The Zero Emissions Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs) says the number of battery powered ships in operation or under construction has increased 258% since it last presented data to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in 2023. In an information paper submitted to the Intersessional Meeting of the Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 23), which is due to take place from 23-27 November 2026, ZESTAs said the total installed battery capacity on ships had increased by around 300% over the same time period. ZESTAs, which has consultative status at IMO, has […]

The Research Council of Norway has pledged NOK 20 million ($2 million) in initial funding to support the Marine Nuclear Propulsion System (MarNuPS) Pilot project, which is aiming to move maritime nuclear propulsion from system development towards physical integration and testing, with first vessel deployment targeted for 2031/32. The project is led by Emerald Nuclear Norway, and brings together VARD Group, Vard Electro, Island Offshore, NTNU, Imperial College London and Maskindynamikk in a consortium spanning reactor technology, ship design and integration, vessel operations, automation and academic research. The Research Council support comes in addition to substantial self-financing by the project […]

The BIMCO-chaired Tripartite Joint Industry Working Group (JIWG) has released two new frameworks that are intended to help improve the exchange of operations and emissions data across the maritime industry. In a statement issued today (27 October), the JIWG said the Operational Vessel Data (OVD) and Vessel Emissions Reporting (VER) are both ‘voluntary’ frameworks – so they do not create new reporting obligations but rather ‘provide a common approach that organisations may adopt to support more efficient and consistent data exchange’. The OVD aims to provide a structured format for exchanging operational vessel and fuel-consumption data. It defines common data […]