Long known as a leading manufacturer of voyage data recorders (VDR), shaft power meters and as a supplier of advanced ship performance monitoring solutions, Birkerød, Denmark-headquartered Danelec has launched a new brand
Maritime information and communications technology specialist Marlink has introduced flexible and customizable Starlink LEO internet plans as part of its hybrid network offerings. The new connectivity plans cover a range from 10
Singapore-headquartered Berge Bulk has adopted San Francisco based Sofar Ocean’s Wayfinder voyage optimization platform across its fleet of owned vessels, including new vessels equipped with wind propulsion technology. Berge Bulk uses Wayfinder’s
In response to a provision in the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report entitled “Coast Guard: Autonomous Ships and Efforts to
The shipping industry’s struggles to overcome its most persistent safety challenges highlights the need for open reporting based on cultural change and modern technology, says Peter Broadhurst, senior vice president of Inmarsat
Brooklyn, N.Y.-headquartered ammonia to power pioneer Amogy Inc. is getting nearer to trialing the world’s first ammonia powered tugboat on a tributary of the Hudson River. In preparation for that event it
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an ammonia fuel bunkering boom design jointly developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and TB Global Technologies Ltd (TBG). The AiP
From 2025, MAN PrimeServ – the after-sales brand of MAN Energy Solutions – will offer a methanol retrofit package for the conversion of currently in-service MAN four-stroke engines to dual-fuel methanol operation.
ABS has awarded approval in principle (AIP) to two new developments from Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai: a new insulation system and a design for an ultra large ethane carrier (ULEC). The ULEC design
By Fabien Cousteau, aquanaut and explorer In an era where our planet faces unprecedented environmental challenges, our oceanicendeavors are more crucial than ever. In June 2014, a decade ago, my team of