24 August 2026

ShipNerd

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Ukraine War Soars Insurance Costs of Shipping in the Black Sea

Insurance costs to transport goods through the region soar for vessels still willing to sail after the Ukraine war.

Ballard Power Systems and ABB receive approval in principle (“AiP”) from DNV for a jointly developed high-power marine fuel cell concept.

StormGeo announced the launch of a new CII tool for calculating, reporting, and proactively improving the CII rankings of their fleet.

FuelTrust Carbon Baseline is an AI solution which delivers a detailed and verified baseline assessment of historical vessel GHG performance.

The FID for the construction of the Independent Natural Gas System (INGS) of Alexandroupolis took place by the shareholders of Gastrade SA.

Joint Development Agreement will use offshore wind-to-hydrogen production in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.

Several industry associations have formed a new alliance to standardize international trade digitalization.

The Ship It Zero coalition welcomed a new zero-emission cargo ship design fuelled by liquid hydrogen, unveiled by Energy Observer.

Aarhus University has invited applications for PhD scholarship. Devoted to the techno-economic assessment of wave energy technology.

On 7 February, the UK government launched a call for evidence to gather information on increasing the use of shore power in the UK.