RINA Grants AIP for Dual Fuel LNG/Hydrogen-Powered Ultramax Bulker Design Developed by Almi Marine Management S.A. and SDARI

RINA, the inspection, certification, ship classification and consulting engineering company, has announced at Nor-Shipping the Approval in Principle (AiP) of a new Ultramax bulker design developed by SDARI (Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute) in collaboration with Almi Marine Management S.A.. This milestone was achieved through a Joint Development Project (JDP) between RINA, Almi

HD Hyundai Leads Maritime Decarbonization at Nor-Shipping 2025

HD Hyundai is presenting its future vision for maritime decarbonization at the world’s largest maritime and offshore exhibition. HD Hyundai announced its participation in ‘Nor-Shipping 2025’, which takes place from Tuesday, June 3 to Friday, June 6 in Oslo, Norway. The event is expected to draw more than 800 companies from 47 countries and attract

KOTUG to Supply Lithuania’s First Zero-Emission Electric Pusher Tug

KOTUG International, via its subsidiary Kotug Push-it B.V., has secured a contract from the Lithuanian Inland Waterways Authority (VVKD) to deliver the first fully electric pusher tug for the Baltic region. This initiative reflects Lithuania’s commitment to modernizing its inland waterway infrastructure through environmentally sustainable solutions. Following an international tender process and approval from the

NYK Group Company Launches Japan’s First Antioxidant for Marine Biodiesel Fuel

BioxiGuard Reduces Oxidation Degradation by About Half, Aiming for More Efficient Fuel Use Nippon Yuka Kogyo Co., Ltd. (“Nippon Yuka”), an NYK Group company specializing in chemical R&D as well as the manufacture and sale of chemical products, announced today the forthcoming release of BioxiGuard, the Japan’s first* antioxidant specially developed for marine biodiesel fuel

MOL Orders LNG-Fueled VLCC Under Long-Term Charter with Idemitsu Tanker

Tokyo, May 26, 2025 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has confirmed an order for a new LNG-fueled Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), which will operate under a long-term time charter agreement with Idemitsu Tanker Co., Ltd. The vessel, expected to be delivered in 2027, will be the first LNG dual-fuel VLCC chartered to a

Bureau Veritas calls for standardized safety regulations to accelerate adoption of electrification technology

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has called for greater clarity regarding standardized safety regulations that will advance the development of maritime electrification technologies, following the publication of a new technology report, Maritime Electrification: Maritime Battery Systems and Onshore Power Supply. The report explores how electrification technologies – specifically Energy Storage

HD Hyundai, Maersk Collaborate on Innovation in Decarbonization and Smart Logistics

Maersk (Maersk) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a collaboration on decarbonisation solutions for vessels, while HD Hyundai plans to expand the use of Maersk’s integrated logistics services across its affiliates.The signing ceremony, held at the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center (GRC) in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, was attended by key

Ports of Indiana and Cork partner on major green initiatives

A newly signed MOU between Ireland and Indiana envisions a green shipping route and new container service.Indiana officials visited Cork, Ireland, to develop marine and air connectivity. The ports signed the MOU to work on economic, environmental, and technology efforts and investigate an Ireland-to-Indiana expedited container shipping service. As reported, Ireland was Indiana’s top importer

By December, India will implement a national green steel initiative.

Indian government intends to instigate a national green steel mission by December of this year. In order to encourage sustainable production, it is anticipated that the definition of such products will be established in October. According to Sandeep Poundrick, secretary of the Ministry of Steel, the initiative is based on the National Green Hydrogen Mission.

Sustainability: Technology is key to achieve decarbonization goals

Of late, governments across the world are aggressively considering and unveiling plans to bring in to force sustainability initiatives and decarbonization targets to realize net-zero emissions by 2050 or before. A majority of the nations which have committed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 target date are smoothly moving forward on that path.  Innovative and technological-driven ideas