SHIP-TO-SHIP LNG BUNKERING BEGINS IN CANADIAN PORT
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Seaspan Energy of Canada have successfully completed their first LNG bunkering in Western North America. A MOL-operated LNG-fuelled PCTC received LNG fuel from bunker ship Seaspan Garibaldi in English Bay, Vancouver. This is said to be the...
ESSBERGER EXERCISES OPTION FOR MORE METHANOL-READY TANKERS
Hamburg-based John T Essberger has ordered two vessels to add to the first two chemical tankers ordered in September 2024, based on an FKAB design. The two 13,000 dwt chemical tankers are two out of the four options contracted from Rainbow Shipyard in Nantong, China,...
LR TO USE MICROSOFT AAI TO ADVANCE MARITIME NUCLEAR PROGRAMME
Lloyd’s Register (LR) says that it will become one of the first maritime organisations to use generative AI for permitting capabilities built upon Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, to bridge the gap between terrestrial and maritime applications. The capabilities are...
MOL BACKS SYNTHETIC METHANE FUEL
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has joined the e-NG Coalition, an international alliance formed in Brussels in October 2024,that aims to accelerate the development and use of e-methane, synthesised from CO2 and hydrogen. With the addition of MOL, the total number of...
LR AWARDS TYPE APPROVAL TO CORVUS DOLPHIN ESS
Corvus Energy is pleased to announce that it has received Type Approval from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Dolphin NxtGen Energy marine energy storage system (ESS). The LR Type Approval confirms that the energy dense and lightweight battery system complies with the...
ARTEMIS DESIGNS FIRST UK ALL-ELECTRIC FOILING PILOT VESSEL
Artemis Technologies reports that the Port of Tyne has purchased the UK’s first fully electric foiling pilot vessel, considered a significant milestone both for the Port and for the UK’s maritime sector. The vessel, which will be delivered before the end...
BATTERY COMPANY SECURES INVESTMENT FOR EXPANDING PRODUCTION
Swedish maritime battery system supplier Echandia has closed a new funding round at SEK 220m, led by Alantra’s energy transition fund Klima, headquartered in Spain, together with Swedish venture capital fund Industrifonden, with additional investments from Swedish SEB...
UNMANNED HYBRID VESSEL LAUNCHED IN SPAIN
The Gondan shipyard in Figueras, Spain has launched its first unmanned vessel, an advanced uncrewed surface vessel (USV) for Norwegian joint venture USV, comprising offshore companies DeepOcean, Solstad and Østensjø Rederi. The vessel, designed by Salt Ship Design to...