Norwegian shipping company Odfjell in partnership with bound4blue, a Spanish developer of wind-assisted propulsion technology, will install the eSAIL® suction sail system on a chemical tanker, making it the first tanker vessel in the world to harness this type of technology. The eSAIL system, catego
Stolt Tankers has welcomed into the fleet Bochem Houston, the first of six newbuilds hired from Belgian shipowner Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB). The 26,000 dwt ship has joined the company’s Stolt Tanker Joint Service, bringing the number of ships in its deep-sea fleet to 84. The IMO Tier III tanker
Japanese companies NittoSeiko and Sunflame have joined the Aquarius Innovation Forum, a dynamic and collaborative platform that emerged from Eco Marine Power’s research project collaboration initiatives. Eco Marine Power, an internationally focused technology company based in Fukuoka, Japan, develop
British luxury cruise line Cunard, part of Carnival Corporation, has enabled its entire fleet to connect to shore power. Namely, the company’s Queen Elizabeth cruise ship has been fitted with shore power capabilities and now all three Cunard ships – Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, and Queen Elizabeth
US government agency that operates automobile and passenger ferry service Washington State Ferries (WSF) has decided to convert its largest vessels to hybrid-electric power.
Regulatory measures implemented by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) often set out with the noble goal of curbing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and promoting sustainability within the global shipping industry. Yet, the journey from regulation to actual emission reduction can be marred b
Oslo-listed RoRo vessel operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA has signed a letter of intent for delivery of four 9,350 CEU methanol-capable and ammonia-ready vessels and individual options for an additional eight car carriers. The four vessels are set for delivery from mid-2026 and onwards by China’s Ji
Singapore’s shipbuilder Strategic Marine has commissioned an emissions study to validate greenhouse gas emissions reduction using the Sea Forrest Green Cabin Energy Saving System. Sea Forrest is a company specializing in delivering energy management solutions through marine electric and hybrid propu
Dutch shipping company Spliethoff has welcomed into the fleet m.v. Bloemgracht, its second newbuild DP2 multipurpose vessel, from China’s Fuzhou Mawei shipyard. “We are happy to announce that m.v. Bloemgracht has been delivered from Fuzhou Mawei shipyard to Spliethoff Group today, 11 August 2023 at
South Korea’s flagship carrier HMM has signed a new shipbuilding order with China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s subsidiary Huangpu Wenchong for four 38,000-ton multi-purpose heavy-lift ships. Designed by the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI), the vessels will be equippe
Swiss marine fuel supplier Minerva Bunkering has expanded its Saudi Arabia Red Sea operations to serve vessels calling King Abdullah Port, having now performed the first bunker delivery ever conducted in the port.
Spanish multinational oil and gas company CEPSA has been contracted to supply second-generation (2G) biofuel for Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea ferries.
US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and American manufacturing company Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development and integration of alternative fuel technologies aime
Florida-based marine company Crowley and the Port of San Diego broke ground for the shoreside charging station designed to provide clean energy for the company’s forth-coming zero-emissions tugboat, eWolf. The eWolf, under continuing construction at Master Boat Builders, is a crucial component of th
