an order for three additional 8,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel-ready containerships from Japan’s Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding Co.

29th July 2025

Yang Ming expands methanol ready fleet with three 8,000 TEU containerships

29th July 2025