The first two electric tugs for SAAM Towage’s fleet, built by the Turkish shipyard Sanmar, are ready to sail from the Port of Tuzla to Vancouver, Canada, where they will join the fleet operating in that country. The Chile-based tug provider operates more than 20 tugs along Canada’s west coast at nin
Finish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the cargo handling and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel supply systems for a new medium gas carrier (MGC) vessel being built for Turkish shipowner Pasco Gas.
French agricultural merchant firm Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has entered into a deal with the Spanish developer of wind-assisted bound4blue to fit wind sail technology on a chartered juice vessel MV Atlantic Orchard. Chartered by LDC and owned by Wisby Tankers, MV Atlantic Orchard will be retrofitt
Chinese shipbuilding mayor Nantong CIMC SOE has signed a contract for the construction of a 12,500 cbm LNG bunkering vessel with Enagás subsidiary Scale Gas. The vessel is set for delivery by 2026, the Clarksons Hellas Weekly Bulletin reports. The 12,500 cbm LNG bunkering vessel is designed to meet
Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. has signed a contract to construct a hybrid-powered passenger-car ferry for Torghatten Nord AS, one of the largest ferry operators in Norway. The ferry will be fitted with two azimuth thrusters with vertically mounted electric motors powered by batterie
Spanish ferry operator Baleària has launched its second LNG dual-fuel fast ferry Margarita Salas at the Armon Shipyard in Gijón, where it is currently under construction. Worth a total investment of €126 million, Baleària’s Margarita Salas is set to commence operations next summer. “We already had a
U.S.-based tanker owner and operator Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has inked an engine upgrade program with German powerhouse MAN Energy Solutions for its Alaskan Class fleet. The upgrade program covers four vessels from the series including Alaskan Explorer, Alaskan Frontier, Alaskan Legend, and
Germany-based shipowning company Bernhard Schulte has placed an order for its first CO2 tanker. The LNG dual-fuel newbuilding will be constructed at Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore (DSOC) and feature innovative technologies aimed at significantly reducing its carbon footprint such as wind propulsion an
Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted Approval in Principle to Greek company ERMA FIRST for its BLUE CONNECT system, a high voltage alternative maritime power solution. ERMA FIRST’s system, which can be housed in a container or provided in a stand-alone configuration, enables ships to connect with differe
Spanish cleantech engineering company bound4blue has collaborated with the Institute of Technology and Renewable Energies (ITER), a Tenerife-based energy institute, for aerodynamic tests at the ITER wind tunnel facilities, focusing on optimizing suction sail systems for large vessels.
French classification society Bureau Veritas has added its vote of confidence to Swiss marine power company WinGD’s ammonia-fueled X-DF-A dual-fuel engine, granting approval in principle (AiP) for the engine’s safety concept.
Ammonia power solutions company Amogy Inc. and system developer and integrator SEAM have revealed that several milestones have been achieved in their retrofitting project of a 1957 tugboat with ammonia-to-power technology. The retrofit involves a comprehensive overhaul of the tugboat’s original dies
The Hydrotug 1, the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat, has been launched and is now ready to start operations in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. The port ordered the tug in 2019 from Antwerp-based Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) as part of its strategy of becoming a climate-neutral port by 2050. “Th
SOFEC, a MODEC Group company, has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its electric charging buoy. “As a part of SOFEC’s commitment to the energy transition and renewable energy, we are pleased to announce that ABS has awarded the newly developed elec
