Northern Pioneer, the first of four state-of-the-art liquid CO₂ carriers for the Project Northern Lights , has successfully completed its first CO₂ loading operation. The CO₂ was captured from Heidelberg Materials cement plant in Brev

On June 11, a major milestone in green shipping was marked at CSSCs Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS): the official naming of BRANDSHATCH, the worlds first wind-assisted Aframax product tanker built for Union Maritime Ltd. (U

Despite global economic and geopolitical headwinds, the maritime industrys ambition to decarbonise remains resilient. This sentiment is evident in the second edition of the Global Maritime Decarbonisation Survey, jointly conducted by GCMD a

Procureship, the leading e-procurement platform for the maritime industry, has secured a strategic growth investment from True Wind Capital, a private equity firm renowned for backing high-growth technology companies. This partnership will

INTERCARGO, the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners, reports encouraging progress in bulk carrier safety, with vessel losses and fatalities continuing to decline over the last decade. However, serious security threats in 2024

Shandong Ocean Shipping Group, a key player under Shandong Port Group, is accelerating its fleet expansion strategy with recent investments in both newbuilds and secondhand vessels. The company has placed an order for two 95,500-dwt Panamax

With over 2000 ammonia-ready marine pumpsin operation or in order, including nearly 100 fuel pumps, Svanehojs proven track record and vast experience in ammonia applications drive the transition towards cleaner energy in shipping. The grow

Pacific International Lines (PIL) marked a significant milestone today with the naming ceremony of its latest 8,200 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel, Kota Ocean, at the PSA Terminal in Singapore. The event, held in conjunction with Singap

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RINA, the inspection, certification, ship classification and consulting engineering company, has announced at Nor-Shipping the Approval in Principle (AiP) of a new Ultramax bulker design developed by SDARI (Shanghai Merchant Ship Design Res

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Bureau Veritas (BV) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen collaboration in maritime digitalisation, decarbonisation, and talent development. The MoU was signed

On June 3, SunRui Environmental, a leading force in maritime environmental technologies, officially unveiled its Wind-assisted PropulsionSystem（WAPS）-RotorR Sail System at Nor-Shipping 2025 in Oslo one of the worlds premier maritime exh

Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Limited (Wah Kwong) announced the establishment of Venture Energy Limited (Venture Energy), a subsidiary focusing on the procurement and trading of clean fuels. Uniquely positioned in Hong Kong, and leveraging t

bound4blue has taken a major step forward in simplifying the adoption of wind power worldwide, with DNV validation of its wind propulsion system force matrix calculation method. This validation provides shipowners, designers, and yards with

Members of the new Achilles Maritime Network Advisory Group. From left to right: Oistein Jensen, Odfjell, Rasmus Schmidt, Sea Sourcing Pte Ltd, Peter Schellenberger, Novamaxis, Rick Ackermann, BW LPG and Jake Bristow, Achilles. Achilles, a