Maritime Optimisation and Communications

2 days ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

Avikus and ZeroNorth have entered into a strategic partnership that aims to combine Avikus’ Level 2 autonomous navigation system with ZeroNorth’s voyage and vessel optimisation platform. The companies said the integrated system will automatically adjust the vessel’s speed and route and implement smart collision avoidance using real-time weather and fuel consumption data, along with navigation instructions.

2 days ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

The former MAN Energy Solutions is now operating under a new name and has become ‘Everllence’. The new brand identity applies worldwide, according to the company. Everllence will remain under the Volkswagen Group umbrella of companies, and the portfolio of products and services is unchanged. Everllence chief executive Uwe Lauber unveiled the new company nameplate at headquarters in Augsburg, Germany on 4 June.

3 days ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

Three-tank LNG carrier designKR has also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) on June 4 at Nor-Shipping 2025 in Oslo to jointly develop a 174,000㎥ LNG carrier featuring three cargo tanks. "Despite the ongoing trend toward larger vessels across all ship types, the 174K LNG carrier remains the standard design in the global LNG shipbuilding market, with dozens of orders placed annually," KR said.

3 days ago | rivieramm.com | John Snyder

Faced with unprecedented levels of disruption and uncertainty caused by global trade wars, tariffs and Trump Administration policies, shipping must be resilient, but will face increasing inefficiencies and higher costs, say leading shipowning interests. But port fees levied on Chinese-built and -owned ships calling at US ports could result in more orders flowing to South Korean and Japanese shipyards.

4 days ago | rivieramm.com | Jamey Bergman

Höegh Autoliners has agreed to ’upcycle’ some of its vessels at the end of their lives in a Norwegian government-backed deal that participants hope will make both ship recycling and construction practices greener. The project, valued at NOK1.3Bn (US$128M), is being led by Norwegian steel upcycling start-up Nordic Circles, which describes the difference between upcycling and recycling steel as "making new products without melting it".