CLEAN HULL TECHNOLOGY GAINS NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT FUNDING
Government agency Innovation Norway has provided sustainable hull-cleaning company ECOsubsea with a NOK 69m (US$ 6.2m) Green Growth Loan that will part-fund the construction of more of the company’s next-generation hull-cleaning robots, as it gears up to...
MAMII URGES EU TO LEAD ON METHANE EMISSIONS ABATEMENT
As the European Union prepares to unveil its Clean Industrial Deal on 26 February 2025, the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) has issued an open letter urging the EU to implement clear regulations and ramp up investment in methane-cutting...
MoU WILL BRING ELECTRIC eFOILER FERRIES TO WASHINGTON STATE
UK commercial electric high speed vessel designer Artemis Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Delta Marine to manufacture eFoiler vessels specifically for Washington’s Puget Sound. The partnership will provide an eco-friendly solution that...
VARD JOINS EURPEAN H2-FUELLED SOV PROJECT
Vard Group has joined the NAVHYS project, an innovation project lead by ArianeGroup, along with 11 partner companies, to develop innovative solutions for a liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage and fuel system. The system will be integrated in a SOV ship designed by Vard for...
ABS GRANTS AiP TO HD KSOE’S NUCLEAR CONTAINERSHIP
A pioneering nuclear propelled containership designed by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has received approval in principle (AiP) from ABS. The ground-breaking design for a 15000 TEU vessel uses a propulsion system comprising a molten salt...
ABB SHAFT GENERATOR SYSTEM AIDS EMISSION REDUCTIONS
ABB reports orders from shipbuilders in China and South Korea to equip 18 and 12 liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers respectively with permanent magnet (PM) shaft generator technology. The ships are due for delivery between 2028 and 2030. Enhancing operational...
NORWEGIAN TRIO ORDERS NEW METHANOL HYBRID CSV
A strategic partnership comprising Norwegian companies Eidesvik Offshore, Agalas and Reach Subsea, are to begin construction of a new Construction Support Vessel (CSV) for subsea and offshore renewables operations. The new CSV will have similar specifications as the...
BUNKERING JOINT VENTURE AIMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE FUELS
Cargill’s Ocean Transportation business and tanker shipping company Hafnia have joined forces to launch Seascale Energy, a joint venture, combining Cargill’s existing bunker business Pure Marine Fuels and Hafnia’s Bunker Alliance. By combining the strengths of two...