Anemoi Courts Korean Yards as Rotor Sails Move Onto Container Ships
The British wind propulsion company says several major Korean shipyards have approached it about integrating rotor sails, as it prepares the first planned installation on a container vessel.
Horizontal Turbines in Containers Begin Sea Trials on an Iceland Feeder
Sea trials have begun on a hybrid wind and solar system fitted to the 909 TEU containership Helgafell, using horizontally mounted turbines packaged inside shipping containers.
Regent's Viceroy Seaglider Makes Its First Flight With People On Board
Regent Craft says its Viceroy prototype is the largest all-electric wing-in-ground effect craft ever to fly with people aboard, marking the start of the programme's final stage of sea trials.
Wagenborg Puts Connectivity and Cybersecurity Onto 160 Ships at Once
The programme covers around 160 owned and managed general cargo vessels, treating onboard IT and security as fleet infrastructure rather than per-ship procurement.
Höegh Autoliners Fits GPS Interference Backup Across Its 38-Ship Fleet
The system provides an independent position when GNSS signals are disrupted, alerts bridge teams to interference and keeps a verified record of the route sailed.
Royal T Shipyards advances battery-electric version of GADUS dry cargo series
The GADUS Battery Electric targets the 5,000-6,000 tonne deadweight segment, with operational studies validating up to 91% of a Norwegian trading profile running on electricity.
Bencros issues verified CO2 reduction certificates alongside marine fenders
Fender maker Bencros will issue Emission Reduction Certificates that buyers can book into their own Scope 3 inventory, with 13,112 tonnes of CO2e verified by Bureau Veritas.
Ultramax Maria Topic Begins Sea Trials with Wingsail and Solar Retrofit
The 60,155-dwt bulker Maria Topic is crossing the Pacific testing a tiltable rigid wingsail and solar panels fitted under the EU-funded WHISPER project.
NextOcean to Fit Motion Prediction Radar to SOV Esvagt Njord
NextOcean has been awarded a contract to install its WavePredictor motion radar aboard the service operation vessel Esvagt Njord, working at the Dudgeon wind farm.
Eastern Pacific Expands Orca AI Rollout After 130,000-Mile Trial
Eastern Pacific Shipping will install Orca AI's navigation platform on dozens more vessels after a five-ship trial covering more than 130,000 nautical miles.
BW LNG Stretches the 174,000 CBM Workhorse to a 177,000 CBM Design
BW LNG has detailed a 177,000 cbm three-tank LNG carrier design that adds cargo capacity while keeping the dimensions and terminal compatibility of the 174,000 cbm class.
Three-Year Lashing Bridge Trial Puts Polyurethane Ahead of Epoxy
A three-year coating trial aboard the container ship Maersk Hamburg found 0.3% corrosion on a polyurethane-coated lashing bridge against 15% on an epoxy system that received regular maintenance.
MacGregor Gangway Certified for Transfers Between Two Floating Vessels
MacGregor's Horizon gangway has received DNV certification for floating-to-floating personnel transfer, enabling motion-compensated walkways between two independently moving vessels.
MacGregor Develops Ship-to-Well Bow Transfer System for Liquid CO2
MacGregor has developed a liquid CO2 bow transfer system enabling direct ship-to-well and ship-to-rig transfer, removing the need for onshore buffer and conditioning facilities.
Evergreen to Trial AI-Based Autonomous Navigation on a Container Ship
Evergreen Marine will test an SHI-built autonomous navigation module on one of its container ships, with ClassNK independently verifying any reduction in fuel use and emissions.
PIL Builds a Real-Time Digital Twin of Its Operations With Celonis and WNS
Pacific International Lines is using Celonis to build a live digital twin of its processes, with WNS embedding the capability across a fleet of more than 100 container vessels.
Maersk Expands Its AI Customs Platform as Tariff Exposure Gets Harder to Price
Maersk has widened Trade & Tariff Studio into a connected customs environment covering HTS classification, landed-cost modelling and audit readiness across a shipper's whole product catalogue.
Conoship Unveils Fully Electric 89-Metre Short-Sea Cargo Ship Design
The Dutch design house has taken its proven 3,800-dwt coaster platform fully electric rather than building a new hull form around the batteries.
Stolt Tankers Puts Around One Hundred Ships On A Shared Procurement Platform
Stolt Tankers has rolled out a third-party electronic procurement platform across roughly 100 deep-sea vessels, with the systems live since June.
