OCTOPUS BATTERIES FOR RIVER VESSELS
Netherlands-based energy storage company EST-Floattech is collaborating with Wight Shipyard of the UK to install Octopus series battery systems on two vessels, the ‘Mars Clipper’ and a cross river ferry for Thames Clippers. Aluminium shipbuilder Wight...
USCG CERTIFIES HYDROGEN-FUELLED VESSEL
US developer of zero-emission maritime vessels Switch Maritime has received a Certificate of Inspection (CoI) from Capt Taylor Q Lam, San Francisco sector commander US Coast Guard (USCG) and Captain of San Francisco Port, for its flagship hydrogen ferry, ‘Sea...
DAMEN ELECTRIC TUG FOR MIDDLE EASTERN PORT
Damen Shipyards and Safeen Group, part of AD Ports Group, have signed an agreement for the lease and purchase of an all-electric Damen RSD-E Tug 2513, the first fully electric tug to operate in the Middle East. The powerful yet compact new tug, which is just 25m in...
32 PANAMA TUGS GET SUSTAINABIITY UPGRADE
Canadian Thordon Bearings has secured a contract to convert the rubber tailshaft bearings across an entire fleet of Panama-operating tugs, pilot vessels, and workboats to water-lubricated polymer bearings. The agreement with the unnamed operator follows the successful...
ORDERS COME IN FOR ALFA LAVAL METHANOL FUEL SYSTEM
Alfa Laval has now received over 100 orders for its low-flashpoint fuel supply system (LFSS) FCM Methanol, which the company says reflects the increasing trust shipyards and shipowners have in Alfa Laval’s fuel treatment expertise, including newer fuel alternatives....
FUTURE-READY FERRIES BEGIN SERVICE IN AUSTRALIA
The NSW Government’s first of seven new Parramatta Class ferries, designed by Incat Crowther, is now in service in Sydney. The fleet of new ferries, which will service the busy Parramatta River commuter route, is being constructed in Tasmania by Richardson...
LR SIGNS MoU WITH CHINA FOR GREENER SHIPPING
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Shandong Marine Group (SDMG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will allow the two organisations to collaborate on energy transition opportunities. Shandong’s economy is the third largest in China and the province,...
ZINUS AND ABB TO PROVIDE SHORESIDE CHARGING IN AUCKLAND
Marine charging and shore power company Zinus has secured its first large commercial contract for its MCS (Megawatt-Charging System) in a collaboration with ABB Marine & Ports to cater the needs of client, Auckland Transport (AT) in New Zealand. Zinus will deliver...