Hybrid
Newest hybrid RoRo ship rounds off Grimaldi’s GG5G fleet
Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the final hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ship in its Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class.
AtoB@C Shipping: Half of plug-in hybrid newbuild fleet is complete
AtoB@C Shipping is halfway through its fleet renewal program with delivery of the sixth plug-in hybrid newbuild vessel from India’s Chowgule shipyard.
DeepOcean, Solstad and Østensjø Rederi launch advanced, 24-meter unmanned surface vessel
DeepOcean, Solstad Offshore and Østensjø Rederi have christened and launched their advanced, 24-meter-long unmanned surface vessel (USV) Challenger, following several years of development. GONDAN Shipbuilders started the construction of the USV in March 2024, following the order from USV A/S, a join
AET links up with Fleetzero to develop ‘world’s longest-range’ hybrid electric vessel
AET, a petroleum arm of Malaysia’s shipowner MISC, has joined forces with modular marine batteries developer and maker Fleetzero to develop “the world’s longest-range” plug-in hybrid-electric vessel.
VARD starts building first Island Offshore hybrid ocean energy construction vessel, second to follow in July
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has cut the first steel for the first hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore. The steel cutting that marks the official start of construction for the first newbuild OECV, named Island Evolution, too
Työvene secures €20M order for battery-hybrid vessels from Sweden
Swedish shipping company Torghatten AB has contracted Finnish shipbuilder Työvene to construct two battery-hybrid passenger vessels.
New hybrid-electric SOV for EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm enters construction
Cochin Shipyard has started building a hybrid-electric service operations vessel (SOV) for North Star, which will operate at the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany under a long-term charter North Star signed with EnBW last year. North Star and Cochin Shipyard cut the first steel for the new SOV
Stena Line splashes second methanol-ready NewMax hybrid ferry
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has launched its second methanol-ready NewMax hybrid ferry at China Merchants Jingling Shipyard.
Offshore Energy Amsterdam 2025 exhibition floor 70% booked
This is an article by Navingo, owner of the Offshore-Energy.biz media brand and the organiser of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam. The year has just started but the exhibition floor for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2025 in November is filling up quick
Eidesvik, Agalas, Reach Subsea order new jointly owned construction support vessel
Three Norway-based offshore energy vessel and service providers, Eidesvik, Agalas and Reach Subsea, are building a new construction support vessel (CSV) for subsea and offshore wind operations. The vessel will be two-thirds owned by an entity owned by Eidesvik and Agalas, controlled by Eidesvik, and
AYK Energy: Brittany Ferries’ second newbuild fitted with ‘world’s largest’ battery
Guillaume de Normandie, Brittany Ferries’ second hybrid electric ferry, has been installed with “the biggest marine battery ever built” from Andorra-based manufacturer AYK Energy. The vessel has also completed sea trials.
Gasum, Sirius Shipping order LNG, bio-LNG bunker vessel in Türkiye
Nordic energy company Gasum and Swedish shipping company Sirius Shipping have placed an order for 7,800 cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) and bio-LNG bunker vessel at RMK Marine shipyard in Türkiye.
Ocean Installer extends charter of multi-purpose offshore construction vessel
Norway’s marine construction and operations player Ocean Installer, part of the Moreld Group, has extended its charter agreement with compatriot North Sea Shipping for an advanced multi-purpose offshore construction vessel. Ocean Installer announced it had executed an 18-month option, extending the
German consortium sets out to activate fuel cell technology for cruise ships
Meyer Werft and its consortium partners launched a new research project focused on fuel cell technology powered by green methanol for cruise ships.