The agreement between Nippon Paint Marine and RightShip will include the sharing and validation of data covering coating and operational performance areas, such as hull roughness and emissions reduction.
The agreement will see Avikus’ HiNAS Control, SVM and HiNAS Cloud systems deployed on two EPS-managed vessels – a bulk carrier and a suezmax tanker.
JR Shipping Group has announced the expansion of its fleet with the order of two diesel electric driven, high cubic 8500 dwt ECO short sea dry cargo vessels with long year yard partner Chowgule Shipbuilding in India.
The product was formulated by Petrobras Singapore (PSPL) itself in its locally leased tanks, by blending 76% fossil fuel oil from the refineries of the Petrobras System and 24% UCOME, a biofuel originating from the processing of used cooking oil (UCO), purchased in the region.
Technology group Wärtsilä will upgrade the Wärtsilä RT-flex main engines on two bulk carrier vessels owned by Turkey-based Ulusoy Sealines. The planned engine retrofits and upgrades will extend the vessels’ operational life and improve performance and fuel efficiency, thereby reducing emissions. The orders were booked by Wärtsilä in 4Q24 and 1Q25.
To ensure quantifiable numbers on emissions Jotun coated vessels have avoided thanks to its coatings in 2024, DNV Maritime Advisory has performed a technical evaluation and verified that 11.1 million t of CO2 were avoided in 2024 for Jotun coated vessels.
Achilles, a provider of supply chain risk management solutions, and Procureship, the world’s leading e-procurement platform have agreed a long-term partnership to enhance the ESG capabilities of the shipping industry’s procurement processes.
These will be the world's first ammonia dual-fuel Capesize bulkers and chemical tankers.
Baltic Exchange and Veson Nautical have announced the launch of the latest version of the official Baltic99 questionnaire for the dry bulk sector.
Esther Chua, AXSMarine, discusses strategies for reducing emissions in the dry bulk industry through operational improvements, fuel transition advancements and innovative tools.
This is the first time in Japan that a coal carrier has been used to test biofuel for a domestic power utility company. Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Co., Ltd. in the Keihin area facilitated the supply of biofuel for the vessel.
Econowind has surpassed 100 VentoFoil units sold, marking a milestone in the shipping industry’s shift towards Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion.
Seaber.io, a Finnish maritime technology company, has announced that G2 Ocean will implement Seaber’s chartering and schedule optimisation solution.
Jerad Heitzler, Training Manager, and Todd Swinderman, P.E. and CEO Emeritus, Martin Engineering, explain some obstacles to training and the important elements of conveyor maintenance and safety training that help make bulk handling operations efficient and compliant.
Efforts include first dry bulk vessel equipped with BAR Technologies’ WindWings, rigid sails that use wind power to reduce fuel use and emissions.