Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab has delivered a solar energy system for HGK Shipping’s inland shipping cargo vessel 'Blue Marlin'. Believed to represent a major technical milestone and step forward for sustainable inland shipping, the vessel’s 192 solar panels...
Norwegian coastal ferry operator Norled has begun operation with the 'Hydra', which it believes to be the first ferry to operate using liquid hydrogen as fuel. Since the beginning of the year, Norled has been carrying out system tests at the quay in Hjelmeland,...
Wärtsilä has again been contracted by the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard to supply the Cargo Handling and integrated Fuel Gas Supply systems for Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC) vessels. The latest order is for two VLECs being built for Japanese ship owner...
Provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems Norsepower and global shipping company IINO Lines have concluded a contract for the delivery and installation of two Norsepower Rotor Sails on a newbuild Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC). The new vessel, delivered from Daewoo...
The first of 10 new, all-electric ferries has been delivered from the Astilleros Gondán shipyard in Spain, which equipment supplier ABB says opens a new age of emission-free commuter services along Lisbon’s Tagus River, in the latest example of green transformation...
Following an earlier newbuild programme in June 2022 for four new vessels, Wärtsilä has now been awarded the contract to supply reliquefaction systems for a further eight newbuild ships, which will be owned by various global shipping companies and built at Hudong...
A new insight brief series from the Global Maritime Forum (GMF) identifies four actions that maritime and shipping industries can take now to support shipping’s transition to a sustainable and resilient zero-emission future. The shipping industry is facing a major...
A consortium of global shipping organizations and the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) have received approval in principle (AiP) from ABS to use a carbon capture system onboard an oil tanker. The project’s seven-member consortium includes the Global Centre for...
A new consortium will explore the options for developing a maritime green corridor for the zero-emission shipping of iron ore between South Africa and Europe, the first initiative of this kind from Africa and said to be an important step in the region’s involvement in...
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, ('K' Line) and Electric Power Development Co (J-Power) have decided to install the Seawing automated kite system using wind power, on ‘Corona Citrus’, an 88,000 dwt special coal carrier for J-Power. Completed in 2019, Corona Citrus is equipped...
US company Armach Robotics says it has reached another milestone in its mission to deliver a sustainable and scalable solution in managing biofouling for the global shipping industry. Following a successful period of demonstrating the effectiveness of its hull...
Dutch company eConowind says it is contributing to the IMO decarbonisation targets with its VentoFoil concept: a flexible, vertical 'wing' that converts wind into extra thrust. This is enabling ships to save up to 15% on their fuel consumption on an annual basis. The...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Ministry of Climate and Environment of Norway, with the intention to collectively undertake technical...
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