NYK supplied fuel ammonia to an NYK-owned ammonia-fueled tugboat (A-Tug), which is scheduled to become the world's first commercial ammonia-fueled vessel upon completion at the end of August. The bunkering was completed at the port of Yokohama using the truck-to-ship method, the first time an A-Tug had ever been fueled using this method.

Advent eModal (AeM), the world’s largest port community system serving the intermodal supply chain, has announced the successful implementation of its eModal® Community Portal^®eModal® Community Portal (eCP) at Florida International Terminal (FIT) at Port Everglades.

Technology company ZeroNorth is now providing its eBDN (electronic bunker delivery note) solution on 12 barges operated by Vitol Bunkers in Singapore for supply to its shipping customers. The deployment of eBDN will help Vitol Bunkers streamline workflows, eliminate the risk of manual errors, enhance efficiencies, and reduce costs.

In March of 2024, Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix) was contracted by DonJon Marine shortly after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland for diving support in their cleanup and salvage operations.

Furuno has introduced a new series of commercial Radars designed to streamline operations on the bridge and enhance safety and reliability at sea. The FAR2XX8MK2 Radar series is designed to provide clearer and more accurate Radar images of surroundings while increasing reliability and decreasing the overall cost of ownership with simplified maintenance.

After being granted a growth loan of $3.26M from Innovation Norway, ECOsubsea will build up its hull cleaning solution in the port of Singapore.

Korean Register (KR) has announced the successful installation of an onboard carbon capture system (OCCS) with purely domestic technology, and it will soon undergo internal verification testing.

Classification society DNV has published updates to its rules for classification of ships and offshore structures.

Ta San Shang Marine Co. Ltd. (TSSM), the joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. of Japan, and Ta Tong Marine Co., Ltd. of Taiwan, has ordered a second Damen CSOV (Commissioning Service Operation Vessel) 9020. With a delivery date planned for end 2026, TSSM will deploy the new vessel in Taiwanese offshore wind farms.

In Indonesia, the first of series Damen CSD600 has started operation. The distinctive Cutter Suction Dredger is the first of Damen’s comprehensive new dredger range to be delivered. It was transported from Rotterdam, the Netherlands to Indonesia as deck cargo on a heavy lift carrier.

Bollinger Shipyards (Bollinger) praises the White House’s announcement of the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (“ICE Pact”), a trilateral agreement between the United States, Canada and Finland to contribute capacity and know-how for building polar icebreakers for the United States and its allies, and to counter the expanding presence of our nation’s adversaries and strategic competitors in the Arctic region.

Damen Shipyards has secured a contract to build a sixth Commissioning Service Operation Vessel for offshore personnel transfer provider Windcat, thus completing the six-ship ‘Elevation Series’ of future-proof CSOVs. The contract marks the further strengthening of the working relationship between Damen, Windcat and CMB.TECH.

On April 5, Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with Toyota Tsusho for the delivery of four vessels. The order consists of two ASD Tugs 2813: a Pushy Cat 1004 and a Stan Pilot 1905. The vessels will be provided to the Ministry of Transport Angola as part of a Japanese Government funded port development project in Namibe.

Allseas is proud to announce the safe removal of Shell UK’s 31,000-tonne Brent Charlie platform topsides from the UK sector of the North Sea.

Value Maritime (VM) is collaborating with ForestWave, a prominent player active in the multipurpose shortsea segment, to retrofit two 10,600 DWT general cargo vessels with VM’s advanced emission reducing Filtree EGCS system and integrated Carbon Capture unit.

Strategic Marine announces that Louis Dreyfus Armateurs has placed an order for an additional pair of newly built 27M Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs), expanding its fleet from five to seven high-specification vessels.