
Italian Grimaldi Group has held a christening ceremony at the port of Valletta for Eco Malta, the latest hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel delivered to the company in March.

MacGregor, a part of Finnish Cargotec, has secured a contract to supply comprehensive packages of RoRo equipment for three RoPax ferries powered by four liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines of dual-fuel type with battery assistance.

Swedish public transport organisation Västtrafik has taken delivery of a fourth electric hybrid ferry powered by a battery system from the Dutch manufacturer EST-Floattech.

Germany’s emission-free hydrogen-fueled push boat Elektra has been christened earlier this week, allowing the testing of the vessel to begin.

Papendrecht-based dredging and maritime services provider Boskalis has decided to convert numerous vessels within its Offshore Energy division into hybrid vessels through the retrofitting of energy storage systems.

The first steel plates for Scandlines’ new zero-emission ferry were cut at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey on 4 April 2022.

A zero-emission ferry ordered by Danish ferry operator Scandlines will run on a 10 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) from Swiss energy storage solutions company Leclanché.

The keel-laying ceremony has been held for Finnsirius, the first Superstar roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferry ordered by Finnish ferry operator Finnlines.

Eidesvik has inked a new contract for one of its recently upgraded platform supply vessels (PSVs) with Norway’s state-owned giant, Equinor.

Swedish shipping company Erik Thun Group has decided to order a new dual-fuel tanker in China.

Making a step forward in the sustainability of the maritime supply chain, Dutch Alewijnse and Spanish Ingeteam have joined forces to initiate and facilitate the development and integration of hybrid and electric propulsion system.

UK-based offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling is preparing for the latest addition to its fleet of drilling rigs, the Stena Evolution.

Swiss energy storage solutions provider Leclanché has obtained recertification from classification societies DNV and Lloyd’s Register for its Marine Rack System (MRS-2) operating on the 65 Ah lithium-ion pouch cells.

Norwegian ferry operator Norled has contracted compatriot shipyard Havyard Leirvik to convert its MF Ibestad ferry to electric operation with hybrid capacity in line with the green shift.