UK classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Swedish ferry company Stena Lines will work together on a project to retrofit two fast roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels with methanol propulsion.
When sailing in favorable conditions, the two BAR Technologies’ WindWings installed on the MV Pyxis Ocean reduced energy consumption of the main engine by 32% per nautical mile, DNV found in an interim report.
Shofu Maru, the “world’s first” coal carrier equipped with the Wind Challenger hard sail wind propulsion system, had achieved daily fuel savings by up to 17% and by 5 to 8% per voyage on average, Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), the owner of the vessel, confirmed.
The Port of Hamburg has become the first port in Europe to offer shore power for both container and cruise vessels.
Strategic Marine and partners will build three 35-meter surface effect ships (SES), which will be used in the offshore oil and gas industry.
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has launched Methatug, described as “the world’s first” methanol-powered tugboat.
Denmark’s NKT has completed inspection survey and remediation work on an interconnector that has been linking the electricity transmission grids of Ireland and Great Britain for twelve years. The specialized inspection and remediation work on the East West HVDC interconnector (EWIC) allows the owner
Energy and marine consultancy ABL has completed technical due diligence for what is expected to become the world’s longest HVDC subsea cable once it connects the UK and Morocco. The Xlinks Morocco-UK power plant includes the development of a commercial-scale renewable energy project in Morocco, harn
Australian energy giant Woodside Energy has awarded TechnipFMC with an integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) contract to support ongoing production from an LNG project in Australia. Under the contract described as “significant”, TechnipFMC will design, manufactu
DFDS has unveiled a €1 billion investment in battery electric vessels to decarbonize maritime traffic in the English Channel.
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric has kicked off the construction of its subsea cable factory in Scotland, set to supply critical elements for the reinforcement of the UK electricity transmission grid and for connecting renewable energy production facilities to the grid. Sumitomo Electric held t
Canadian shipping company Canada Steam Ship Lines (CSL) has teamed up with compatriot fuel provider Canada Clean Fuels to power eight of its ships with North American-sourced B100 biodiesel.
Norwegian industrial software provider Kongsberg Digital and compatriot fertilizer company and ammonia player Yara International have entered into a two-year agreement under which Kongsberg Digital will develop digital twin technology for Yara’s factories in Herøya in Norway and Sluiskil in the Neth
Japanese energy companies INPEX and JERA have signed an agreement to conduct a joint study to assess the feasibility of establishing a carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain from Japan to Australia.
