With tightening emissions regulations and rising fuel costs, retrofitting existing ships is emerging as a practical path to compliance and competitiveness.

“The path to net zero runs through the ships already in service,” said WinGD’s head of…

AP Moller-Mærsk has launched a large-scale retrofit programme covering around 200 time-chartered container vessels operated with 50 shipowners. The scheme involves 1,500 completed upgrade projects and a further 1,000 due by 2027, with investment…

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to SRC for its Methanol Superstorage tank design, which uses Sandwich Plate System (SPS) technology to nearly double onboard storage capacity for methanol and ethanol.

The AiP…

Hydrex has completed the underwater re-installation of a bow thruster on a 170m-long container ship during its call in Rotterdam, avoiding the need for drydock and associated schedule disruption.

After setting up a monitoring station alongside the…