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Wärtsilä’s Aquarius EC ballast water management system (BWMS) has been given BASIC approval by the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).

International transporter, Cargill, manufacturer Huntsman Corporation and oil trader UNIPEC UK, say they have set a new industry standard on fuel efficiency by deciding to charter only the more efficient vessels in…

SeaWeb Marine Photobank’s programme launched the fifth annual ‘Ocean in Focus’ conservation photography competition this week, to inspire ocean protection and a change for the marine environment.

This month, a new shuttle between Stockholm Årsta and the Port of Gothenburg came into service. The shuttle provides companies throughout the Stockholm area with a rapid, environmentally smart link to key…

Scotlands Aberdeen Harbour Board has begun a study to evaluate the likelihood of extending the facilities at the port to meet its increasing operations.

Damen’s inland waterway shipyard, Bodewes Binnenvaart BV, has designed a new inland shipping concept, the 110m long ‘EcoLiner’, in partnership with Dutch inland shipping company, The QaGroup.

Global power systems company, Rolls-Royce says that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved its new state-of-the art marine gas engine for use in the US.

Battery management solutions company, Flux Power Holdings Inc, has been chosen by its fellow American, clean energy technology company, TransPower, to provide the battery packs for its test battery-electric trucks, revealed at…

Finnish cargo company, Cargotec, has received orders for new mobile Siwertell units from ports in Turkey, Denmark and Sweden.

This week at SMM 2012, Germanischer Lloyd (GL) launched its latest product, the GL EmissionManager – a software tool which will allow the emission of a ship to be collected, tracked and…

Lloyd’s Register has introduced its latest performance optimisation service, aimed at supporting shipowners, builders and designers to develop more efficient new and existing ship designs and retrofits for vessels already in service.

At the Global Maritime Environmental Congress (GMEC) this week, Dr Pierre C Sames of Germanischer Lloyd (GL), gave a presentation on how to achieve a zero emissions future through innovative design and…

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) will launch the new ‘Green Guide’ at this year’s GreenPort Congress which takes place in Marseille from 3 to 5 October 2012.

Dr Carsten Wiebers, global head maritime industries, KfW IPEX-Bank, will be talking about the importance of green ship funding in the run-up to the global maritime environmental congress (gmec) taking place at…

Cargotec has launched a new electrical range of offshore MacGregor anchor handling/towing winches (eAHT) which offers improved operational performance and safety and reduced environmental impact.

A partnership to advance the research and development of ocean energy has been signed by The New England Marine Renewable Energy Centre (MREC) and the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

The third Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships (GFS) Conference is due to take place on 12 September to the 14 September 2012 in this year’s host city, Bergen, Norway.

The new Gold Sponsor for Greenport South Asia, ABB, explains that India in particular is a growth area and points out that 90% of the country’s trade volume is conducted by sea.

Offshore classification company, ABS, has certified the design, fabrication and installation of Portugal’s first WindFloat facility.