shipowners have been looking for solutions which will enable the current fleet to meet and exceed the required targets

Will retrofitting vessels with clean technology meet regulations?

Contributed by Houlder, Silverstream and Norsepower Since the International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced the new Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) requirements following MEPC 76, shipowners have been looking for solutions which

Japanese steel maker to charter-in LNG-fueled bulker trio

JFE Steel Corporation is to become the first company in Japan to deploy LNG-fueled ships in the 21,000 dwt size range. It has just signed long-term deals with NYK Line, Kawasaki Kisen

Riverboat afloat

VIDEO: Riverboat freed from Kentucky sandbar

The Lake Barkley Grounding Unified Command reports that on Friday it successfully ungrounded the riverboat American Jazz that had been stuck on a sandbar near Barkley Bridge on Lake Barkley, Ky., since

Bud Darr, EVP Maritime Policy and Government Affairs, MSC Group: “MSC welcomes partnerships like this with Shell that are designed to facilitate cross-sector information sharing and prove how collaboration is key in defining the best pathway to a net-zero future.”

MSC and Shell to cooperate on decarbonization

Under a long-term memorandum of understanding, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (Shell) have agreed to work closely together to help accelerate the decarbonization of global shipping

EU is funding research to reduce methane slip from marine engines

EU includes shipping in far reaching GHG reduction plan

The European Commission yesterday adopted a package of proposals to make the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55%

Marine paints and coatings from AkzoNobel

Q&A: Protective coatings for shipbuilders, green tech, and more

Last month, we covered marine paints and coatings in the magazine edition of Marine Log. To keep that conversation going, we wanted to offer our readers a Q&A with Chris Birkert of

SEACOR Eagle lift boat near capsized SEACOR PowerOR Eagle

SEACOR Power bow section lifted to surface

U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District reports that Donjon-SMIT salvors have brought the bow section of the capsized liftboat SEACOR Power to the surface. It was transported by barge on Saturday to the

Rotor sail project by Vale

Zero by 2050: Is the technology there yet?

Propeller Cap Swaps Recently, underwater repair and maintenance specialist Hydrex installed propeller cone fins on two chemical tankers: one in Antwerp and one in Rotterdam. Both operations were carried out with the

ballast-water-free ship

Ballast-water-free LNG bunker/feeder gets double approval

Paris-headquartered GTT and its partner, China’s Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group Co. (HZ), have received a double Approval in Principle (AiP) from China Classification Society (CCS) and DNV for their “ballast-water-free” LNG bunker

Zero Emission Shipping Mission

Ambitious green goals or logistics headaches?

In what is adding up to be yet another sign among many that the Biden administration is on board with tougher shipping decarbonization goals, the governments of the U.S., Denmark and Norway,

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