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Accelleron has signed a new three-year agreement to deliver turbocharger services to Starlite Ferries Inc. The passenger ferry operator, located in the Philippines, has extended the scope as well as the duration of their Turbo LifecycleCare agreement, adding one further vessel to the seven previously covered. Furthermore, Accelleron’s digital engine optimisation solution Tekomar Xpert is newly implemented on all eight vessels. Service planning and spare parts Starlite Ferries, Inc. is o...

A globally renowned provider of secure maritime data communications software, GTMaritime, has reached 15,000 installations amid accelerating growth in demand for secure and reliable maritime software solutions. The news comes just 16 months after the company announced that it had passed the 10,000-vessel milestone.  IMO 2021 cyber-security regulations Richard White, Global Commercial Director, GTMaritime, said, “Over the past few years, we have witnessed rapid growth in the volume...

The terms under the new Building Safety Act 2022 start to become enforceable from October 1st, 2023. Here, Bob Glendenning, Fire Design Engineering Manager of Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings, looks at how early engagement can help engineers and those in the supply chain negotiate their way through the challenges it presents. New Building Safety Act 2022 The new Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) has been developed as a new framework for the design, construction, and occupation...

ABS and Asiatic Lloyd Maritime LLP, a member of the AL Group, have signed a joint development project (JDP) to study the feasibility of converting the fuel system of an ultramax bulk carrier, from conventional diesel to methanol.  The study is focused on a series of up to eight ABS Classed ultramax bulk carriers ordered for construction in the New Hantong Shipyard, China, for AL Group. Author's quote “Converting vessel propulsion systems to take advantage of the decarbonisation pot...

ABS awarded approval in principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) for its cyber resilience systems design. As technologies have expanded, automation systems have become more complex and integrated, and autonomous functions are being introduced, the probabilities of cyber-related incidents have increased. ABS found that the SHI system meets cyber resilience requirements established in the ABS Rules for Building & Classing Marine Vessels and IACS UR E26 C...

The 2023 edition of The Future of Maritime Safety Report from Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, reveals that the number of distress calls from ships at sea remains high, despite a continuing decline in vessel losses. The new report, which analyses Global Maritime Distress and Safety System information captured by Inmarsat, registered 853 distress calls from January to December 2022–up from 794 in 2021.  With the number of losses of vessels over 100 gross tonnage (GT) fa...

Crowley has appointed Kollin Fencil as senior vice president and general manager to lead its Crowley Fuels business unit, which serves energy logistics needs throughout Alaska with a network land transportation and marine services and facilities. Fencil will join Crowley after serving as senior vice president, operations, of global energy company Santos Ltd. in Alaska, where he led all operations functions, including driving the implementation of its strategic plan for the business unit. He pre...

Ahlsell Danmark Aps has entered into an agreement to acquire all shares in KJV A/S. KJV was founded in 1956 and employs 110 people in seven locations in Denmark, including administrative headquarters and a central warehouse in Odense. In the last financial year 2021/22, the turnover amounted to DKK 280 million. Ahlsell Danmark Aps acquires KJV A/S KJV is one of Denmark’s major suppliers of cutting tools, transmissions, tools, technical products KJV is one of Denmark’s major suppl...

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Yokogawa Electric Corporation have initiated a feasibility study into increasing cross-industry integration for the efficient use of energy and utilities in the Rotterdam industrial cluster to contribute to ambitious regional decarbonisation goals. A first scan showed that optimising the use of electricity and utilities across companies could yield cost savings as high as 5%. Individual companies in the petrochemical industry have generally highly optimised t...

VSTEP and Captain AI are partnering to transform maritime training with advanced simulator data. With NAUTIS, VSTEP enables the cost-effective generation of datasets essential for training an AI model that is able to drive an autonomous vessel. This collaboration’s focus on enhanced computer vision, dynamic state sampling and AI-driven traffic simulation underscores VSTEP’s commitment to innovation and enabling learning by simulation. Dynamic state sampling VSTEP will be the firs...

Teledyne FLIR, a world pioneer in thermal imaging cameras, is set to exhibit its latest products and groundbreaking solutions for the oil & gas industry at ADIPEC 2023. Live demonstrations The event, one of the largest of its kind, will take place from October 2nd to 5th, 2023, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, attracting over 160,000 energy professionals and visitors worldwide. Visit Teledyne FLIR Booth 1005 and experience “live” demonstrations of the company’s new ra...

Newport Shipping announced that it took part in the London International Shipping Week (LISW23) 2023, where it held two presentations to discuss decarbonisation and reveal their latest innovation - NAV.

Babcock’s LGE business, which is globally renowned in liquefied gas solutions, has won a milestone contract from a ship owner in South Korea to deliver its first cutting-edge ecoCO2® cargo handling system for two 22,000 cubic metres liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers.  In an exciting development for the business, the ecoCO2® cargo handling system is the world’s first cargo handling and re-liquefaction system for a low-pressure cargo tank design. Babcock attains contract to...

SAIM Marine will be present at the 63rd edition of the Genoa International Boat Show from 21 to 26 September 2023: six days dedicated to boating with exhibitors coming from all over the world, with the best proposals in the nautical sector and the latest innovations. Genoa International Boat Show 2023 will once again involve and unite manufacturers and enthusiasts in the most representative event of nautical excellence. An opportunity to admire sailing boats, outboard motors, inflatable boats,...

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), the premier shipbuilding and ship repair company in India, delivered the 11th Electric Hybrid 100 Pax Water Metro Ferry BY 135 to Kochi Water Metro. The occasion was marked by the Delivery Protocol Signing ceremony held at CSL, in the presence directors of KMRL and CSL, along with senior officials from KMRL, CSL, DNV, and IRS. Shri. Harikrishnan S, Chief General Manager CSL, and Shri. Shaji P Jananardhanan, Chief General Manager KMRL, signed the protocol document...

