EV HYBRID

South Korea launches first hybrid-electric fishing vessel pilot

South Korea has launched its first fishing vessel equipped with a hybrid-electric propulsion system, marking

Bunkering

Ofiniti Raises $6.8 Million to Scale Digital Bunkering Platform for Global Shipping

Growth round led by Verb Ventures, with ShipsFocus, DNV Ventures, and Nysnø Climate Investments. Oslo,

Hydrogen

Hefring Marine and Ecomar Propulsion partner to deploy monitoring system on hydrogen-electric vessel

Hefring Marine and Ecomar Propulsion have entered into a product development partnership to integrate vessel

Policy

Indian government partners with Lloyd’s Register Advisory to deliver decarbonisation and digital transformation programme

LR will provide strategic and technical guidance as India accelerates efforts to modernise and decarbonise

Power & Propulsion Technology

Alfa Laval and Wallenius to form joint venture AlfaWall Oceanbird for wind-powered vessel propulsion

Alfa Laval and Wallenius Marine have announced plans to establish a 50/50 joint venture, AlfaWall

Power & Propulsion

Mitsui E&S, TGE Marine Open Dialogue with DG Shipping on Engine and Gas Systems Collaboration

A high-level delegation from Japan’s Mitsui E&S Co., Ltd. and Germany-based TGE Marine Gas Engineering

Bunkering Methanol

UK’s first commercial biomethanol bunkering service launched at Port of Immingham

Exolum, Methanex Corporation and Ørsted have launched what they describe as the United Kingdom’s first

Policy

BAR Technologies warns fragmented carbon schemes could slow maritime decarbonisation

BAR Technologies has called for the development of a unified global carbon framework for shipping,

Marine

Lloyd’s Register FOBAS report warns of late year surge in marine fuel quality failures

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released its latest Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and  Advisory Service (FOBAS) Fuel Quality

Ammonia

NUS launches IRGR project to develop near-zero-emissions ammonia marine engines

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has launched a new research initiative aimed at advancing