By Mikko Nikkanen, head of maritime, weather and environment, Vaisala With annual international shipping CO₂ emissions doubling since 1990 and now accounting for roughly 10% of global transportation emissions, the maritime shipping sector sits at a crossroads in the fight against climate change. Players across the global shipping industry must find new ways to embrace […]
Class society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has announced an agreement to acquire maritime e-learning software provider Ocean technologies Group (OTG) from private equity firm Oakley Capital. The buyout means that OTG, which provides critical training, compliance, operational and HR software to more than 1,000 shipowners and operators and in excess of a million seafarers globally, will […]
Carefully curated agenda to take a focused look at recent technological, design and policy developments shaping the future landscape for wind-assisted propulsion Since its inauguration in 2019, the now annual Wind Propulsion Conference has become an essential event for the maritime community, with attending speakers and delegates spanning the technology companies, academia, shipowners and industry […]
While a strong industrial cluster, judicious subcontracting, and a pragmatic approach to technology have ensured continuity of Dutch shipbuilding production, Dutch designers have also substantially extended their market reach beyond home shores, writes David Tinsley Dutch government acknowledgement of the economic importance and vitality of the country’s marine industries was implicit in the July announcement […]
Ro-ro operator offers carmakers the opportunity to move their vehicles on vessels powered with cleaner fuels United European Car Carriers (UECC) is on a sustainability journey and while it’s a route many have since embarked upon the company can certainly stake a claim to have been among the early pacesetters. A decade ago the Norwegian-headquartered […]
More shipowners, operators and maritime service providers are recognising the value of advanced hull cleaning solutions to address environmental and financial considerations The hull maintenance sector is growing rapidly at the moment, mainly due to regulatory pressures and technological advances. John Armstrong, managing director of leading remotely operated vehicle (ROV) hull cleaning technology supplier HullWiper, […]
Cruise and offshore wind contracts have provided the basis for another strong performance Damen Shiprepair reports a busy first half of 2024 across all its North European yards, which include facilities in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Vlissingen, Brest and Dunkerque. Around 550 vessels visited these yards for repair and maintenance work over the first six months of […]
A new report from the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping outlines the opportunities and challenges relating to converting tankers to run on methanol or ammonia fuels Transitioning to climate-friendly alternative fuels is essential for the decarbonisation of the shipping industry. However, vessels being built or ordered today are likely to be operating […]
The Canadian yard’s cruise business is performing well and should get a boost with the arrival of a new drydock To start off the cruise ship season, Seaspan’s Vancouver Drydock welcomed the Roald Amundsen, a hybrid expedition cruise vessel owned by Hurtigruten Expeditions, which had visited in the yard on two previous occasions. The vessel […]
The US Navy embarked on construction of its latest frigate design before the design was finalised, a decision that is creating ongoing problems. Design of the US Navy’s FFG 62 Constellation-class multi-mission frigate – a programme it embarked on because of failures in its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme – has slowed and construction has […]
A keel-laying ceremony took place on 3 June 2024 for the German Navy’s first F126 frigate, the first ship in what is the largest procurement project in the history of the German Navy. The first frigate will be christened Niedersachsen and is scheduled for delivery in 2028. At the keel-laying ceremony at Peene Shipyard, part […]
On 28 June 2024, construction was initiated of the first Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC), a new class of destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy. The River-class project is the largest and most complex shipbuilding initiative in Canada since the Second World War and a key part of the country’s National Shipbuilding Programme. The Honourable Bill […]