
UK’s Port of Tyne has purchased the country’s first fully electric foiling pilot vessel in line with the Government’s Maritime 2050 strategy, reinforcing the port’s “commitment to innovation, sustainability, and a cleaner future for the maritime sector”.

North American developer of marine- and land-based transportable nuclear power plants (TNPPs) Prodigy Clean Energy has joined forces with classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) to complete the development of lifecycle requirements for its TNPPs and start their fabrication by late 2020s.