Maritime News

Ballast water management technology firm Ecochlor has inked an agreement to represent NanoVapor in launching a gas-freeing fuel tank technology that aims to improve crew safety while reducing time and environmental pollution related to gas-freeing...

Marintec China marks the milestone of its 40th anniversary this year in a period that saw the reform and rapid growth of the Chinese shipbuilding industry to become a leading nation in the sector.

Developing small-scale LNG will be key to growing the sector beyond major power producers and ports, and is seeing increased interest from smaller shipyards, according to senior executives from Poten & Partners and ABS.

India, one of the world’s largest ship breaking nations, has become the 15th state to accede to the Hong Kong Convention.

Wärtsilä Corporation has inked a license and co-operation agreement for future sales and servicing of Silverstream’s air lubrication system.

The niche market of floating LNG (FLNG) has a “huge future”, however financing is a challenge, according to Gary Smith of Poten & Partners.

The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has elected the new 40-member IMO Council that will be responsible, under the Assembly, for supervising the work of the international organisation.

K Line has inked a ship management deal with FueLNG for the first LNG bunker tanker to supply fuel in Singapore.

The world’s first hydrogen-powered 5G terminal project in China’s north port of Qingdao has been put into service.