Ship Ranking System Aims to Improve Transparency around Efficiency
‘A’ to ‘E’ operational efficiency ratings of every ship above 5,000GT will be made fully public, updated each year, which...
Electric Ferry Designs Under Development in Norway
The Havyard Design & Solutions (HDS) LAB has been developed to refine a vessel’s design to best match its operating environment, improving...
HySHIP Partnership Awarded 8m EUROs
The HySHIP project, focused on the design and construction of a new ro-ro demonstration vessel running on liquid green...
Methanol Raised as Topic of Review at IMO
The Methanol Institute called on delegates to the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee meeting to approve amendments to the International Code of Safety...
New Zealand Makes Progress on Electric Aviation
New Zealand's first electric plane launched in Christchurch today. As a two-seat, light sport aircraft, electric flight trials are being...
Wartsila Proceeds with Rotor-Sail Partnership
Finnish maritime technology group Wartsila has partnered with UK-based Anemoi Marine Technologies for purchase and service of rotor sails. Anemoi designs overcome...
Impact of COVID-19 on Fiji Arrivals Shows Stark Decline
Fiji Bureau of Statistics released visitor figures for September, showing only 1,005 arrivals compared to 81,354 visitors last September. Of the 1,005 visitors...
Concerns Raised over Nuclear Power for Shipping Sector
Microsoft co-founder (and chairman of TerraPower, a nuclear tech company), Bill Gates, announced a partnership with Mikal Bøe’s CORE POWER,...
Cargill & BAR Envision Emission Reductions through WindWings
Cargill and BAR Tech are working with naval architect Deltamarine to deploy WindWings fitted to the deck of bulk carriers, which could...
Shipping Capacity Leading to New Zealand Service Bypass
With a worldwide surge in consumer demand this quarter, shipping companies had significantly restricted capacity due to the fall in demand...
Quarantine Costs in New Zealand to be Borne by Shipping Companies
The Port of Auckland says shipping companies are responsible for bearing the costs of isolating international crew as it mandates new quarantine...
Canada Contends with Domestic-Level Shipping Sector Regulations
Canada is determining whether to manage shipping emission regulations domestically instead of waiting on the IMO to provide sufficient regulatory oversight. The New Democratic Party...