The world’s first methanol propelled pilot boat has been launched by the Fastwater project, a consortium of Europe’s maritime research and technology leaders set to demonstrate the feasibility of retrofit and newbuild vessels to operate on methanol.
Norwegian cruise company Havila Kystruten has selected its compatriot marine technology firm Kongsberg Maritime (KM) to supply engine and thruster package for newbuild cruise vessel Havila Capella.
Airseas, a French pioneer in wind propulsion solutions for shipping, has completed the first installation of its automated kite Seawing on a commercial vessel, marking an important milestone in the deployment of wind-assisted technologies to curb emissions from shipping.
A containership owned by South Korean shipping company HMM has been bunkered with sustainable marine bio-heavy oil, starting an offshore empirical test. The ship in question is the 13,154 TEU Hyundai Dream. The boxship was refuelled with biofuel blends during bunkering at the Port of Busan on 29 Nov
Rem Offshore’s newbuild Construction Service Vessel (CSV), Rem Energy, has started a charter sea trial for Siemens Gamesa in the German North Sea. The vessel is deployed at the 400 MW Global Tech I wind farm located 140 kilometres from Emden in the German Exclusive Economic Zone. Once the sea trials
Canadian bulker operator CSL Group has completed the world’s longest-running trials of B100 biodiesel on marine engines, accumulating nearly 30,000 running hours.
Dutch shipowner Tharsis Sea-River Shipping has finished concluded the installation of two retractable wing sails on its general cargo vessel M/V Tharsis.
After receiving NOK 219 million ($24.18 million) of Norwegian state aid, Topeka’s hydrogen vessels are now one step closer to reality.
US-based shipowner-operator Eagle Bulk Shipping has completed its first sustainable biofuel voyage in cooperation with GoodFuels, a Dutch biofuels pioneer for the global transport industry.
Maritime classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Swedish company Alfa Laval the first marine approval for operating boilers on methanol.
The Cruise Division of MSC Group and French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique have marked construction milestones for two liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled newbuilds.
Carnival’s Italian brand Costa Cruises has taken delivery of its second LNG-powered cruise ship Costa Toscana at Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku.
Norwegian technology group Kongsberg has celebrated a world first by testing and verifying a full-scale, full-size, zero-emission drivetrain powered by hydrogen fuel cells designed for ships and ferries.
British company BAE Systems has installed its zero-emission propulsion system in the first U.S. hydrogen fuel cell-powered marine vessel, the Sea Change.
