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Van Oord Takes Delivery of World’s Largest Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Van Oord Takes Delivery of World’s Largest Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Dutch marine contractor Van Oord has taken delivery of the world’s largest wind turbine installation vessel, Boreas. Van Oord took delivery of the vessel during a festive ceremony at the Yantai CIMC…

AkzoNobel Protects Ultra Deep Sea Drilling Vessel

AkzoNobel Protects Ultra Deep Sea Drilling Vessel

Maritime paint and coatings provider AkzoNobel has revealed that its International-line of marine coatings have been used to protect China’s first domestically designed and built ultra deep sea…

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Wins Gothenburg Terminal Contract

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Wins Gothenburg Terminal Contract

Norwegian car carrier firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen has reached an agreement to take over the operations of Sweden’s Gothenburg port; the largest automotive-specific port in Scandinavia.  The deal…

Singapore Reports Sales of 1m Tonnes of Alternative Fuels in 2024

Singapore Reports Sales of 1m Tonnes of Alternative Fuels in 2024

The world’s largest bunkering port, Singapore, has reported that sales of alternative fuels crossed the 1 million tonnes mark for the first time in 2024.  In a statement, the Port of Singapore…

74% of All New Shipbuilding Orders Booked by Chinese Yards in 2024

74% of All New Shipbuilding Orders Booked by Chinese Yards in 2024

China has continued its increasing dominance of the shipbuilding industry by reporting that Chinese yards booked 74% of all newbuild orders last year. The country saw overall growth across three…

Major Inspection Firms Consider Merger

Major Inspection Firms Consider Merger

Paris-based Bureau Veritas and Geneva-based SGS, two leading inspection, certification, and testing companies, are reportedly in talks to combine. The two firms - which are major providers of…

Brookes Bell announces four key promotions

Brookes Bell announces four key promotions

Brookes Bell is delighted to announce the promotion of four team members, reflecting their expertise and dedication to the maritime consultancy industry. Michael Banning - Senior Marine Engineer,…

Meet The Team: David Browbank

Meet The Team: David Browbank

Modern-day fuel chemists are often expected to have many strings to their bow.  Within the maritime sector, fuel chemists are focused on the chemistry and performance of fuels used in commercial…

Cashew nut biofuel blends present major operational challenges for vessels

Cashew nut biofuel blends present major operational challenges for vessels

As the maritime industry seeks renewable and environmentally friendly fuels to meet stringent emissions regulations, Cashew Nutshell Liquid (CNSL) is emerging as a potential feedstock for biofuel…

Infrastructure challenges remain as FuelEU Maritime looks to boost green fuel adoption

Infrastructure challenges remain as FuelEU Maritime looks to boost green fuel adoption

FuelEU Maritime is the latest regulation, introduced under the European Union's Fit for 55 package, looking to encourage the maritime industry to adopt renewable and low-carbon fuels as a means of…