VINSSEN AND MARINTEKNIK TARGET ASIAN ECO-MARKET
Eco-friendly marine mobility company Vinssen of South Korea has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore’s Marinteknik to accelerate the shift toward clean propulsion across Asia. The partnership centres on Vinssen’s hydrogen-ready battery-based...
SEATRIUM AND KARPOWERSHIP JOIN IN POWERSHIP AND FRSU PARTNERSHIP
The Seatrium Group of Singapore has signed of a letter of intent (LoI) with energy company Karpowership, the owner, operator, and builder of what is considered the largest Powership (floating power plant) fleet. The agreement deepens the strategic partnership between...
ABS CERTIFIES MEDIUM VOLTAGE DC ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM
ABS issued a New Technology Qualification (NTQ) certificate to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) for their next-generation electric propulsion solution: the Medium Voltage Direct Current (MVDC) power...
SMART FREIGHT CENTRE JOINS AS MMMCZCS KNOWLEDGE PARTNER
Smart Freight Centre (SFC) and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) are pleased to announce that SFC is joining MMMCZCS’s global network as a knowledge partner. This collaboration is said to mark a significant step forward in advancing...
JAPAN LAUNCHES BATTERY-ELECTRIC TUG PROJECT
Japanese companies Tokyo Kisen and Marindows have officially launched Japan’s first pure battery -powered all-electric harbour tugboat development project. The electric harbour tugboat which will be operated in the ports of Yokohama and Kawasaki is aiming to...
LR EXPANDS ITS PORTS SUSTAINABILITY SUPPORT
Lloyd’s Register (LR) Advisory has expanded its ports team and invested in expertise and leadership to launch LR Ports Advisory – a new centre to support ports as they address the many interconnected challenges faced today. Sustainability, geopolitics, security, and...
LR CERTIFICATION COVERS HYDROGEN POWER AND AUTONOMOUS OPERATION
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has issued the UK’s first certification for a remotely operated and unmanned vessel (ROUV) under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) Workboat Code Edition 3 (WBC3) Annex 2, with hydrogen-powered ‘Pioneer’ from Acua Ocean...
ABB INTEGRATES TECHNOLOGIES FOR FIRST H2 FUEL CELL SUPERYACHT
ABB has integrated a comprehensive scope of technologies onboard ‘Feadship Breakthrough’, a superyacht constructed by Dutch builder Feadship and launched in May 2025. The privately-owned 118.8m vessel will be among the first in the world to feature...