Global shipping, an essential and constant business that fuels the world economy, usually operates out of sight. This year, Posidonia opens as international shipping hits the headlines every day. With commercial ships stranded in the Arabian Gulf,…

Netherlands-based Jumbo Maritime has released details of its L-Class heavy-lift transport vessels (HLTV), designed in partnership with Rotterdam ship design firm, Vuyk Engineering. The two vessels, to be built at Dajin Heavy Industry in China, are…

The Estonia State Fleet has ordered its first fully electric passenger ferry at Poland’s Crist S.A. shipyard. Scheduled for delivery at the end of 2028, the vessel will operate mainly on shore-charged green electricity. It will be designed for…

Hamburg-based Bernhard Schulte has taken delivery of the tanker, Northern Purpose, marking an important step in the group’s expansion into carbon capture and storage in shipping. The liquid CO2 carrier, with a capacity of 7,500m3, has a dual-fuel LNG…

Norway has approved new regulations requiring offshore vessel operators on the Norwegian continental shelf to progressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 2029, as part of the country’s commitments under its climate agreement with the EU. The…

Value Maritime has secured a contract to retrofit two Neptune Lines pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) with scrubber systems designed to support future onboard carbon capture integration. The Dutch emissions technology specialist will install two…

ABB is working with Ecuador-based Quasar Expeditions to convert the expedition yacht Quasar Conservation, formerly known as Galú, to hybrid-electric propulsion, creating what the companies describe as the first vessel of its type to undergo such a…

SRC Group has entered into an agreement with Energy Transfer to pioneer electric heat pump systems for both newbuild installation and retrofits on ships, touting improved energy consumption, with a 3-MW installation already in operation. Heat pumps…