RMI and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) are collaborating with the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) and Hapag-Lloyd to pilot a Maritime Book and Claim System.

Gard P&I Club informs that the situation in Israel and Gaza and the surrounding sea areas remains volatile and recommends assessing all port calls in Israel on a case-by-case basis.

SQE MARINE consulting firm informs that the China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) has issued a notice announcing a special safety inspection period to prevent the failure of ships’ mechanical and electrical equipment.

The Methanol Institute (MI) and SEA-LNG have expressed their concerns following the recent announcement by the European Commission impacting the trade of biomethane and biomethane-based biofuels such as biomethanol.

Australia and Singapore have launched a $20 million initiative, the Australia-Singapore Initiative on Low Emissions Technologies (ASLET), to reduce emissions in the maritime sector.

The Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) has launched a research program to develop core technologies for small modular reactor (SMR)-powered ships and floating SMR power generation platforms from 2024 through 2028.

Hapag-Lloyd has won Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA)’s first tender to deliver greenhouse gas emissions reduction over 90% as compared to fossil fuel service to ZEMBA members starting in 2025.

MAN Energy Solutions has secured an order for 3 × MAN 6L21/31DF-M (Dual Fuel-Methanol) GenSets for the construction of a 7,990 dwt IMO Type II chemical bunker tanker.

Five northern European countries, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Sweden, have established arrangements allowing cross-border transport and storage of captured CO2, advancing a European infrastructure for carbon capture and storage.

Howden, a UK-based insurance broker, has introduced war risk cargo insurance to cover vessels sailing through the Red Sea against drone and missile attacks due to escalating geopolitical tensions.