World's First Methanol Escort Tug Heads For British Columbia
The escort tug SD Aisemaht, described as the world's first purpose-built dual-fuel methanol tug of her type, has been spotted west of Gibraltar bound for Las Palmas on the first stage of a delivery voyage to Canada.
Northern Lights completes carbon shuttle fleet with fourth ship
The Northern Lights carbon capture and storage venture has taken delivery of the fourth and final vessel in its dedicated fleet of liquefied carbon dioxide carriers.
GTT Marine wins fleet-wide digital mandate for PETRONAS LNG carriers
GTT Marine will deploy an integrated vessel performance platform across the PETRONAS-chartered LNG carrier fleet, combining data analytics, voyage optimisation and cargo monitoring in one system.
Med Marine orders a third tug with Steerprop propulsion
Med Marine has placed a repeat order for Steerprop propulsors on the third tug in its Rascal 2100-Z harbour-tug series.
Royal IHC delivers all-electric cutter suction dredger for Polish mine
Royal IHC has delivered an all-electric, road-transportable cutter suction dredger for a silica-sands mining operation in Poland.
NYK signs digital-transformation pact with Microsoft Japan
NYK has signed a strategic framework deal with Microsoft Japan to accelerate digital transformation across its shipping and logistics business.
NAVTOR's e-navigation platform reaches about 18,000 vessels
NAVTOR has grown its e-navigation platform to around 18,000 vessels and is expanding into emissions, digital logbooks and shore links.
Concordia Damen to build two methanol-ready river cruisers for TUI
TUI River Cruise has ordered two methanol-ready river cruise newbuilds from Concordia Damen, due in 2028.
Foreship unveils energy-efficient ferry concept for Greece
Naval architecture firm Foreship has developed an energy-efficient ferry concept for Greece's domestic market, aimed at operators facing ageing tonnage and rising costs.
Eni picks SLB OneSubsea for giant deepwater Indonesia umbilical order
SLB OneSubsea has won an Eni contract to supply a 94.6 km steel tube umbilical system for the Kutei North Hub development off Indonesia, among the largest umbilical awards to date.
Hapag-Lloyd to roll out Inmarsat NexusWave across its fleet
Hapag-Lloyd will deploy Inmarsat's NexusWave bonded connectivity service across its global fleet following trials, deepening a near-25-year relationship.
Sanmar hands over two tugs to SAAM Towage
Sanmar Shipyards has delivered two tugs to SAAM Towage, bound for operations in Chile and Mexico, lifting the operator's Sanmar-built fleet to 15.
Moran Towing christens second ASD harbour tug
Moran Towing has christened the J. Themistoclis Moran, the second in a series of escort-rated ASD harbour tugs built in Alabama.
Vow’s Scanship firms €6.4m order for sixth cruise newbuild
Vow’s Scanship has firmed a €6.4m order to supply an advanced wastewater treatment system for the sixth cruise ship in a series at a European yard.
Boskalis christens Windpiper, world’s largest subsea rock installer
Boskalis has christened Windpiper, which it calls the world’s largest subsea rock installation vessel, doubling its rock placement capacity for offshore wind and cable protection work.
Ulstein delivers final Windea CSOV for Bernhard Schulte Offshore
Ulstein Verft has delivered Windea Clarke, the fourth CSOV for Bernhard Schulte Offshore, which heads straight into a UK offshore wind charter.
Wärtsilä to power nine Grimaldi Group ferry newbuilds
Wärtsilä will supply engines, propulsion, scrubbers and hybrid systems for nine ferry newbuildings for Grimaldi Group brands, built at China’s Weihai shipyard.
WinGD to power Dynacom’s $1.47bn dozen-VLCC order
WinGD will supply main engines for 12 VLCCs ordered by Dynacom at Hudong-Zhonghua for around $1.47bn, as VLCC contracting breaks annual records.
SBM Offshore orders seventh Fast4Ward FPSO hull in China
SBM Offshore has ordered its seventh generic Fast4Ward FPSO hull from China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, extending its standardised floating-production programme.
Artemis launches world-first electric hydrofoil pilot boat
Artemis Technologies has launched what it says is the world's first fully electric hydrofoil pilot boat, the 12-metre EF-12 Pilot, now undergoing sea trials ahead of customer deliveries.
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