United European Car Carriers (UECC), a Norway-based provider of shortsea RoRo transportation, reported massive CO2 emissions cuts by using biofuel on board one of its roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels.
Classification society ABS has signed an agreement with Diana Shipping Services (DSS), a subsidiary of Greek shipowner Diana Shipping, to implement the ABS Environmental Monitor digital sustainability solution across 31 vessels under DSS management.
Deltamarin, in partnership with Cargill and BAR Technologies, has launched a virtual showroom of their WindWings technology. WindWings is a wind propulsion system designed to harvest wind energy, and it has the potential to reduce a vessel’s CO2 emissions by up to 30%, according to its developers. T
CDWE, a joint venture between CSBC and DEME Offshore, held an official keel laying ceremony for the Green Jade installation vessel at CSBC’s shipyard in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 5 March. The first steel for Green Jade, the first Taiwan-built floating heavy-lift offshore wind installation vessel, was cu
Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW Group and technology company Miros are launching Miros Mocean, a joint venture focusing on optimizing vessel performance. The new company will combine BW Group’s maritime expertise with Miros’ radar technology providing precise data about the operating condition
The US-based company Sino-Global Shipping America revealed it will now accept Bitcoin as a form of payment for its global shipping, freight, and logistics services.
Swedish-based international shipping company Stena has signed a $180 million loan agreement with KfW-Bank to finance two new E-Flexer RoPax ferries. The dup forms part of a series of nine new vessels ordered by Stena from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai). The shipyard has already delivered
Following its recent unveiling of the ‘Tesla of the Seas’, British company Windship Technology has launched talks with interested parties from the shipping industry and investment circles to bring the true zero-emission vessel design into the market. “Significant ESG-focused investors are recognisin
The transition towards zero-carbon fuels in the shipping industry needs to be accelerated, putting a greater focus on the viable solutions already on the market and skipping transitional solutions. These were the messages of A.P. Moller Maersk’s Executive Vice President Henriette Hallberg Thygesen d
South Korea’s national flagship carrier HMM expects the first of eight 16,000 TEU-class newbuilding containerships to enter into service in March. The series was ordered back in 2018 from compatriot Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). An HMM spokesperson confirmed to Offshore Energy – Green Marine that
UK’s tech firm SRO Solutions has signed an agreement with Belfast Harbour to provide IBM’s Maximo asset management software licences as the port looks to increase digitalisation across its operations.
The Grimaldi Group has signed an agreement worth over $500 million with Ulsan-based Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for the construction of six new Ro/Ro multipurpose vessels. The new G5- class ships will be able to transport 4,700 linear meters of rolling freight, 2,500 car equivalent units (CEU) and 2,000 T
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique is planning to install a first-of-its-kind model of Solid Sail/AeolDrive, a sailing solution adapted to large ships, at the shipyard. The installation is the first step of the technical validation necessary prior to the commercialization of the solution a
CWind, part of the Global Marine Group, has launched its CWind Poineer vessel, the world’s first hybrid-powered Surface Effect Ship (SES), according to the company. The vessel was developed in response to an industry-wide push to develop and deploy innovative technologies that reduce CO2 emissions,