Pioneering provider of secure maritime data communications software, GTMaritime, has received certification to the ISO/IEC 27001 international standard for information security management systems (ISMS).  Defining requirements for an ISMS, ISO/IEC 27001 establishes a holistic approach to information security that encompasses people, policies and technology. Compliance with the standard is evidence that an organisation has created a comprehensive system to asses and manage information secur...

Nexans Marine Operations AS and Ulstein Verft entered into a contract for the construction of a large DP3 cable-laying vessel. The vessel, an ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, is an updated version of the Nexans Aurora, delivered in 2021. “We awarded the contract for a new vessel to Ulstein after an extensive tendering process, where Ulstein’s track record, including the delivery of Nexans Aurora, was important factors in deciding on the shipyard Ulstein Verft yet ag...

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has begun construction on a 289-foot service operation vessel (SOV) for a Crowley-ESVAGT joint venture that will house and transport technicians to maintain U.S. offshore wind farms. This vessel, for the joint venture - CREST Wind, will operate under a long-term charter with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. September 21, 2023 marked the ceremonial start of construction for the vessel, and senior leaders from the partner companies around the country came to Door Coun...

Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced appointments to a new Business and Enterprise Board for the Liverpool City Region. The new board has taken over the role of the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in providing a voice for business in the area. Business leaders from across the city region and its key growth sectors have been named on the new board including Interim CEO of Mersey Maritime, Ruth Wood. New Business and Enterprise Board appointed In appointing the Board, the Combined Authority ha...

Isle of Man Maritime has joined Maritime UK, the umbrella body and collective voice for the UK’s maritime sector. The maritime industries come together through Maritime UK to make progress on key areas of shared interest. Maritime UK’s national priorities are people, competitiveness, regional growth, environment, and innovation. Isle of Man Maritime joins Maritime UK Isle of Man Maritime is the latest organisation to join the national umbrella body, Maritime UK Isle of Man Mariti...

The European Shipping Summit 2023 in Brussels 19-20 September brought together representatives from across the maritime industry, government, finance, as well as energy and technology industries to address some of the most pressing topics for the future of the industry and of Europe. Making the most of this unique platform, the World Shipping Council gathered people and organisations to drive progress on the availability of renewable maritime fuels and the fight against drug trafficking. While...

Global shipping and energy supply chain pioneer Crowley has teamed with nuclear power provider BWX Technologies, Inc. through a memorandum of understanding for a ship concept that has the potential to generate alternative, zero-carbon emission energy for defence and disaster needs by including a microreactor on board. The new memorandum of understanding with BWXT’s Advanced Technologies subsidiary will allow both companies to jointly pursue and develop opportunities relative to the design...

ABB will deliver a comprehensive power, propulsion, and automation system for two new-built short-sea container ships of the global logistics company Samskip Group headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The vessels will be among the world’s first to use hydrogen as a fuel. Financial details were not disclosed. The order was booked in the second quarter of 2023. 135-metre ships Built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd, the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India, the 135-metre ships...

Peel Ports Clydeport Cluster has achieved ISO-9001 re-certification, extending scope to include Dublin Port. Greenock and KGV ports, part of Peel Ports’ Clydeport Cluster, have reached a significant milestone by achieving ISO-9001 re-certification. What makes this achievement even more noteworthy is that the scope of the certification has been extended to include Dublin Port. Peel Ports Clydeport Cluster attains ISO-9001 re-certification ISO-9001 is an internationally recognised standar...

MPC Container Ships ASA will present at the Pareto Securities' 30th Annual Energy Conference, on September 21, at 10:20 CEST.

Babcock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cosworth, propulsion experts, to explore the use of hybrid systems in military land vehicles. Under the agreement, the companies will work together to deliver the systems to convert fuel to electricity in military vehicles. Hybrid propulsion methods Babcock will integrate Cosworth’s ‘Cat Gen’ (Catalytic Generator) into a 70 Series Toyota Land Cruiser which forms part of Babcock’s General Logistics Vehicle (GLV...

ABS joined Maersk and global dignitaries for the official naming ceremony of the first containership ever to sail on green methanol, a Maersk feeder vessel built to ABS Class, the LAURA MAERSK. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, served as the vessel sponsor, christening the LAURA MAERSK, following tradition, with a bottle of champagne. Dual-fuel engine vessels The 32,300-dwt feeder vessel is the first of 19 dual-fuel engine vessels that can sail on green methanol Th...

Danfoss North America President, Rick Sporrer presented Danfoss’ most recent whitepaper, 'Roadmap for Decarbonising Cities', on September 19, 2023, at the Chrysler Building, in New York City, USA. The presentation was part of a three-day Sustainability Summit, organised by the Danish Consulate during Climate Week NYC. Organised by Climate Group and run in coordination with the United Nations and the City of New York, Climate Week brings together providers from business, government and the...

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a significant, more than EUR 25 million order for general cargo cranes for ten 84,500 dwt multi-purpose vessels built in Asia. The order was booked into Cargotec’s 2023 third quarter orders received. The cranes are scheduled to be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2026. MacGregor secures order for general cargo cranes The order includes a total of 40 cranes with a lifting capacity of 75 tonnes. All cranes are...

A critical project is underway to improve the carbon monoxide (CO) safety of people living on boats in London. The project, partly funded by the CO Research Trust, will be carried out by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) and will involve fire station crews carrying out 1,758 Home Fire Safety Visits (HFSV) tailored to houseboat residents. The project was launched by Baroness Finlay and the team from the London Fire Brigade at their Headquarters in Southwark. Economic austerity The exact number of...