Nordic energy company Gasum has joined forces with Finnish shipping company Wasaline to build the first large-scale commercial FuelEU Maritime pooling service, providing a way for conventional fuel vessels to save on compliance costs as the regulation enters into force in January 2025. Established t
Swedish shipping company Erik Thun has taken delivery of the first plug-in hybrid dry cargo vessel in the next-generation Lake Vanern Max series from Ferus Smit shipyard in the Netherlands. Erik Thun revealed the delivery of the vessel named Lidan October 2, 2024, adding the vessel had sailed from f
Norwegian equipment provider Zinus has received a contract to provide charging solutions for BC Ferries’ new diesel-electric ferries. As disclosed, the contract, signed with Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards, involves the delivery of ZPP800 tower solution cable management system [CMS] for the quaysi
Norwegian shipping company Misje Rederi has taken delivery of the newbuild eco-friendly hybrid bulk vessel from Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard. The 5,000 dwt Misje Lotus is the company’s sixth EcoBulk hybrid vessel. Measuring 89.95 meters in length, Misje Lotus will transport various types of cargo, i
Norwegian ship design company Breeze Ship Design has secured a contract for the design of two battery hybrid multipurpose offshore supply vessels (MPSVs) for Greek shipowner Capital Offshore Management.
Maritime associations and interest groups including ECSA, FuelsEurope, eFuel Alliance, EWABA, HydrogenEurope, and Methanol Institute have established a new Clean Maritime Fuels Platform, an industry initiative aiming to enhance communication between the shipping sector and fuel producers. Representa
Powering a new chapter in sustainable maritime travel, Norwegian company Brunvoll has joined forces with compatriot transport company Torghatten Nord to equip a new hybrid ferry with an ‘advanced’ propulsion and autonomy system. The ferry, expected to enter service in 2026, will operate between the
Faced with challenges such as short supplies of carbon-neutral fuels, the shipping industry needs to explore every option for reducing fuel consumption in order to reach the 2030 decarbonization goal of 20% emissions reductions set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Norwegian classifi
AtoB@C Shipping, a Swedish subsidiary of Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping, christened its second plug-in hybrid vessel Stellamar in Ystad on August 30, 2024.
Norwegian company Brunvoll has been chosen to supply azimuth propulsion thrusters and thruster control systems for Norled’s four hybrid ferries.
Finnish fuel supply and distribution company NEOT has extended charter contracts for six vessels owned by shipping company Terntank.
Swiss equipment provider ABB has been awarded a contract by Washington State Ferries (WSF) to serve as the propulsion single source vendor (PSSV) for new hybrid electric ferries.
The Government of Canada has awarded $1.7 million in funding to fourteen projects under the Green Shipping Corridor Program’s Clean Vessel Demonstration program.
British ferry operator P&O Ferries has held the naming ceremony for its second newbuild double-ended hybrid ship, P&O Liberté.
