Tag Archives: maritime industry

Surge in Orders for Alternative-Fueled Ships Signals Maritime Industry’s Green Transition

(IN BRIEF) DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform reported a significant increase in orders for ships with alternative fuel propulsion in 2023, totaling 298, marking an 8% year-on-year rise. Notably, methanol gained prominence with 138 orders, nearly on par with … Read the full press release

Major maritime players cooperate over driving the reduction of greenhouse gases in shipping as part of an industry-first project

(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 17-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced that it is cooperating with BHP, an Australian multinational mining, metals and petroleum public company, and China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), a Shanghai … Read the full press release

Ørsted and ESVAGT partner over the world’s first service operation vessel (SOV) that will run on green fuels

(PRESS RELEASE) FREDERICIA, Denmark, 8-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Ørsted (CPH: ORSTED), a Danish leading operator of offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, and ESVAGT, a market leader in service and support for offshore … Read the full press release

Maersk installs automated weather stations on 50 of its vessels

(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 7-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Maersk (CPH: MAERSK-B), a global leader in container shipping, has announced that it will install automated weather stations on 50 of its vessels to transmit live data in help of meteorologists to forecast … Read the full press release

Cydome to offer cybersecurity solution to ship owners and managers through Inmarsat’s Fleet Connect service

Cybersecurity solution provides advanced security monitoring and protection against cyber threats for critical systems (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 2-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced that Cydome, the ship-wide cybersecurity solution … Read the full press release

Thetius / Inmarsat report: COVID-19 seens as universal disruptor and catalyst for digital transformation in the shipping industry

‘A Changed World’ details the fast tracking of IoT-based solutions in post-pandemic world (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 13-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has released a new report that looks into how the … Read the full press release

DNV updates rules for ship classification with new class notations to tackle decarbonization challenge in the maritime industry

(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 2-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — World’s leading classification society, DNV announces the latest updates to its rules for ship classification, with a raft of new class notations, including “Fuel Ready” and “Gas fuelled ammonia” notations. The new updates … Read the full press release

AqualisBraemar LOC appointed in designing Europe’s first emission free hydrogen fuel cell sea-going passenger and car ferry

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 7-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading independent global energy and marine consultancy, AqualisBraemar LOC announces that it has been appointed by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. (CMAL) to partner in designing Europe’s first emission free hydrogen fuel cell sea-going … Read the full press release

Maritime industry: DNV GL releases white paper “Closing the safety gap in an era of transformation”

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 16-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s leading classification society, DNV GL, announces a white paper entitled “Closing the safety gap in an era of transformation”. The white paper, released at a press conference today, identifies a looming … Read the full press release

CMA CGM adds Port of Alexandria’s upcoming terminal to its operations in the Mediterranean

Operations will start in 2022 and a capacity of 1.5 million TEUs. A strategic choice for the development of CMA CGM’s port operations in the Mediterranean. (PRESS RELEASE) MARSEILLE, 28-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — French container transportation and shipping company CMA … Read the full press release

Total further contributes to the reduction of maritime industry’s carbon footprint by joining the “Getting to Zero Coalition”

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 8-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — French multinational integrated oil and gas company Total supports the maritime industry’s decarbonisation by collaborating with companies across the maritime, energy, infrastructure and finance sectors and joining the Getting to Zero Coalition. The … Read the full press release

Inmarsat launches Fleet Data IoT service for the maritime industry

Fleet Data fully utilises Voyage Data Recorder ship to shore connectivity infrastructure with dedicated bandwidth to offer a clear pathway to maritime digitalisation   LONDON, 05-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat today unveils Fleet Data, a new Internet of Things (IoT) … Read the full press release

DNV GL’s new position paper sets out the importance of standardisation in enabling the growth of digital applications in the maritime industry

OSLO, 20-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Classification society DNV GL has released a new position paper setting out the importance of standardisation in enabling the growth of digital applications in the maritime industry. Drawing from the experiences gained from digital pilot projects … Read the full press release

Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress recognised with Seatrade Award 2017 for Digital Technology

LONDON, 07-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Fleet Xpress service from Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L) has secured the prestigious Seatrade Award 2017 for Digital Technology, one of the maritime industry’s leading honours, which recognises technical innovation. Given to acknowledge the most significant contribution … Read the full press release