Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has received an order for two eco-friendly cruise ships from Swiss cruise line Viking, with options to add four additional vessels to its orderbook in the future.
Green Marine Europe (GME), the European environmental certification program dedicated to the maritime industry, revealed that the number of program participants more than doubled in just two years.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at accelerating the energy transition of global maritime and port sectors.
Norwegian Reach Subsea has secured funding of up to €14.3 million from the EU Innovation Fund, under the Net Zero Technologies initiative, which will be used for the scale-up of the Reach Remote project focusing on the development of advanced remote unmanned surface vessels (USVs). “This is a signif
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions will supply cargo handling systems for four new 93,000 cbm capacity VLACs being built by Hanwha Ocean for Naftomar.
Following the design and testing of its first two-stroke ammonia engine, Germany-based engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has launched the ‘AmmoniaMot 2’ research project that aims to develop a four-stroke, medium-speed, dual-fuel test engine powered by ammonia. Backed by the German F
French shipping giant CMA CGM has partnered with circular waste management solutions provider SUEZ to work on the production of biomethane and the low-carbon transition of maritime transport. To this end, on October 18, the companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlining three main ar
While the implementation of ammonia as a marine fuel is expected to be technologically feasible as early as 2025-2026, its toxic nature requires the maritime industry to develop new approaches to safety. However, the majority of maritime community members are willing to sail on or work with ammonia-
Dutch shipping company Amasus has signed a fresh contract with Spain’s bound4blue to install a new suction sail system onboard its 90-meter vessel being built at Astander Shipyard in Santander.
China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered the first of a series of eight 16,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships to Switzerland’s shipping colossal Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). As informed, the Liberian-flagged boxshi
Fincantieri has held a steel-cutting ceremony for Seven Seas Prestige, the new ultra-luxury cruise ship of Regent Seven Seas Cruises, a brand of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH).
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), in collaboration with ship designer Robert Allan, has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for an escort tug with methanol dual-fuel (DF) hybrid propulsion system. The AiP certific
Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) has become “the first nuclear transport operator in the world” to install and trial revolutionary new sail technology on its specialist ships in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint.
Eidesvik Offshore and its partner, Agalas, have begun to build a methanol-powered hybrid construction support vessel (CSV) for offshore wind and subsea operations.
