KOREAN HYBRID-READY CTV ORDER FOR SINGAPORE YARD
Following Strategic Marine’s successful entry into Korea’s offshore windfarm market earlier this year, the Singapore headquartered shipbuilder has signed a new contract with Yeosu Ocean for the construction of a StratCat 27 Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV). The agreement...
IACS REVISITS AMMONIA FUEL SAFETY REQUIREMENT
In light of the evolving regulatory landscape for ammonia as a maritime fuel, and the recent finalisation of the IMO’s draft interim guidelines on ammonia, the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) is withdrawing its Unified Requirement UR H1,...
VALUE GROUP RECEIVES CO2 HUB INVESTMENT FROM ENERGY TRANSITION FUND ROTTERDAM
Rotterdam-based sustainability innovator Value Group (Value Maritime and Value Carbon) has secured Energietransitiefonds Rotterdam (‘ETF-R’) as an investor. The fund’s investment will drive the further development of the Value Hub for CO₂ offloading and processing in...
LIQUID HYDROGEN-FUELLED CONTAINER SHIP PROJECT TO RECEIVE EU FUNDING
French joint venture Energy Observer, via its subsidiary EOConcept, a pioneer in sustainable maritime solutions, launched the Energy Observer 2 project in 2022 with the ambition of designing the world’s lowest-carbon cargo ship. The vessel, known as EO2, is an...
HYBRID HAMBURG FERRY CARRIES COSCO NAME
Hamburg harbour ferry operator HADAG has put its latest green energy hybrid passenger ferry into operation. The 33m long ferry has a capacity of up to 250 passengers and will be used on HADAG’s routes in the Port of Hamburg and on the Elbe. Its name Finkenwerder...
KEY APPOINTMENT AT WAPS COMPANY
Spanish company bound4blue is seeking to further consolidate its position in maritime’s evolving Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) segment with the appointment of Daniel Mann as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Mann joins the team after four years as VP Business...
DUTCH/SWISS AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE FUEL CELLS
NIM, a Dutch maritime engineering innovator, and EH Group, a Swiss high-tech company specialising in high-performance hydrogen fuel cell technology, are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This partnership hopes to make a...
BAR ENTERS JAPANESE WIND PROPULSION MARKET WITH MoU
UK marine engineering consultancy specialising in wind propulsion BAR Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Corporation, and Nihon Shipyard of Japan. The MoU is itended to set a framework for further collaborations between the...