VIDEO CAPTURES NORTH SEA ACCIDENT
Video footage captured by UK company Orca AI’s lookout unit (SeaPod) mounted on the tanker ‘Ionic Aspis’ anchored off the port of Grimsby close to the tanker ‘Stena Immaculate’ at the time of the accident on 10 March shows the accident as it...
FIRST WAPS ADDED TO ODFJELL TANKER
Norwegian shipowner Odfjell and Spanish wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) developer bound4blue have partnered to complete the first WAPS installation for the chemical tanker specialist, with four of bound4blue’s eSAILs® retrofitted on the 49,000 dwt ‘Bow...
DUAL-FUEL METHANOL MR TANKER DELIVERED TO BV CLASS
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV M&O) has announced the recent delivery of the ‘Ecomar Gascogne’, first of four newbuild dual-fuel methanol chemical IMO II medium-range (MR) tankers built at Guangzhou Shipyard International for owner Socatra...
AYK BATTERY ORDERED FOR METHANOL-ELECTRIC TUG
Marine battery maker AYK Energy has been commissioned to manufacture and supply the 6MWh battery that will power what is believed to be the world’s first battery-methanol tug. The company won the contract to deliver the battery system to Turkish shipyard Uzmar. The...
ULSTEIN ENTERS NEXT BUILD PHASE FOR METHANOL-READY HYBRID VESSEL
The hull of Ulstein’s yard no 321 for BS Offshore has arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway from the Crist shipyard in Poland, for completion of securing, painting, outfitting, piping, equipment installations, electrical work, and system integration. The vessel has...
GREEN METHANOL PLANT PROPOSED FOR TÜRKIYE
US-based next generation bioenergy company WasteFuel and Turkish integrated waste management company ITC have signed a partnership agreement to commence the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) on a green methanol biorefinery located in Ankara, believed to be the first...
POWER ELECTRONICS FOR HYBRID SHIPS
Finland-headquartered marine power electronics company The Switch says it has secured more than 50 new contracts for its latest-generation The Switch DC-Hub. The company considers this underscores its growing popularity as a preferred power distribution solution for...
HD HYUNDAI ECO-ENGINE GAINS GERMAN DESIGN RECOGNITION
The HiMSEN-Zero concept engine developed by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) has been honoured with the iF Design Award 2025. International Forum Design (iF) is considered to be the oldest and most respected independent German design organisation, having presented...

