The Rijeka Gateway terminal in Croatia, a joint venture between Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk’s APM Terminals and Croatian investor Energia Naturalis (ENNA Group), has secured electricity from renewable energy sources to power the operations of its container terminal. The estimate is that
MF Estelle, the ‘world’s first’ autonomous electric ferry, has completed its journey between two major islands in central Stockholm, demonstrating the potential for unmanned, sustainable transport, the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden has unveiled. MF Estelle’s trial in Stockholm Designed and buil
MarinEV, marine electrification business of Singapore-based green technology solutions provider Yinson GreenTech (YGT), has launched the Hydromover 2.0 project, a part of the company’s Hydromover product line of zero-emission electric vessels for light cargo transfer within the port of Singapore, wi
Japan’s shipping heavyweight Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has signed a contract with compatriot Maehata Shipbuilding Corporation to construct a new hybrid electric restaurant ship, underscoring the company’s focus on sustainable maritime operations. As disclosed, the ship is scheduled for com
REGENT Craft, a US manufacturer of all-electric seagliders, has begun hardware and systems integration of its full-scale seaglider prototype, a key step forward in the company’s journey to revolutionize regional coastal mobility.
US-based Sea Cheetah Corporation has entered into a strategic partnership with Toulouse-based hydrogen solutions expert H3 Dynamics to develop the “world’s first” hydrogen-electric wing-in-ground effect (WIGE) vessel and an ecosystem of fueling points.
Norwegian equipment provider Zinus has received a contract to provide charging solutions for BC Ferries’ new diesel-electric ferries. As disclosed, the contract, signed with Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards, involves the delivery of ZPP800 tower solution cable management system [CMS] for the quaysi
UrbanLink Air Mobility, a South Florida-based air mobility company, has placed an order for 27 all-electric seagliders from REGENT Craft, a compatriot manufacturer of all-electric seagliders for sustainable maritime mobility, aiming to ‘advance’ multi-modal electric transportation ecosystems in coas
Australian manufacturer of high-speed catamaran ferries Incat Tasmania has reached a milestone in the construction of what is said to be the “world’s largest” electric ferry.
A hybrid ferry with the ‘world’s largest battery’ fitted to a ship has taken to the water, French shipping company Brittany Ferries said.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced grants totalling nearly $300 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand and modernize the nation’s ferry systems.
AtoB@C Shipping, a Sweden-based subsidiary of Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping, has taken delivery of Aquamar, its fourth plug-in hybrid newbuilding.
Dutch towage and maritime company KOTUG has received an order from compatriot sand handling and transport specialist ROS for the delivery of a fully electric pusher tug.
Maritime associations and interest groups including ECSA, FuelsEurope, eFuel Alliance, EWABA, HydrogenEurope, and Methanol Institute have established a new Clean Maritime Fuels Platform, an industry initiative aiming to enhance communication between the shipping sector and fuel producers. Representa
