As the maritime community prepares to navigate the waters of change, 2024’s World Maritime Day, celebrated on September 26, has brought the theme “Navigating the future: safety first” to the forefront, spotlighting the significance of safety at sea in an era of considerable transformations and new r
MV Gan Jiang Kou, the newest LNG dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) operated by COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers, a unit of China’s COSCO Shipping Group, has officially set sail on its maiden voyage. Following the recent naming ceremony, the 200-meter-long Gan Jiang Kou embarked on its f
The Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC)-led Offshore Accelerator for System Integration and Storage (OASIS) project has launched, aiming to accelerate system integration and storage solutions for offshore renewable energy (ORE). Targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the program will off
Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry (BSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with CMB.TECH and held a naming ceremony for two bulkers being built for the Belgium-based shipowner.
The UAE’s ADNOC has held a ceremony to mark the cutting of the first steel for structures that will be placed at a massive sour gas development off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is envisioned to have fully unmanned offshore facilities and operate with zero emissions.
UK-based XLCC, founded in 2020, has secured £20 million (almost €24 million) from the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) that will be invested in the development of the UK’s first HVDC cable factory, located in North Ayrshire, Scotland, with an option for a further £67 million (approximately €80.3 millio
Norwegian shipping company Misje Rederi has taken delivery of the newbuild eco-friendly hybrid bulk vessel from Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard. The 5,000 dwt Misje Lotus is the company’s sixth EcoBulk hybrid vessel. Measuring 89.95 meters in length, Misje Lotus will transport various types of cargo, i
France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has signed a multi-year heads of agreement (HoA) with HD Hyundai Chemical, the chemical division of the South Korean shipbuilding conglomerate HD Hyundai, to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) for servicing one of the East Asian firm’s industrial sites.
Progress has been made in the finalization of the design required to repurpose a former offshore gas platform into an unmanned installation equipped to run on solar and wind for permanent offshore carbon dioxide (CO2) storage in one of the depleted natural gas fields in the North Sea.
The EU’s FuelEU Maritime and the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) could create a level playing field for bio- and e-methanol, making eco-friendly fuels economically competitive compared to fossil marine fuels, a new white paper by the trade association Methanol Institute suggests. With significa
Norway-based cleantech company TECO 2030 has decided to make a strategic shift from manufacturing fuel cells in Norway to positioning the company as a global technology provider by offering licensing agreements to international partners. TECO explained that this decision reflects its commitment to g
UK-based tidal energy developer Inyanga Marine Energy Group has completed hydrodynamic testing of the passive pitch unit for the patented and scalable HydroWing solution, designed for cost-effective tidal stream energy generation. HydroWing secured the largest tidal energy project in the UK as part
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has held the keel laying ceremony for what is said to be a highly customized hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel that will serve the Japanese offshore wind market. VARD is building the vessel for Toyo Construction, a Japanese general constructi
South Korean logistics company Hyundai Glovis, part of the Hyundai Motor Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BYD, China’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, to cooperate on logistics and finished vehicle maritime transportation.
