The World Maritime University (WMU) is partnering with industry majors on the EU funded Horizon 2020 (H2020) research project on decarbonizing shipping. The CHEK project aims to demonstrate a combination of innovative ship design and technologies operating in symbiosis on real vessel concept designs
The Nanjing Jinling shipyard in China cut the steel for the third hybrid Ro-Ro vessel owned by Finnlines, Grimaldi’s RoRo and passenger company, earlier today. Furthermore, the keel laying of the first hybrid Ro-Ro took place on the same day. The new vessels are part of Finnlines’ ongoing € 500-mill
DNV GL has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Daehan Shipbuilding (DHSC) for a new design of small-size LPG carriers in the range of 5,000-7,000 dwt. Prior to the AIP, DHSC and DNV GL had teamed up in a joint development project (JDP) on small-size LPG carriers using LPG as dual fuel. While D
Finnish auxiliary wind propulsion systems’ provider Norsepower Oy Ltd. has won its first newbuild order for the installation of a record five tilting Rotor Sails on board a large bulk carrier. The agreement heralds the first installation of Norsepower’s innovative Rotor Sails on a bulk carrier. The
Lean Marine and AI-application developers Molflow have joined forces with the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg to develop an AI-powered, semi-autonomous system for planning and executing sea voyages. The Via Kaizen project is funded by the Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverke
UK-based specialist engineering firm Walker Subsea Engineering has been awarded funding to develop a novel offshore renewable energy-powered subsea motor.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has completed a sea trial on one of its operated tugboats using next-generation renewable biodiesel fuel developed by euglena Co. euglena biodiesel fuel is a renewable fuel produced with used cooking oil and Euglena, a type of algae similar to brow
South Korean majors Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), which controls about 10% of the global newbuild market, and container shipping major HMM have committed to utilizing Jotun’s Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) on a series of newbuilds. The HullSkater is a remotely operated robot that stays with the vess
Grimaldi Euromed, a subsidiary of the Grimaldi Group specializing in the maritime transport of passengers and RORO cargo, has won a €35 million ($42.5 million) loan facility from CaixaBank S.A. The loan is intended to finance the acquisition of a new Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel Eco Barcelona. Th
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has won approval in principle for a ship design that is fitted with technology for the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases during ship operations. The design is of particular importance having in mind how COVID-19 has impacted the life of
NYK and its group companies have completed a second test of the remote navigation of a tugboat as part of the Japanese government’s project for the realization of autonomous ships by 2025.
Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipyard Co. has won Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) digital ship design, the first AiP for a digital VLGC design in China. LR said that digital systems are considered systems installed on board ships that woul
UK Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng has confirmed the government is considering the creation of a ‘pot within a pot’ for marine energy in the 2021 contracts for difference auction round.
Russian technology company Kronshtadt Technologies has entered into agreements to equip a series of cargo and passenger ships with autonomous navigation systems.
