Danish ferry operator Scandlines has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to deliver an onshore charging system for its berth in Puttgarden, Germany. The Norwegian maritime system integrator NES will deliver the land-based charging system to the Puttgarden ferry berth, and connect the equi
Estonia has launched a call for tender to build a next-generation zero-emission battery hydrogen-fuelled ferry for the Virtsu-Kuivastu route.
Classification society ABS has joined hands with Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Seatech Solutions International and Shift Clean Energy to work on the development of electric tugboats for the Indian market.
The first two electric tugs for SAAM Towage’s fleet, built by the Turkish shipyard Sanmar, are ready to sail from the Port of Tuzla to Vancouver, Canada, where they will join the fleet operating in that country. The Chile-based tug provider operates more than 20 tugs along Canada’s west coast at nin
Damen Shipyards launched its fully electric Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with offshore charging capabilities at this year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amsterdam. Mark Couwenberg, Product Portfolio Manager SOV, and Rebecca Belmer, Project Engineer Design & Proposal, have sha
Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. has signed a contract to construct a hybrid-powered passenger-car ferry for Torghatten Nord AS, one of the largest ferry operators in Norway. The ferry will be fitted with two azimuth thrusters with vertically mounted electric motors powered by batterie
AtoB@C Shipping, a Swedish subsidiary of Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping, has taken delivery of Electramar, the first vessel in the series of twelve energy-efficient plug-in hybrid vessels.
UK-based maritime design and applied technologies company Artemis Technologies is taking Northern Ireland’s maritime capabilities into an exciting new era as it brings its ‘flying’ electric foiling boats to international markets with £2 million (about $2.5 million) backing from financial services co
Belgian maritime innovator Zulu Associates has revealed a new concept design of its 200 TEU autonomous short sea container vessel, the Zulu MASS, featuring an auxiliary wind assistance system.
The United Arab Emirates-based maritime and logistics company Tristar Group has signed an agreement with Türkiye’s Akdeniz Shipyard for the construction of a hybrid bunker barge for the UAE.
Turkish Cemre Shipyard has launched NB1091 Hinnøy, Norway’s largest zero-emission ferry.
Swiss technology company ABB has secured a contract with Auckland Transport (AT), New Zealand’s transport services and infrastructure provider, to deliver the maritime industry’s first megawatt charging system (MCS) for all-electric and hybrid-electric ferries.
Türkiye’s Sanmar Shipyard has delivered the third battery electric tug for LNG Canada’s export facility in Kitimat to HaiSea Marine, a joint venture majority-owned by the Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan ULC. The tug named HaiSea Brave is joining its sister vessels HaiSea Wamis and HaiSea W
The number of green corridor initiatives around the world went from 21 to 44 over the past year, according to the findings of the 2023 Annual Progress Report on Green Shipping Corridors released by the Global Maritime Forum. The report finds that there is a ‘substantial maturation’ among existing co
