Fincantieri signed a contract amendment with OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) under the U212 NFS (Near Future Submarine) program, related to the construction of four submarines currently being built by the Group for the Italian Navy at the Integrated Shipyard of Muggiano.
Classification society ClassNK has introduced what it said is the world's first notation to indicate that greenhouse gas emissions generated during ship construction have been calculated and undergone third-party verification.The new notation, called ‘a-EA (CFP)’, has been added to ClassNK's Environmental Guidelines and is intended to help shipyards
Baltic Exchange has launched a new suite of indices covering four key short-range tanker routes in northwest Europe in order to create the definitive benchmark for the region’s tanker sector and bring greater transparency to the short-range tanker market.The new indices, known as the Baltic Intermediate Tanker Indices (BITI), mark the latest development of the Baltic’s global tanker benchmarks