US Sanctions Cuban State Oil Company

The United States issued sanctions against Cuban state oil company Union Cuba Petroleo (CUPET), the Treasury Department website showed on Thursday, adding more obstacles for the island's government to import much-needed fuel.Washington

Ethanol Gains Traction as Marine Fuel

Shipping companies including Maersk and mining giant Vale are turning to ethanol as a marine fuel to cut emissions as abundant supply and lower cost make it more attractive than other low-carbon

Iran Prevents Tanker from Entering Strait of Hormuz

Iranian forces prevented a tanker from transiting the Strait of Hormuz without coordination, state media reported early on Friday.Iranian media earlier reported sounds of explosions near Bandar Abbas, but state news agency

Nereida Energy Raises Over $3M to Expand Maritime Battery Tech Business

Norwegian maritime technology company Nereida Energy has raised $3.3 million (NOK 32 million) through a private placement of shares backed by a group of industrial and financial investors, including Grieg, Eviny, Nysnø

JERA Takes Delivery of First LNG Cargo from Australia's Barossa Gas Project

JERA has received its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from the Barossa gas project in Australia, marking the start of LNG deliveries from the offshore development to Japan's largest power generation

BRIN Taps Shipbuilder PIRIOU for Research Vessel Pair

The “Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional” (BRIN), Indonesia’s national agency for research and innovation, has commissioned the French shipbuilder PIRIOU to design and build two research vessels:a multimission offshore hydro-oceanographic vessel…

ClassNK CEO Hayato Suga Sees Class Evolving with AI

For ClassNK President and CEO Hayato Suga, the industry’s current moment is unlike anything he has seen in his career.Ask Suga to identify the single most consequential technical trend shaping future ship

Ammonia-Fueled Vessel Delivered to EXMAR

ANTWERPEN was delivered to EXMAR, the Belgian gas shipowner and infrastructure developer, a ship powered by WinGD’s X52DF-A ammonia-fueled engine, reported to be the world’s first ocean-going ship designed to operate on ammonia fuel.The

Tech Talk: Walk Inside a Yacht Rebuild

Twenty-five years after she was launched by Feadship as Northern Light, the 46.90-m has emerged from one of the most comprehensive rebuild programs undertaken by Feadship Refit & Services in recent years.Arriving