DNV Maritime chief executive Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen will run DNV operations while long-serving chief executive Remi Eriksen undergoes treatment for cancer

Business & Finance

MISC, China Offshore achieve ammonia FPSO AiP

23 Dec 2025by Craig Jallal

Pre-FEED on an ammonia FPSO concept is due to finish in Q1 2026

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Fleet Performance & Maintenance Floating LNG Regulations & Compliance Shipbuilding & Design

ABS classes Svitzer's CO2 transport, storage ATB design

12 Dec 2025by Martyn Wingrove

An articulated tug-barge unit designed by a Danish shipowner and Canadian naval architect could support a carbon-capture and storage project

Carbon Capture & Storage Shipbuilding & Design

Tanker trial proves digital course for ship classification

11 Dec 2025by Martyn Wingrove

A classification society has verified a ship’s auxiliary machinery remotely through a field trial on an oil-product carrier

Digitalisation Fleet Performance & Maintenance

S-100 navigation data sets begin sea trials

11 Dec 2025by Martyn Wingrove

National hydrographic offices will trial the new data format with ECDIS manufacturers

Digitalisation Subsea Operations

Jinan Shipyard signals intent to build and repair tugboats

20 Nov 2025by Martyn Wingrove

Qatari workboat repair and yacht building shipyard has signed a memorandum of understanding with a classification society to provide marine services for tugs

Shipbuilding & Design

Samsung Heavy Industries' condition-based maintenance system certified

18 Nov 2025by Martyn Wingrove

South Korean shipbuilder’s SCBM system uses real-time data and artificial intelligence analytics

Digitalisation Shipbuilding & Design

Collaborative venture offers independent STS assurance

17 Nov 2025by Craig Jallal

Ship-to-ship (STS) transfer community aims for a new level of assurance and transparency

Business & Finance Fleet Performance & Maintenance Regulations & Compliance

Singapore's MPA, DNV back remote-control vessel testing

13 Nov 2025by Martyn Wingrove

Norway’s classification society and Singapore’s maritime authority have extended their collaborating MoU

Digitalisation

ABS board elects new chairman and chief executive

12 Nov 2025by Martyn Wingrove

John McDonald has been elected as the new chairman and chief executive of ABS, replacing Christopher Wiernicki who is retiring

Business & Finance

ABS approves Samsung remote operations, wireless gas detection

05 Nov 2025by Martyn Wingrove

US classification society has granted approval in principle for technologies developed in South Korea for safer shipping

Digitalisation Safety & Incidents

Opinion

Ballast Water Management Convention Ballast Water Management Systems Ballast Water Treatment Ballast Water Treatment Technology Container Ships Environmental Social and Governance Maritime Environmental Protection MARPOL Regulations & Compliance

2026 in marine environmental protection: rules tighten to reduce ship discharges post-2026

From Brazilian hull fouling limits to mandatory container loss reporting, 2026 ushers in a more demanding agenda for operational discharges from ships

Analyst / Bank Forecasts Business & Finance Dry Cargo Forecasts Regulations & Compliance Ship Recycling

2026 in dry bulk: more ships, lower average earnings

09 Jan 2026by Craig Jallal

Business & Finance Forecasts Tanker Shipping & Trade Tankers

2026 in tanker shipping and trade: deliveries, decarbonisation, shifting geopolitics

07 Jan 2026by Craig Jallal

Alternative Fuels Artificial Intelligence (AI)Fuels & Lubricants Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells Int. Tug & Salvage IoT LNG as a fuel Marine Propulsion Methanol Ports Shipbuilding & Design Tug & Salvage Tug & Towage Services Tugs / Workboats Vessel Monitoring Vessel Optimisation

2026 in tug and salvage: electric and methanol-fuelled tugs arrive

31 Dec 2025by Martyn Wingrove

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous Vessels Bridge Equipment Bridge Systems Communications Digital Twins Digitalisation ECDIS Floating LNG Home Maritime Optimisation & Communications Navigation Optimisation & Communication Ports Satellite Communications Vessel Optimisation Voyage Planning VSAT

2026 in maritime optimisation and communications: key digitalisation technologies to transform shipping

31 Dec 2025by Martyn Wingrove

Business & Finance Floating LNG LNG Shipping LNG Shipping & Terminals

The size of the prize

30 Dec 2025by Craig Jallal

Offshore Wind Offshore Wind Journal Offshore Wind Policy

2026 in the offshore wind industry: the beginning of a much-needed reset

30 Dec 2025by David Foxwell

Alternative Fuels Ballast Water Treatment Technology Fuels & Lubricants Maritime Environmental Protection Regulations & Compliance

2025 in marine environmental protection: politics stall progress on net zero

29 Dec 2025by Craig Jallal

Home Int. Tug & Salvage Ports Regulations & Compliance Safety & Incidents Tug & Salvage Tug & Towage Services Tugs / Workboats

Legal framework for towage in the digital era

29 Dec 2025by Helen McCormick

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Maritime Regulations Webinar Week

16 Dec 2025

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On 16 December, Riviera will be holding a webinar on how to achieve IMO compliance while powering sustainable shipping practices.

This webinar delivers practical guidance on managing compliance ...

Floating energy: successfully unlocking stranded gas using FLNGs and FSRUs

24 Feb 2026

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Stranded gas represents untapped value and floating LNG and FSRUs offer the quickest way to monetise it. To capitalise on these opportunities, you must master both the technology behind floating gas ...

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