Armada Technologies and Irish Ferries have moved into the next phase of their collaboration to assess the potential integration of Armada’s Passive Air Lubrication System (PALS) on the ro-pax ferry 'WB Yeats'. The current project phase is focusing on the engineering...
A new report from the UCL Energy Institute has highlighted the looming risk of maritime asset stranding, stating that a rapid energy transition could “lead to ‘premature scrapping’ of over a third of the fleet, valued at over US$ 400bn, unless they undergo costly...
German nature conservation and biodiversity organisation NABU has sent a letter signed by 14 environmental protection organisations to the OSPAR Commission (North-East Atlantic Marine Convention), which demands that the discharge of waste water from exhaust gas...
The Port of Aarhus is to equip its container terminal with an onshore power plant, supplied by Danish PowerCon, and said to be the first of its kind in Denmark. This follows a shore power facility opened at the port's cruise terminal, which completed its first full...
Spanish wind propulsion company bound4blue has issued a new paper, highlighting the advantages that wind assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) deliver across all key efficiency regulations, unlocking CII benefits as well as FuelEU gains. The case study...
Cavotec has signed a shore power order worth €4m with an unnamed global shipping company, which the company says is yet another clear sign of the strong need to reduce emissions in marine environments. Cavotec will supply its PowerFit containerised shore power...
Greek shipping company Capital Group and Danish digitalisation developer Force Technology have partnered to create what is described as Europe’s first Extended Reality (XR) full mission bridge simulator. This initiative is considered to represent a major advancement...
Cavotec has signed two major orders, totalling €6.5m, to provide its PowerMove shore power systems to two Mediterranean ports. These systems will support cruise ships and ro-ro vessels by enabling them to connect to shore power, significantly reducing emissions and...
What is believed to be the first ship with a full-scale carbon capture facility is ready for pilot testing, with the expectation for the technology to offer a milestone for the merchant fleet en route to zero emissions. The ship Clipper Eris, owned by Norwegian...
Danish shipping company Norden is to add two new 17,500 dwt multi-purpose (MPP) vessel leases with purchase options, expected to be delivered by the end of 2026, with an option for an additional two vessels for delivery in 2027. Since entering the project cargo...
Wind propulsion system provider Norsepower and Norwegian shipowner Berge Rederi have signed a deal to equip two general cargo carriers with Norsepower Rotor Sails. These newbuild vessels, designed by Marine Design and Consulting (MDC) and constructed by Jiangsu Soho...
In its first publication, the Athens-based Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre (MERC), a non-profit organisation created by Lloyd Register’s Maritime Decarbonisation Hub in collaboration with a consortium of Greek shipowners, says that efficiency measures must be...
Cargill says that the company is advancing a new era in sustainable shipping, putting innovation and collaboration at the core of its mission to move goods responsibly across the globe. Through wind-assisted propulsion technologies, dual-fuel methanol-powered vessels,...
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