A new collaborative initiative, the Port Infrastructure using Novel energy Storage (PINS) project, has been launched in the UK to validate the feasibility of a next-generation shore power and vessel recharging infrastructure. Funded by the UK Government through the UK...
Stax Engineering has concluded an agreement with Korean ro-ro operator Hyundai Glovis to provide Stax’s emission capture services to all Glovis PCTCs at the ports of Benicia, Los Angeles/Long Beach, and Hueneme. This is said to be the fifth such agreement Stax has...
Wärtsilä is to supply the electrical systems needed to convert two Scandlines ferries to a plug-in hybrid solution. The ferries operate on the Puttgarden, Germany – Rödby, Denmark route, and the conversion represents a key element in Scandlines’ target to achieve...
NatPower Marine and port operator Peel Ports Group have announced plans to establish the first 'green shipping corridors' between Ireland and the UK. The proposed project would see NatPower Marine develop the UK’s first commercial electric ship (e-ship) charging...
Netherlands-based energy storage company EST-Floattech is collaborating with Wight Shipyard of the UK to install Octopus series battery systems on two vessels, the 'Mars Clipper' and a cross river ferry for Thames Clippers. Aluminium shipbuilder Wight Shipyard...
US developer of zero-emission maritime vessels Switch Maritime has received a Certificate of Inspection (CoI) from Capt Taylor Q Lam, San Francisco sector commander US Coast Guard (USCG) and Captain of San Francisco Port, for its flagship hydrogen ferry, 'Sea Change'....
Damen Shipyards and Safeen Group, part of AD Ports Group, have signed an agreement for the lease and purchase of an all-electric Damen RSD-E Tug 2513, the first fully electric tug to operate in the Middle East. The powerful yet compact new tug, which is just 25m in...
Canadian Thordon Bearings has secured a contract to convert the rubber tailshaft bearings across an entire fleet of Panama-operating tugs, pilot vessels, and workboats to water-lubricated polymer bearings. The agreement with the unnamed operator follows the successful...
Marine charging and shore power company Zinus has secured its first large commercial contract for its MCS (Megawatt-Charging System) in a collaboration with ABB Marine & Ports to cater the needs of client, Auckland Transport (AT) in New Zealand. Zinus will deliver...
The performance of BAR Technologies’ WindWings has been validated in an interim report from DNV, which found that when sailing in favourable conditions the two WindWings installed on the 'Pyxis Ocean', a Kamsarmax bulk carrier under management of MC Shipping Singapore...
Cargo ship operator Maris Fiducia, HAV Hydrogen, hydrogen producer Norwegian Hydrogen and Dutch ship designer Ankerbeer have formed a partnership aiming to develop, build and operate hydrogen-powered dry-bulk vessels in Europe. Upon successful realisation of the...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has become a member of the Smart Freight Centre (SFC), a global non-profit organisation focused on climate action in the freight sector when the company attended the recent Global Ro-Ro Community kick-off meeting hosted by SFC in Amsterdam....
ClassNK has partnered with StormGeo for seamless sharing and verification of emission data. The collaboration marks a significant milestone for the two as it establishes the sharing and verification of emission data, to meet the requirements of their shared clients....
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