BV JOINS HYDROGEN SHIPPING FUEL RESEARCH PROJECT
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) is participating in NavHyS, a European research project dedicated to advancing the use of liquid hydrogen (LH₂) in maritime applications. Funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, NavHyS brings together a consortium of 14...
CORVUS ENERGY BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR MATSON LNG-HYBRID CONTAINERSHIPS
Corvus Energy has been selected by Kongsberg Maritime to supply marine Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for Matson Navigation Company’s new LNG-powered Aloha Class containerships designed by Komac. With a capacity of 3,600 TEU, the 260m Matson Aloha Class vessels are the...
FINNISH FERRY COMPANY EXPANDS HYBRID BATTERY CAPACITY
Wasaline is making a significant leap toward sustainable maritime transport by expanding the onboard battery capacity of ro-pax ‘Aurora Botnia’ with an additional 10.4 MWh, to be delivered in autumn 2025. The battery will be supplied by marine battery specialist AYK...
ClassNK ISSUES SHIP MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES AS CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABILITY
ClassNK has released ‘Prime Shipmanagement Guidelines’ which aim to achieve sustainable ship management with safety as the highest priority. The guidelines are issued in response to an evolving environment surrounding ship management, including fuel transition,...
VARD DELIVERS GREEN CSOV TO PURUS
Vard has handed over NB 973, a newbuild Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), to Purus, ahead of contractual schedule This is said to be the first CSOV to receive DNV’s COMF C2 V1 class notation for climate, noise and vibration, which Vard describes as a...
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM INTRODUCED FOR SEAGOING SHIPPING
Netherlands-based maritime solar specialist Wattlab is introducing its SolarDeck system to the seagoing shipping industry. SolarDeck is a modular and scalable system of deck-mounted solar panels that are intended to yield significant reductions in fuel consumption and...
DAMEN CONTRACTED FOR FURTHER ELECTRIC TUG
Damen Shipyards Group and Noatum Maritime, part of AD Ports Group’s Maritime and Shipping Cluster, have agreed on the delivery of a second, fully electric Damen RSD-E Tug 2513. The RSD-E Tug 2513 will enable Noatum Maritime to perform berthing and unberthing...
WÄRTSILÄ CUTS METHANE SLIP WITH NextDF TECHNOLOGY FOR THIRD ENGINE
Wärtsilä has introduced its NextDF technology for a third engine, the Wärtsilä 46TS-DF dual-fuel engine. While operating on LNG, the Wärtsilä 46TS-DF engine with NextDF feature is intended to reduce methane emissions to less than 1.4% of fuel use across all load...