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EPS tests new measure of sail power savings with GCMD
Eastern Pacific Shipping and the Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation gathered data from on-off tests of suction sails in different conditions to isolate and measure the possible power savings
South Korea promotes domestic shipping industry’s global expansion
The country is preparing tax incentives to encourage domestic shipping firms to order eco-friendly ships
Top 10 classification societies 2025
ABS has overtaken DNV to become the largest class society in terms of gross tonnage in service, while CCS has risen from sixth to fifth position, replacing BV
WinGD releases first high-pressure LNG engine as IMO delay prolongs fossil fuels
Swiss engine designer WinGD has released its first high-pressure, dual-fuel LNG engine, pitched at ultra-large containerships. The first will hit the water from 2028 and compete with Everllence’s ME-GI engine
82 Håkan Agnevall, Wärtsilä
Agnevall’s Wärtsilä continues to spearhead the decarbonisation movement from a technological point of view
84 Gwynne Shotwell, Starlink
Starlink continues to be one of the most disruptive forces in the maritime industry, delivering seafarers internet speeds at sea that would be envied on land
93 Katharine Palmer, United Nations
The UNFCCC failed to produce a binding climate change deal, but the shipping industry has plenty of progress to show off on the world stage
87 Ang Wee Keong, MPA Singapore
Without homegrown shipping or shipbuilding giants, the city-state remains a neutral platform rather than a true agenda‑setter in global shipping
98 Noah Silberschmidt, Silverstream Technologies
Having convinced the industry’s top tier to prove the value of the technology, Silverstream’s next phase is focused on scale
GMF urges countries not to give up on green corridors
The number of ‘green corridor’ projects to trial zero-emission shipping has reached 84, but most have struggled to get off the ground for lack of a business case, according to the Global Maritime Forum’s latest review
GCMD and lenders unveil world’s first ‘pay as you save’ retrofit fund
AIM Horizon Investments, Development Bank of Japan, ING and DBS close $35m Fund for Energy Efficiency Technologies, which is hoped to fix the split incentive stopping shipowners investing in greener tech
China Merchants chief urges shipping to ‘break barriers’ amid geopolitical turbulence
China Merchants’ chairman used Hong Kong Maritime Week to signal that Beijing’s state shipping champion wants to shape, not just endure, the next phase of geopolitics-driven, green and digital upheaval in global shipping
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