Lloyd’s Register (LR) has announced that it would use generative AI to provide capabilities built using Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, bridging the gap between terrestrial and marine applications.The capabilities are intended to improve the licensing process for nuclear technology and will be u...

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has commemorated the naming of its newest dual-fuel methanol container carrier in Mumbai as part of the vessel’s inaugural journey to India.The vessel, called Albert Maersk, is the 11th in Maersk’s fleet that can run on methanol.The naming ceremony took place on 2...

Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), operated by International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, has started operating exclusively on solar power during daylight hours.Since 14 February, MCT has been using solar energy supplied by PrimeRES Energy Corporation un...

COSCO SHIPPING has named China’s first 16,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel containership, M.V. “COSCO SHIPPING YANGPU” at Yangzhou.The naming ceremony took place on 18 February, which also happened to be the ninth anniversary of COSCO SHIPPING’s restructuring.Zhu Bixin, President of COSCO SHIPPING; ...

A new report has highlighted key actions to curb GHG emissions from domestic shipping in Africa and the Caribbean.The report, developed by the International Maritime Organization Coordinated Actions to Reduce Emissions from Shipping Initiative (IMO CARES), underscores the critical role of domesti...

Portsmouth International Port has announced the first bunkering transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the port.The Saint-Malo, the first of two new electric-hybrid ships from Brittany Ferries soon to be entering service from the city, took on LNG fuel from the Optimus, a bunkering barge oper...