LAUNCH OF BATTERY-POWERED TRAINING SHIP
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) company Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has held a christening and launch ceremony for the ‘Oshima Maru’, a training ship for National Institute of Technology (Kosen), Oshima College, at MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in...
KOREA-BASED FUEL CELL CONSORTIUM FORMED
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group says it is accelerating the era of eco-friendly ships by launching a demonstration project to apply fuel cells, which are spotlighted as a next-generation energy source, to large ships. Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (KSME),...
TOWAGE COMPANY APPOINTS TRANSFORMATION HEAD
Svitzer, the global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has announced the appointment of Sabrina Weymiens to the newly created role of Head of Transformation, in order to keep the company on track as it tackles decarbonisation and delivers superior...
LR AND TRIUMPH JOIN FORCES FOR SUSTAINABLE OFFSHORE VESSELS
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Triumph Energy, a marine technology company specialising in green technology and automation, have announced a new Joint Development Project (JDP) to ensure vessels are built and operated sustainably. The collaboration will see a new ShipRight...
DSME RECEIVES AiP FOR HYBRID LNGC
ABS has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for its hybrid power system, a configuration previously limited to smaller vessels in the maritime marketplace, to aid large liquified natural gas carrier (LNGC) ships....
BRUNVOLL JOINS NORWEGIAN ZERO-EMISSION SHIP PROJECT
Hurtigruten of Norway has an ambition is to develop a zero-emission ship for the costal route from Bergen to Kirkenes; the project is costed at close to NOK 130m and is being undertaken in close cooperation with several leading Norwegian maritime suppliers, including...
SCHOTTEL OBTAINS CANADIAN BACKING FOR NOISE POLLUTION INITIATIVE
German propulsion company Schottel has been selected for funding within the Government of Canada’s Quiet Vessel Initiative, which supports the development of new quiet vessel technologies, designs, and operational practices, leading to lower underwater noise...
HAMBURG HYBRID FERRY TRIO TO USE DANFOSS DRIVES
Danfoss Power Solutions’ Editron division has been chosen to provide drivetrain systems for three hybrid passenger ferries that will operate on the Elbe River in Hamburg. German shipyard Schiffbau- u Entwicklungsgesellschaft Tangermünde (SET) will build the vessels...