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…

Hyoung-Seog Kim, head of Marine Solution Business Division at Hanwha Power Systems and head of Commercial Ship Engineering and Technology at Hanwha Ocean, together with classification society DNV, highlighted a means of closing the gap between…

Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has started a tanker recoating programme for Sterling Ocean Shipping that will see six 25,000-dwt chemical tankers upgraded with its MarineLINE cargo tank coating system. Work is underway on the first vessel, the…

Vard will invest in a new floating dock at its Vard Langsten shipyard in Norway as the company seeks to expand capacity for newbuild, conversion and shiprepair projects while strengthening support for defence contracts. The floating dock will be…

The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has approved an expansion of the concession area held by Tenerife Shipyards at the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, to allow the installation of a floating dock and associated operational facilities. The…