SulNOx, the greentech innovation company helping the shipping industry reduce emissions, lower fuel costs and meet sustainability targets, has made its first public foray into the rapidly expanding cruise market. The new entry for the UK-listed group follows a successful evaluation by Crystal Cruises of its core decarbonisation product, SulNOxEco™️ Fuel Conditioner. The Crystal Symphony, a Nassau-registered 51,068 gross tonnage vessel powered by six Wartsila-Sulzer diesel engines, took three deliveries of SulNOxEco™️ Conditioner while berthed in Greece in April 2024, Germany in August and Italy in November. An evaluation between May and December 2024 ...

The only on-engine NOx reduction solution for marine two-stroke engines, designed by Swiss marine power company WinGD, will be deployed for the first time on commercial engines after securing type approval. The integrated Selective Catalytic Reduction (iSCR) solution was tested at Mitsui E&S DU (MESDU) Co’s factory in Aioi, Japan, where three WinGD 5X52-S2.0 engines are being built for bulk carriers under construction at a Japanese shipyard. The type approval follows more than two years of service experience with a prototype version. The latest iteration features reduced material and production ...

A new report from UCL Energy Institute Shipping and Oceans Research Group and UMAS reveals significant risk in some of the options the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is considering, for enabling shipping’s energy transition. The analysis comes at a crucial time as the IMO prepares for key negotiations in February and April 2025 to finalise the mid-term measures for reducing GHG emissions. The study finds that a fuel standard (the GFS – Global Fuel Standard) in combination with a flexibility mechanism, even with a multiplier that ‘boosts’ the credit given ...

Navigating the future of sustainability in shipping through biofuels, ETS taxation and emissions certificates. In the last few years, heavy emitters have witnessed the development of decarbonisation solutions, with financial markets facilitating connections between low-carbon fuel producers and consumers, offering solutions for a rapid scale-up and comprehensive adoption. Heavy industry, including shipping, is responsible for approximately 40% of global CO2 emissions. While there exists no single solution to decarbonise heavy emitters, a combination of smaller ad hoc initiatives can add up to a broad shift away from fossil fuels across ...

A manufacturing firm in landlocked Leicestershire is making waves in the shipping industry with a new green sail. Based in Melton Mowbray, KS Composites said it was “about as far away from the sea as you can get in the UK”. But for the past nine months, the firm has been designing and producing the sail for GT Wings’ 66ft (20m) tall Air Wing, which will cut fuel consumption, and as a result, the amount of carbon which ships produce on their journeys. The first one, measuring 20m by 2.5m, ...

As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Pollution Prevention and Response sub-committee (PPR 12) closes today in London, the Clean Arctic Alliance welcomed the broad support from IMO member states, and parts of the fuel and shipping industry, for the development of a polar fuels definition, but called on shipping nations to urgently move forward on regulating such fuels to reduce the impact of black carbon – a potent short-lived climate pollutant – on the Arctic. The Alliance also expressed its disappointment over the lack of progress on ...

Managing fuel storage and segregation is a delicate dance on tanker vessels. The typical fuel grades carried include Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil (VLSFO), Marine Gas Oil (MGO), and increasingly, biofuel blends like B30 (30% biofuel, 70% conventional fuel). However, the physical limitations of tank layouts and sizes pose significant challenges in accommodating multiple fuel grades simultaneously. Tank configurations vary across vessel types, often with a limited number of sizable tanks suitable for primary fuel storage. Accommodating too many fuel grades risks comingling and contamination, which can compromise fuel quality ...

Today, the Neoliner Origin – the world’s largest cargo ship to be powered primarily by sails – left its slipway at the RMK Marine shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey, to be completed afloat at berth. In the coming months, the last stages of construction will be completed (including mast installation), after which the vessel will undergo sea trials before delivery by the end of June 2025. With two 90m (295ft) masts and 3000 square meters (32,300 sqft) of sails, this vessel is preparing for its first transatlantic voyage in summer 2025 ...

The Ship AS is excited to announce a growing client base as more vessel owners turn to our platform to meet new regulatory requirements. The past few months have been exceptionally busy, and we are proud to support the maritime industry in navigating the latest compliance challenges. The surge in demand follows the implementation of new EU regulations targeting vessels below 5000 deadweight tons, creating an urgent need for efficient compliance solutions. The Ship AS provides a user-friendly, real-time compliance and operational platform that helps vessel owners reduce administrative workload, ...

A new design for an ammonia floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit that features onboard carbon capture technology for blue ammonia production has received approval in principle (AIP) from ABS. The design comes from MODEC, Inc. (MODEC), in collaboration with Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO). ABS completed design reviews based on class and statutory requirements. Blue ammonia is a low-carbon method of producing ammonia. It is produced by combining hydrogen, which is derived as a byproduct of carbon dioxide that has been captured and stored, with nitrogen. “Blue ammonia has ...

On December 27, 2024, the newly built liquefied CO2 carrier “NORTHERN PATHFINDER” (the Vessel) was delivered to Northern Lights JV DA at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. The Vessel is the second liquefied CO2 carrier to be engaged in Northern Lights, the world’s first full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. Like “NORTHERN PIONEER”, the first carrier completed in November 2024, the Vessel will be managed by “K” LINE LNG Shipping (UK) Ltd. based in London, the subsidiary of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE). Once in Norway, both vessels ...

At first glance, there’s nothing to distinguish Tug 21 from any other working tugboat at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium. With its bright red and white wheelhouse perched above a round black hull, it’s easily lost among the many tugboats guiding ships back and forth on the busy harbour. But take a look below deck and you’ll find the future of shipping. Waterborne transport is vital to Europe’s economy. More than 75 % of Europe’s external trade and 35 % of the trade happening between EU Member States is ...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that on January 30, 2025, the multi-purpose vessel (Note) Prima Verde, operated by its group company MOL Drybulk Ltd. and effectively owned by Daishin Shipping Co., Ltd., was delivered at Onomichi Dockyard, Co., Ltd. (President: Takashi Nakabe; Headquarters: Kobe-shi, Hyogo Prefecture). The vessel has a range of environmentally friendly features, and is the world’s first vessel of any type to use green steel materials, an engine that can run exclusively on marine gas oil (MGO) and a wind assisted vessel propulsion system. JGreeX, a green ...

The maritime technology company recorded its first month of positive EBITDA while helping customers save more than one million metric tonnes of CO2 in 2024, highlighting the critical role of technology in driving shipping’s energy transition. Four and a half years after its founding, ZeroNorth achieved its first month of positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA), in December 2024. This achievement comes on the back of significant growth, with the company reaching just under USD 40 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) for the year, a 38% ...

Ahti Climate and Carbonex are proud to announce a strategic partnership to advance the promotion and commercialization of FuelEU Maritime (FEM) pool management. By leveraging Ahti Climate’s unique expertise, Carbonex will offer Fuel EU Maritime Pool Management solutions to its extensive customer base in Europe and Americas, including shipowners, charterers and shipmanagers. Through this collaboration, Ahti and Carbonex will provide a comprehensive and seamless approach to managing maritime emissions, aligning with the EU’s sustainability goals and helping operators achieve their compliance objectives more efficiently. Ahti has developed the leading FuelEU ...