Everllence launches Engine Supported Air Lubrication
Everllence is introducing a new technology called Engine Supported Air Lubrication (ESAL). This technology integrates hull air-lubrication with the main engine to improve overall vessel propulsion efficiency gains. To coincide with the announcement, the company has...
NATO launches mission to protect subsea infrastructure
NATO is launching a new military activity to strengthen the protection of critical underwater infrastructure. “Baltic Sentry” will enhance NATO’s military presence in the Baltic Sea and is to improve allies’ ability to respond to destabilising acts. Baltic Sentry was...
Fewer piracy incidents in 2024, but crew still at risk
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported a decline in global maritime incidents and piracy in 2024, but urges continued caution as crew safety remains at risk. The IMB annual Piracy and Armed Robbery Report recorded 116 incidents against ships in 2024...
VIDEO: Deltares tests Eastern Scheldt Barrier to its limit
After more than 35 years of use, some parts of the Eastern Scheldt Barrier in the Dutch province of Zeeland need to be renovated or eventually replaced. Deltares, commissioned by Rijkswaterstaat, is carrying out scale model tests to accurately map the hydrodynamic...
Van Oord wins another cable contract in Taiwan
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has contracted Van Oord to install inter-array cables for the Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. It involves the transport, installation and burial of the 33 inter-array cables, with a total length of approximately 64...
Fugro to supply metocean monitoring buoys to Italy
Gathering real-time information is increasingly important to protect coastal communities. Therefore, the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) has awarded Fugro a contract to deliver an offshore wave and current measurement network (rete...
UniBallast launches containerised filterless BWTS
American Scienco/FAST and Dutch UniBallast have launched the portable InTankFITT Container. This is a containerised version of the Scienco/FAST's revolutionary filterless ballast water treatment system (BWTS), InTank. Designed to address the growing regulatory and...
Navarino Group acquires Castor Marine
The Navarino Group has acquired all shares of Castor Marine BV. Castor Marine is a Dutch shipping and yachting internet connectivity and IT solutions provider. UK-based Navarino Group offers complete hardware, software and connectivity solutions for the maritime...
47 governments propose GHG emissions pricing to IMO
In a joint submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), 47 governments from all over the world, with shipping industry support, ask for a maritime greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions pricing mechanism for international shipping to be adopted. The joint...
Maritime Master Plan funding for carbon capture on LNG vessel
Value Maritime and its partners in the Maritime Efficient & Easy Carbon Capture (ME2CC) project have won funding from the Maritime Master Plan 2024. The funding will contribute to the development, construction and demonstration of a first-in-kind compact, modular...
VIDEO: NATO tests underwater sensors to protect CUI
During Exercise Bold Machina 24, NATO Special Forces divers tested underwater sensors that may be used to protect critical underwater infrastructure (CUI) in the future. Dive teams from thirteen nations participated in the exercise. The exercise was held in La Spezia,...
PARTNERS
