An ammonia bunkering vessel (ABV) developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has won approval from the Japanese classification society ClassNK. The company has developed its own design drawings, and introduced a method of creating 3D models linked to the drawings at an early stage of the
UK software platform Signol has partnered with compatriot provider of integrated shipping services Clarksons as part of its new carbon platform to immediately reduce emissions in the maritime industry.
Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have entered into a new Energy Security and Industry Accelerator (ESIA) Agreement that will accelerate projects of joint interest between the two countries in energy security, decarbonisation and climate action. The agreement was signed by Sultan Ahmed Al J
Canadian energy storage solutions provider Shift Clean Energy has announced its involvement in the first all-electric battery swapping vessel in the Port of Singapore.
An LNG dual-fueled and ammonia fuel prepared very large crude carrier (VLCC), developed jointly by China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), TotalEnergies, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), and GTT has received approval from the Bureau Veritas classification society. The approval in principle (AiP)
Construction of the Hydromover, a fully-electric cargo vessel with swappable batteries, has officially been kick-started at today’s keel-laying ceremony at the shipyard of Lita Ocean Pte Ltd, Singapore. The vessel was developed by Goal Zero Consortium partners. Green technology solutions provider Yi
Tidewater has ordered a battery package for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) from Norway’s Norwegian Electric Systems (NES).
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has completed a trial use of marine biofuel for the first time in its fleet. The trial was carried out on OOCL Yokohama, a 4578-TEU container vessel. The containership was fueled with 1999.3 metric tons of B22 marine bi
Norwegian automation specialist Høglund Marine Solutions has signed six more contracts with Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) and Babcock LGE to supply integrated automation (IAS), cargo and fuel gas control systems (CCS and FGCS) for six very large ethane carrier (VLEC) newbuilds.
Atlas Corporation, the owner of the world’s largest lessor of containerships, Seaspan Corporation, has received an increased bid for all of its outstanding shares from the Poseidon Acquisition Corp. The consortium, composed of David L. Sokol, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Atlas Corp., affili
Over the past couple of years, the maritime industry stakeholders have stepped up their sustainability efforts by producing their ESG strategies and starting to publish their first sustainability reports. Over the board, the companies agree they need to decarbonize their operations at least by 2050,
Russia’s largest shipping company PAO Sovcomflot and compatriot oil company PAO Gazprom Neft have carried out the first-ever bunkering of a marine vessel with liquified natural gas (LNG) in the history of the country’s transport industry. The bunkering operation involved Sovcomflot’s crude oil tanke
Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding Co and Hitachi Zosen Corporation have signed an agreement on the acquisition of a 35 percent stake in the marine engine business that would be spun off from Hitachi Zosen. Hitachi Zosen, which has been working in the marine engine sector since 1940 as the only licensee o
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is shining a spotlight on the role of emerging technologies to support a green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future.
