Marlink, headquartered in Paris and Oslo, and Athens-based Metis, a marine digital technology specialist, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on expanding and developing IoT capabilities for shipowners and fleet operators.

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Kotug International has announced the launch of two large dual-fuel methanol escort tugs. The two 44m-long vessels, built at Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey, will be deployed in British Columbia, Canada, servicing tankers at Burnaby, the Pacific coast…

New safety guidelines on the use of ammonia as fuel on gas carriers have been approved by the IMO. The guidelines have been drawn up by gas shipowner, Exmar, Lloyd’s Register (LR), and the Belgian Government agency, Federal Public Service Mobility…

RINA has awarded UK-based Drift Energy with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an energy-harvesting ship design which, it is claimed, will be the world’s first net-positive vessel. It is the first AiP to be awarded for a vessel that uses…

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…