ALTERNATIVE FUELLED BOXSHIPS SHINE IN DNV ANALYSIS
The latest annual data from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform reflects a year shaped by regulatory uncertainty and market recalibration; while overall newbuilding activity eased in 2025 following an unprecedented boom the previous year, its share of gross...
LCO2/MULTI-GAS TANKER DELIVERED TO CAPITAL GAS
Greek shipping company Capital Gas Ship Management has taken successful delivery of what is said to be the world’s first 22,000m3 low-pressure liquid CO2 (LCO2) / multi-gas carrier, the ‘Active’, from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). Active is the first of...
ABB TECHNOLOGY TO POWER NEW VESSELS FOR BC FERRIES
ABB has been chosen to supply a complete package of power, propulsion and control technology for four new double-ended passenger and car ferries operated by British Columbia Ferry Services (BC Ferries). One of the largest ferry operators, BC Ferries provides...
INTERNATIONAL PAINTS JOINS RIGHTSHIP INITIATIVE
AkzoNobel’s marine coatings brand International has announced its partnership in RightShip’s Zero Harm Innovation Partners Programme, with the intention of reinforcing the company’s commitment to a safer, cleaner, and more efficient maritime industry. The marine...
CONSULTANCY RECEIVES DECARBONISATION FUNDING
Design and engineering consultancy Houlder has secured funding from Innovate UK’s Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund to develop an expanded module for its optimised modelling environment, HOME, that will enable shipowners to develop a roadmap for fleet decarbonisation...
LOW NOISE THRUSTERS FOR GERMAN RESEARCH SHIP
Finnish propulsion company Steerprop has received a further thruster order from shipbuilder TKMS for a new German research vessel, ‘Polarstern’. The addition of two Steerprop SP 40 TT ARC tunnel thrusters means that Steerprop will now provide the complete,...
SAMSKIP SECURES GREEN LH2 FUEL DEAL WITH NORWEGIAN HYDROGEN
European logistics company and shipowner Samskip has signed an MoU with Norwegian Hydrogen as preferred supplier for liquid green hydrogen (LH2) for the two SeaShuttle container vessels it has currently under construction. The SeaShuttles are said to be the first...
KOREA UNVEILS ITS FIRST HYDROGEN-POWERED VESSEL
South Korea has launched its first hydrogen fuel cell-powered ship, ‘Hydro Zenith’ at Vinssen’s land-based test facility in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do Province. Hydro Zenith is 17.4m long, weighs 32t, and has an aluminium hull. It is powered by two 100kW...