K Shipbuilding and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have agreed to collaborate on the development of an ethanol-fuelled 50,000 DWT Medium Range (MR) tanker, with the aim of achieving Approval in Principle (AiP) from LR and presenting a ‘commercially competitive’ vessel concept for the product tanker market. The joint development project was announced this week at Gastech 2026 in Bangkok. LR will undertake technical reviews covering vessel arrangements, stability, structural requirements and fuel tank integration, while K Shipbuilding will lead the vessel design and development programme. The project will also examine opportunities to optimise vessel design and operational efficiency while ensuring compliance […]

Chartwell Marine has announced that construction has begun on its hybrid ferry design for SPM Ferries at AISTER’s shipyard in Spain. The Saint Pierre-and Miquelon ferry will replace Jeune France and connect the self-governing overseas French collective Saint-Pierre and the neighbouring island of Langlade. The ferry is due to begin operations in 2027. Chartwell was appointed by SPM Ferries earlier this year to design the vessel for the rural island community. The new ferry, JANOT, will be capable of carrying up to 100 passengers, as well as cargo The ferry’s hybrid propulsion system has been selected with its operating environment […]

Reflecting on the discussions which took place at last week’s Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 22), Alasdair Wishart, Director of Technical and Policy at the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), believes that the conversation has moved on significantly since the suspension of the Net Zero Framework (NZF) adoption process in 2025. While important disagreements remain, the debate is increasingly about how the framework should be refined, rather than whether it should exist at all. In the first week of September more than 1,200 delegates of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) came […]