Maximizing fleet efficiency: Lessons from NCL’s joint project with DNV

With many options and technologies available, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) knows that choosing the right measures to optimize an entire fleet is not an easy task. 

That’s why NCL has taken its collaboration with DNV to a new level to drive innovation, efficiency and excellence. With a focus on areas such as decarbonization, safety and reliability, quality, and risk management, DNV expertise and tools help NCL to find the best approach to meeting emission regulations and optimizing fleet...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/02/maximizing-fleet-efficiency-lessons-from-ncls-joint-project-with-dnv/

Maritime industry needs regulatory action to meet decarbonisation and digitalisation goals

Lloyd’s Register’s Global Maritime Trends 2025 Barometer warns that fragmented regulation is undermining progress in decarbonisation and limiting investment. 

The global shipping industry risks falling short of its net-zero and digital transformation ambitions without sufficient regulatory support enacted at a global level, according to the inaugural Global Maritime Trends 2025 Barometer by Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Lloyd’s Register Foundation

Launched today (26 March) at Sea Asia, the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/26/maritime-industry-needs-regulatory-action-to-meet-decarbonisation-and-digitalisation-goals/

Lloyd’s Register expands advisory services to meet maritime industry’s evolving needs 

New global team of 150 experts will help the sector navigate decarbonisation and digitalisation challenges 

This week, at Singapore Shipping Week, Lloyd’s Register (LR) will unveil its newly structured LR Advisory service, designed to help address escalating regulatory demands, rising decarbonisation costs, and the increasing influence of digitalisation.  

The move sees LR consolidate its Technical Advisory and Business Advisory divisions into a single, integrated LR Advisory team—reflecting its...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/24/lloyds-register-expands-advisory-services-to-meet-maritime-industrys-evolving-needs/

Ship-specific decarbonization plans keep AET on target

AET strengthens decarbonization roadmap with DNV

Pursuing ambitious decarbonization goals, shipowner AET uses DNV expertise to select the best optimization options for each ship. 

Utilizing DNV’s Decarbonization Plan service and computational fluid dynamics analyses performed in Hamburg, DNV worked with AET to optimize its decarbonization strategy by developing tailored plans for each vessel class. This is brought to life through an intuitive digital dashboard, which gives users a...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/22/ship-specific-decarbonization-plans-keep-aet-on-target/

Current issues of the global dry cargo shipping sector et al

Dimitris N. Monioudis

Dimitris N. Monioudis, Managing Director of Rethymnis & Kulukundis Ltd and President of the Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain, having accepted the invitation of Professor Evangelos Markopoulos, delivered a Guest Lecture at Queen Mary University of London to a combined audience of School of Business and Management MSc in International Business and Masters of Laws – LLM, International Shipping Law students.

Dimitris N. Monioudis with Prof. Evangelos Markopoulos

Mr...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/18/current-issues-of-the-global-dry-cargo-shipping-sector-et-al/

Navigator Assembly 2025 – 20th March 2025 – Grand Hyatt Athens

NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS & AKEREON are pleased to invite you to the
NAVIGATOR ASSEMBLY 2025 Smart Shipping discussionon Thursday 20th of March 2025 at
Grand Hyatt Athens from 16.30 to 20.00.

The Navigator Assembly serves as an exclusive gathering, bringing together decision-makers from prominent Greek shipping companies. It offers a unique platform to engage in roundtable discussions on crucial industry topics, including:

• Decarbonization
• Human Element
• Smart Shipping
• ESG (Environmental,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/13/navigator-assembly-2025-20th-march-2025-grand-hyatt-athens/

Bidfood and Thermo King: A Best Practice Example for Sustainable Cold Chain Solutions

Brussels, March 5, 2025 – Thermo King®, a leader in transport temperature control solutions and a brand of Trane Technologies, announced today that it reached a new milestone in the long-standing partnership with Bidfood, part of Bidcorp UK, celebrating the delivery of the 250th Frigoblock FK2 refrigeration unit.

Bidfood, one of the UK’s leading wholesalers, supplying more than 10,000 food, drink and catering supply products to over 40,000 customers, continues to solidify its decades-long...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/05/bidfood-and-thermo-king-a-best-practice-example-for-sustainable-cold-chain-solutions/

Decarbonisation leaders firm up commitment to cultivate trust in ammonia as a marine fuel 

LR seafarers.

Lloyd’s Register’s Maritime Decarbonisation Hub (The Decarb Hub) and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) release new reports to help meet the upskilling needs of an estimated future 800,000 seafarers as the industry transitions to alternative fuels. 

With the maritime industry under pressure to reduce carbon emissions, ammonia is gaining popularity as a promising alternative fuel, as evidenced by LR’s Fuel For Thought Ammonia report. However, many are...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/18/decarbonisation-leaders-firm-up-commitment-to-cultivate-trust-in-ammonia-as-a-marine-fuel/

Sailing into the Future: How the ‘Tesla of the Seas’ Is Revolutionizing Shipping

  • The “Tesla of the Seas” Revolutionizes Green Shipping.
  • The ship features a 48-meter-tall triple-wing rig for wind propulsion, complemented by large solar arrays and a CO2-free diesel-electric drive.
  • Collaborations with the classification society DNV ensure compliance with IMO regulations.

The global shipping industry, responsible for nearly 20% of CO2 emissions, is shifting toward sustainability with Windship Technology’s “Tesla of the Seas.” This revolutionary ship integrates wind-assisted...

https://mfame.guru/sailing-into-the-future-how-the-tesla-of-the-seas-is-revolutionizing-shipping/

NYK Group’s Position on Carbon Dioxide Removal and Decarbonization Efforts

  • CDR will offset emissions from hard-to-abate sectors.
  • Position on CDR Aligns with IPCC, using CDR for unavoidable emissions.
  • Global Frameworks Supports global regulations to promote CDR tech.

On 27 January 2024, the NYK Group published a Position Paper on its approach to Scope 1 Emission Reduction through Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). This is part of a broader response to decarbonization efforts within the Group, which it has disclosed in NYK Group Decarbonization Story (NDS), published last...

https://mfame.guru/nyk-groups-position-on-carbon-dioxide-removal-and-decarbonization-efforts/