Zephyrus Marine announced yesterday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mirai Ships, Ad Hoc and SHIFT to build the Zephyrus Zero Carbon Offshore wind service vessel. 

Leclanché SA announced yesterday that it will supply battery technology for two hybrid ferries being built at the CEMRE shipyard in Turkey for Scotland's Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL).

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a Maritime Safety Awareness report on fire safety in order to raise awareness of the risks and prevent further incidents.

The European Commission approved, on April 3rd, a €450 million Italian scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen with the aim to foster the transition to a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.

FEPORT released a statement on the last day of March, in which it congratulates the institutional negotiators who have been able to reach an agreement on FuelEU and Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR).

The International Group of P&I Clubs (IGP&I's) has released a safety animation to help prevent injuries and loss of life during mooring operations.

In late March, Lloyd's Register (LR) issued a report evaluating key factors for the new EU MRV and EU ETS regulations.

ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) has issued a report to remind of key updates to the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) set of amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code.

Last week, NORDEN issued a statement to announce that together with shipowner Spar Shipping AS, they recently bunkered approximately 1100 tonnes of biofuel at GoodFuels in Rotterdam used on two voyages bound for Asia and Africa respectively.  

On April 1st, the Information Fusion Centre (IFC) in collaboration with Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore, released an informative infographic with measures to prevent piracy.