Norway-based RoRo transportation provider United European Car Carriers (UECC) has taken delivery of its third and final newbuild multi-fuel LNG battery hybrid pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). The latest newbuild, to be named Auto Aspire, was delivered on 20 October at China’s Jiangnan Shipyard and
The green transition of the shipping industry is picking up pace with shipowners starting to invest in vessels that are technologically prepared to burn alternative fuels such as ammonia and hydrogen. Uptake of alternative fuels has continued to progress, with 4.8% (2021: 3.7%, 2017: 2.3%) of the fl
Danfoss Power Solutions’ Editron division has been chosen to provide drivetrain systems for three hybrid passenger ferries that will operate on the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany.
Western Baltic Engineering has signed a new electric pusher vessel partnership with Andorra-based battery maker AYK Energy.
Dutch shipbuilder Holland Shipyards Group has signed a contract with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) for the delivery of two plus two autonomous all-electric ferries.
UK-based maritime design and applied technologies company Artemis Technologies, a spin-off from the Artemis Racing America’s Cup sailing team, has unveiled the design of its new 100% electric EF-24 passenger vessel, targeting the global high-speed ferry market.
MS Medstraum, the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission fast ferry, was named at a ceremony in Stavanger, Norway, on 22 September 2022.
Cruise company Hurtigruten Norway has launched its first environmentally upgraded battery-hybrid powered ship, MS Richard With.
Scana-owned PSW Power & Automation has demonstrated a hydrogen-based shore power solution designed for the maritime industry. The solution was presented at the pilot facilities on CCB’s shipyard in Ågotnes, Norway, on 19 September. A consortium comprising PSW Power & Automation, Westgass Hydrogen, C
Norwegian company ASKO Maritime AS hosted a christening ceremony last week for two fully electric, autonomous vessels in the Port of Moss, Norway. MS Marit and MS Therese are named after world-leading cross-country ski champions Marit Bjørgen and Therese Johaug, who acted as the vessels’ godmothers.
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards and IGUS, a Germany-based energy chain systems manufacturer, have succeeded in developing and building a new compact ‘electric bunkering’ system that can supply various vessel types with onshore power.
Dutch marine battery system supplier EST-Floattech has delivered 1,092kWh of battery capacity for the new all-electric ferry Wellingdorf built for Germany’s Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK).
Germany’s Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK) has christened its second all-electric ferry, MS Wellingdorf.
AtoB@C Shipping, a Swedish subsidiary of ESL Shipping, has declared an option for the construction of five additional vessels at the Indian shipyard Chowgule & Company Private Limited. The order, confirmed by ESL’s parent Aspo Group, comes on the heels of two contracts for a total of seven identical
