Much has been accomplished since the US, UK and Australia announced plans to develop a new generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines together, but much more remains to be done, as a November 2023 report published by the House of Commons Library explains. The report details many of the challenges facing the AUKUS nuclear submarine programme […]
Clarksons Research has published data indicating that nearly half of all vessels ordered last year by tonnage will be capable of running on some form of alternative fuel. The latest edition of Clarksons’ Green Technology Tracker report, published on the 2nd January, charts the continuing progress of alternative fuel uptake and investments in energy saving […]
Japanese shipowner NYK Line has announced it will commence full-scale trials exploring the long-term use of biofuels during its 2024 financial year, following the short-term trials it has been undertaking since 2019. Between 2019 and 2023 the operator has successfully conducted test voyages using biofuels on seven oceangoing vessels, mainly bulk carriers and two tugboats. […]
Stellar Shipmanagement Services Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Energy Group, has taken delivery of MT Maple, a 4,000 deadweight IMO Type 2 oil and chemical tanker, that also has the distinction of being the first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker to operate out of the Port of Singapore. Built by Sasaki Shipbuilding Co […]
Stolt Tankers’ Stolt Lotus has become the first vessel in the world to be coated using Canadian firm Graphite Innovation & Technologies’ (GIT) X-GIT FUEL graphene-based hull coating solution, which is believed to offer significant reductions in fuel consumption. The 30,000-deadweight vessel spent five days drydocked in China where the sustainable hull coating was applied. Reckoned […]
Completed just five years since the signing of the initial contract, Adora Magic City is a potent symbol of China’s shipbuilding dominance. While the 135,500 gt cruise ship, which has accommodation for 5,246 passengers can’t claim to be the world’s most innovative vessel – being largely based on Carnival Corp’s Vista class vessels and built […]
Zulu Associates, an Antwerp-based maritime innovator, has published designs for a zero emission autonomous 200 TEU container vessel utilising an auxiliary wind assistance system. The Zulu MASS, which has been designed by Dutch naval architects Conoship International, is being developed with Zulu’s subsidiary the Anglo Belgian Shipping company. As the company’s name suggests it is […]
Poole, UK, based equipment specialists Marine Components International (MCI) has secured a deal to supply seven BSB A60 fire dampers for a series of Windflex 27 Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) currently under construction at a Singapore Shipyard. The vessels will operate in the European offshore wind sector. MCI is the exclusive global distributor for BSB, […]
An Ammonia FSRU (Ammonia Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) cncept jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co has been granted Approval in Principle by Japan’s ClassNK. The announcement comes nearly two years after MOL and Mitsubishi announced they had completed a conceptual study for an FRSU, as part of an agreement […]
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has announced the immediate establishment of a Safe Digital Transformation Panel (SDTP) following the 88th session of the IACS Counci (C88)l in London in December. SDTP will bring all IACS’ current digitalisation activities within a single forum, encompassing issues such as MASS, cyber safety, data management & exchange […]
Class society Lloyd’s Register (LR) and UK-based operator Zodiac Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and KEPCO E&C for a joint development project (JDP) to research and develop nuclear-propelled designs for container ships and bulk carriers. According to the press release KSOE (the […]
Although the RINA is very much committed to serving the needs of today’s maritime industry, and our members in particular, we remain deeply proud of our long history. So it’s always nice to receive a blast from the past. Recently we’ve been ‘reunited’ with two artefacts dating back to the 19th century. Earlier this year […]