bound4blue, a Spanish developer of wind-assisted propulsion technology, has installed two eSAILs on Eems Traveller, a 2,850-dwt general cargo vessel owned by Amasus.
Swiss marine power company WinGD has entered into a collaboration agreement with shipowner and operator AET and maritime academy Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM), both part of MISC Group, to develop technology and training for ammonia engines.
The container shipping market is bustling with activity as container shipping giants Maersk, Evergreen, and CMA CGM collectively place orders for up to staggering 44 containerships, valued at over $5 billion. Evergreen has emerged as the biggest spender with a reported order of twenty-four 16,000 TE
The EU-Interreg North Sea Region project, known as ‘WASP: Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion,’ has concluded with the retrofitting of five commercial vessels with wind-assist systems. As part of the project, three different wind propulsion technologies were rigorously tested, with third-party validations
Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has delivered the 15,500 TEU Maersk Charleston to Hong Kong-based shipowner Seaspan Corporation. The containership is the first vessel of the company’s SAVER 15,500 TEU series which comprises six units. The DNV-classed Maersk Charleston will be chartered
Blåvinge, a consortium comprising Fred. Olsen Seawind, Hafslund and Ørsted, has launched a pilot project that aims to explore whether installation vessels for floating offshore wind, and in particular anchor handling vessels, can use green ammonia as an energy carrier for maritime operations. The go
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., in collaboration with China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. (CSTC), held a naming and delivery ceremony on Sunday for the second 7,000 TEU medium-sized container ship, X-Press Capella, commissioned by Singapore-based shipowner X-Press Feeders. The containers
London-based energy player INEOS Energy Trading has signed agreements with Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) for two newbuild LNG carriers, to be used for the import of LNG into Germany from the United States. These agreements follow INEOS Energy Trading’s long-term Sales and Purchas
This week marks a significant milestone for Maersk as its first methanol-powered container vessel undergoes crucial sea trials. The rigorous testing phase will be taking place off the picturesque Korean coast, near Ulsan. The 2,100 TEU container vessel is being built by South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Do
Swedish ferry operator Stena Line has hired technology group Wärtsilä to convert some of its vessels to operate with methanol fuel. The conversions will include the fuel supply system and engine modifications, as well as integrating the new installations with the ships’ existing systems. The contrac
Nordic energy company Gasum has carried out the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation in the port of Reykjavik, Iceland.
A joint study into ammonia safety onboard ships undertaken by the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS), has found that a range of mitigation methods, from ship design to crew training and operations, are required
Japanese company Eco Marine Power has unveiled a new sail device that can be used as a modification for rigid sails or used as a stand-alone energy-saving device.
Starting today the freight transport between Italy and Greece, the regular ro-ro line operated by the Grimaldi Group between Venice, Bari and Patras, will be served by two of the company’s “green giants”, the hybrid vessels Eco Catania and Eco Malta. The Neapolitan shipping group, in synergy with th
