South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed the model-based class approval testing for the ‘HiMSEN’ ammonia dual-fuel engine at its Engine Technology Center in Ulsan.
South Korean shipbuilding titan Hanwha Ocean has been awarded approvals from the French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) and the Liberian Registry respectively via a statement of compliance (SoC) and approval in principle (AiP) for its rotor sail technology onboard liquefied natural gas (L
Japan’s shipping heavyweight Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has signed a contract with compatriot Maehata Shipbuilding Corporation to construct a new hybrid electric restaurant ship, underscoring the company’s focus on sustainable maritime operations. As disclosed, the ship is scheduled for com
Compared to a Newcastlemax bulk carrier powered by conventional very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) and one powered by green ammonia, a nuclear-powered Newcastlemax bulk carrier could sail longer, faster, and cheaper, without producing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a new study found. Amsterdam-based
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
ABS has approved two new autonomous technologies for ammonia-fueled ships from HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
Classification society DNV has awarded type approval design certification (TADC) for innovative rotor sail technology designed by South Korean shipbuilding major Hanwha Ocean.
Energy equipment and marine solutions company Hawnha Power Systems, a part of South Korean Hanwha Group, and Greek LNG shipping services provider GasLog have agreed to work on replacing the existing fossil fuel-powered vessels with ammonia gas turbines under the new memorandum of understanding (MoU)
Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to PONANT for its new twin-screw sailing passenger vessel concept Swap2Zero.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced grants totalling nearly $300 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand and modernize the nation’s ferry systems.
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Chevron Shipping Company, a subsidiary of energy company Chevron, have signed an agreement to install Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted ship propulsion system, on a newbuild LNG carrier. The vessel is said to be the world’s LNG carrier t
The UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has been awarded a type approval design certificate by Norway-based classification society DNV for its rotor sail design measuring 5 meters in diameter and 35 in height. Anemoi Marine Technologies received the certificate duri
Tesvolt Ocean, a brand-new joint venture (JV) based in Lübeck, Germany, has developed a battery system that will enable significantly more ships in the maritime and inland shipping sector to be equipped with clean e-drives for the first time.
Italy-based hydrogen powertrain specialist Hydrocell has selected Genevos, a French specialist in hydrogen and fuel cell power systems integration for the maritime sector, to provide a fuel cell solution for the first hydrogen-powered passenger vessel in Venice. The collaboration, announced during t
