Green Marine

HYON, Gen2 Energy and ASCO to establish hydrogen hub for maritime transport in Nordland
Norway’s hydrogen bunkering specialist HYON has together with compatriot green hydrogen company Gen2 Energy AS and supply base services provider ASCO Norway applied for soft funding from Enova for a hydrogen hub for maritime transport in Nordland to be named the Green Artic HyHub.

Finnlines welcomes first hybrid RoRo newbuild
Finnish shipping company Finnlines has taken delivery of Finneco I, the first of three hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) Eco class vessels ordered in China.

MARIN hires Van Swaay to build its new virtual testing facility for maritime sector
The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has hired Dutch-based construction company Van Swaay to build its new Seven Oceans Simulator Center (SOSc).

Höegh Autoliners orders additional four zero-carbon ready car carriers
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has exercised the option for the construction of additional four new multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready Aurora-class vessels, extending the newbuilding program to eight vessels. The four pure and truck carriers (PCTCs) will be built by China Merchants H

Scalable zero-emission fuels are key to shipping’s green transition, study shows
The shipping industry’s green transition will require rapid scaling of the so-called scalable zero-emission fuels.

Ulstein unveils new ship concept to solve zero-emission challenge
Norwegian shipbuilder and designer Ulstein has launched a vessel concept capable of making the vision of zero-emission cruise operations a reality.

Norway’s hybrid cruise ship allowed to sail after being out of service due to Russian sanctions
Norwegian Havila Kystruten, the operator of a hybrid-powered cruise vessel Havila Capella, which was recently affected by sanctions against Russia, has received an exemption from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to operate the ship for six months.

Artemis Technologies’ all-electric foiling prototype takes to the sea
UK-based Artemis Technologies, a spin-off from the Artemis Racing America’s Cup sailing team, has released the first pictures of its 100% electric, high-speed foiling workboat prototype on Belfast Lough.

Report: Brunsbüttel FLNG terminal to start ops in 2023
A floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) terminal is to begin operating at the start of 2023 in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

Wärtsilä rolls out future-proof dual-fuel engine
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has launched a new dual-fuel engine to accelerate the shipping industry’s journey towards decarbonized operations.

Port of Gothenburg aims to become bunkering hub for renewable methanol
Swedish Gothenburg Port Authority has published general methanol operating regulations for ship-to-ship bunkering and is making arrangements to set up a value chain with the ambition to become the primary bunkering hub for renewable methanol in Northern Europe.

FueLNG wraps up bunkering of LNG-fueled dredger Vox Ariane
Singapore-based LNG bunker supplier FueLNG has completed bunkering of the Van Oord’s new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Ariane.

Activists block Russian oil tanker in Norwegian port, calling on govt to ‘stop fueling the war’
Activists are blocking a Russian tanker from offloading oil in Norway, calling on the government to ban the imports of Russian fossil fuels.

TES launches LNG open season at Wilhelmshaven Green Energy Hub
Belgian hydrogen company Tree Energy Solutions (TES) announces an open season to fast-track LNG imports into Europe through its Wilhelmshaven Green Energy Hub.