FERRY OPERATOR TO FURTHER INCREASE USE OF BIOGAS
Åland-based ferry company Viking Line intends to increase its use of renewable European biogas fuel in 2026 following a ten-fold multiplication in biofuel use in 2025. The biogas is used alongside LNG on the company’s newest ships, Viking Glory and Viking Grace, which...
BIBBY MARINE IN PUSH TO ELECTRIFY OFFSHORE FLEET
As a member of the Offshore Charging Working Group – a broad coalition spanning the offshore wind and maritime sectors – Bibby Marine says it is helping to tackle the key barriers to decarbonising offshore service operations. The group’s mission is to accelerate the...
WÄRTSILÄ EXPANDS TO MEET SUSTAINABILITY DEMANDS
Wärtsilä has announced an investment of around €140m in a further expansion of 35% production capacity at its technology centre, Sustainable Technology Hub (STH) in Vaasa, Finland and the associated global supply chain. This expansion is intended to increase...
VARD BRATTVAAG LAUNCHES SECOND WINDWARD LOW-CARBON CSOV
The second commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) built by Vard Brattvaag in Norway for Windward Offshore has been named ‘Windward Paris’ and delivered one week in advance of the contractual delivery date Windward Paris follows Windward Athens,...
CAVOTEC SUPPORTS FIRST EUROPEAN PCTC SHORE POWER CONNECTION
Cavotec says it has contributed to a milestone in European port electrification, supporting the first-ever shore power connection of a car carrier vessel at a European port. The achievement took place in Bremerhaven, Germany, where the 200m PCTC Lake Shirasagi was...
LR PUBLISHES GUIDANCE FOR ON-BOARD HYDROGEN GENERATION
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published what it believes to be the maritime industry’s first dedicated Guidance Notes for onboard hydrogen generation, providing clarity on the safe design and integration of hydrogen generator technologies on ships. The new Guidance Notes...
NEW DEVICE MITIGATES RISK OF BATTERY SYSTEM FAULTS
Finnish marine power electronics company The Switch has expanded its portfolio of ultrafast DC protection technologies with the Electronic Current Limiter (ECL) to address a growing challenge in modern hybrid and electric vessels: how faults in large battery systems...
MAERSK RECEIVES FIRST OF NEW METHANOL-FUELLED SERIES
A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has taken delivery of the first vessel in a new series consisting of six mid-size vessels, from the Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group yard in Jingjiang, China. The vessel was named Tangier Mærsk. The six vessels in this new series have a...