The extraordinary session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee, held in London last week, failed to agree a deal on the UN Agency’s Net-Zero Framework, which has now been delayed for a year. Many maritime decarbonisation experts are…

Norwegian shipowner Møre Sjø has chosen Bureau Veritas (BV) to class two, option two, hydrogen-powered cargo vessels. The 89m-long vessels, with a capacity of about 3,750gt, are to be built at Gelibolu Shipyard in Turkey and will be the first general…

Oslo-based MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has signed up for two 1,600-TEU container ships at Fujian Mawei Shipyards in China. The contract, worth USD 66 million, includes options for more vessels if market conditions remain favourable.

The two ships…

President Trump’s strategy to rebuild US polar capacity and secure a long-term presence in the Arctic has resulted in a six-ship icebreaker deal at Louisiana-headquartered Bollinger Shipyards. The US shipbuilder, with 13 yards on the US Gulf coast,…

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has completed the certification of the Provence Grand Large floating wind farm off the French Mediterranean coast west of Marseilles. The wind project development has been managed by Électricité de France (EDF)…

ABB has signed a term sheet with Netherlands-based green energy developer, SwitcH2, detailing the supply of automation and electrification systems for a green ammonia floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) plant.

A 300-MW electrolyser on…

Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Mexican tug operator, Chomex Marino, for two offshore support tugs. The two OST 120 tugs will be deployed in the Gulf of Mexico on a 15-year deal with Woodside Energy and will support the Australian…

Goltens Worldwide and IPCO Power have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to help shipowners improve fuel efficiency and sustainability through a fully integrated service offering.

The partnership combines IPCO Power’s fuel homogenisation…