Wind Propulsion Verification to Take Centre Stage at Nor-Shipping 2025

The maritime industry’s focus on decarbonisation and performance transparency will be in the spotlight at Nor-Shipping 2025, as leading experts gather for a panel discussion titled “Wind Propulsion: What’s Real, What’s Verified?” on Wednesday 4 June at 11:00am in Technical Seminar Room E6, Hall E, NOVA Spektrum.

The session will explore the process of independently verifying wind propulsion performance, the impact of trusted data, and the need to distinguish proven results from unverified...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/28/wind-propulsion-verification-to-take-centre-stage-at-nor-shipping-2025/

SRC secures The Royal Institution of Naval Architects Maritime Innovation Award 2025 for Methanol Superstorage solution

Pictured (L to R) Hannes Lilp, CEO, SRC Group and Alex Vainokivi, Innovation Manager, SRC Group

SRC Group’s Methanol Superstorage solution has won The Royal Institution of Naval Architects Maritime Innovation Award 2025, recognising its contribution the adoption of methanol as a mainstream marine fuel.

Every year, a panel of RINA judges considers initiatives from academia as well as industry before giving the prestigious award to the innovation considered the most significant in terms of...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/23/src-secures-the-royal-institution-of-naval-architects-maritime-innovation-award-2025-for-methanol-superstorage-solution/

BV Validates Blue Visby’s Solution to estimate its effect on Shipping Emissions

Representatives of Blue Visby and CBH Inc. presenting the Master of the M/V Sifnos with a commemorative certificate of his ship’s Blue Visby voyage to CBH’s terminal at Kwinana, Western Australia.

Independent assessment confirms the integrity of Blue Visby’s emissions methodology, unlocking the potential of coordinated arrival time optimization to reduce fuel use and carbon impact.

Paris la Défense, May 22, 2025: Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), a global leader in testing, inspection, and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/23/bv-validates-blue-visbys-solution-to-estimate-its-effect-on-shipping-emissions/

Caspian Week 2025 – Introducing the Greater Caspian Summit

Caspian Week 2025 – Introducing the Greater Caspian Summit

 June 26–28, 2025

ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan

As the world faces unprecedented technological, geopolitical, and environmental transformations, Caspian Week 2025 in Baku will serve as a vital platform for dialogue, cooperation, and action. Global interest in the forum is growing rapidly, and we are preparing for an unprecedented level of international engagement.

Following the success ofthe “Sustainability Bridges to Peace and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/21/caspian-week-2025-introducing-the-greater-caspian-summit/

ClassNK releases new features for GHG Emissions Management Tool ‘ClassNK ZETA’

ClassNK releases new features for GHG Emissions Management Tool ‘ClassNK ZETA’ – FuelEU Maritime pool optimization, EUA purchase inquiries and integration with NAPA Fleet Intelligence –

Tokyo – ClassNK has released new features related to FuelEU Maritime*1 and EU-ETS*2 for its GHG emissions management tool, ‘ClassNK ZETA’. Additionally, with the integration with NAPA, its “NAPA Fleet Intelligence” is available on ClassNK ZETA.

ClassNK ZETA is a tool for visualizing GHG emissions / CII ratings of...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/20/classnk-releases-new-features-for-ghg-emissions-management-tool-classnk-zeta-2/

Foreship enables world-first dual chemistry battery system to boost zero-emission power for Wasaline

Foreship project managed a near-sixfold increase in zero emission battery power onboard Aurora Botnia.

HELSINKI – Naval architecture and engineering consultancy Foreship is supporting Wasaline in delivering a breakthrough battery upgrade on MV Aurora Botnia that will see the ferry’s energy storage capacity increase nearly sixfold. The world-first retrofit will combine two battery chemistries in a hybrid solution that is expected to cut annual CO₂ emissions by up to 23%.

Building on a...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/20/foreship-enables-world-first-dual-chemistry-battery-system-to-boost-zero-emission-power-for-wasaline/

Columbia Group urges early action by ship owners on FuelEU pooling to maximise opportunities and avoid penalties

Philippos Ioulianou, EmissionLink Managing Director

With the EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime regulations now reshaping the commercial landscape, ship owners should prepare early to avoid higher costs, limited credit availability, and potential impact on operations, warns Columbia Group.

FuelEU pooling allows shipping companies to collectively meet their compliance requirements by transferring compliance surpluses between different vessels within a pool. This mechanism allows for the use of one...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/19/columbia-group-urges-early-action-by-ship-owners-on-fueleu-pooling-to-maximise-opportunities-and-avoid-penalties/

All-Energy 2025 breaks last year’s record

 Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Kate Forbes MSP speaking in the opening session of All-Energy

Total attendance of more than 13,000 over two days makes All-Energy 2025 a record breaker. The UK’s largest renewable end low carbon energy exhibition and conference, owned and organised by RX, was held 14-15 May at Glasgow’s SEC. Last year’s corresponding figure was 11,736.

The increase in attendance was reflected by packed aisles, conference halls, show floor theatres and academic posters (between...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/16/all-energy-2025-breaks-last-years-record/

Decarbonising operations to reduce emissions and costs remains top of the agenda at Seawork

The European Onshore Power Supply Association (EOPSA) is supporting Seawork in 2025 with a pavilion in the Associations Hall. Leading the way on decarbonisation through electrification and shore power and supporting the commercial marine industry.  

The 2025 Seawork conference programme is focussed on decarbonisation with free to attend sessions that share insights and learnings on topical key themes at the forefront of discussions across the industry.   
 
Roland Teixeira de Mattos, President,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/16/decarbonising-operations-to-reduce-emissions-and-costs-remains-top-of-the-agenda-at-seawork/

ZeroNorth and Veracity by DNV launch end-to-end emissions reporting and verification service for the maritime industry, with Teekay as first customer

ZeroNorth and Veracity by DNV have partnered to launch a fully integrated emissions reporting and verification service for the maritime industry. Teekay is the first customer that will be implementing the service across its fleet, following successful testing and development.

As regulatory requirements tighten, maritime operators face growing demands for emissions transparency and reporting integrity. At the same time, poor data quality remains an industry-wide challenge. The new offering...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/16/zeronorth-and-veracity-by-dnv-launch-end-to-end-emissions-reporting-and-verification-service-for-the-maritime-industry-with-teekay-as-first-customer/