Chinese gas carrier owner, Tianjin Southwest Maritime, has ordered seven Alfa Laval FCM ammonia fuel supply systems for new LPG/ammonia ships on order at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding. It is the Swedish company’s first contract for the fuel…

The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) is providing consultancy services on the development of a new wind-assisted propulsion system called AirWing, developed in the UK. Trials of the new sail technology, which uses fans to improve air flow across the…

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a large ammonia carrier to be powered by an ammonia-fuelled engine. The ship’s design has been developed jointly by Japanese companies Mitsui O.S.K., Namura Shipbuilding Co Ltd, and Mitsubishi…

Kongsberg Maritime has landed a two-ship design contract from Olympic Group for multi-purpose subsea vessels. These are the first ships in the new UT7623 sustainable energy vessel (SEV) series. They will be methanol-ready and have battery hybrid…

China Merchants-owned Finnish ship design firm, Deltamarin, has landed a deal with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) for the design of larger Shaper Class pure car truck carriers in an existing order from Wallenius Wilhelmsen. On delivery in…

A commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) under construction at Ulstein Verft in Norway has been launched for owner, BS Offshore, part of the Hamburg-headquartered Bernhard Schulte Group. The ship’s launch followed outfitting that included…

Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding and Repair yard (ASRY) and Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build, repair, refit and convert naval and commercial vessels. The agreement is intended to advance the regional…

Eidesvik Offshore, together with partners Agalas, an offshore support vessel owner, and Reach Subsea, a geophysical monitoring specialist, has ordered a new construction support vessel (CSV) for deployment in the subsea and renewable sectors.

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ClassNK has signed a collaboration with Hamburg-based OceanScore enabling users of the classification society’s Zero Emissions Transition Accelerator (ClassNK ZETA) to access monitoring, reporting, verification (MRV) and data collection system (DCS)…