Manson Construction and Keppel AmFELS held a keel laying ceremony for the hopper dredger Frederick Paup on August 2. The new dredger will be the largest self-propelled hopper dredger in the USA. The ceremony was attended by dignitaries from the shipyard and Manson, including the vessel’s namesake,
Hydrogen-based propulsion systems, electric engines and battery technologies are still years away from being operationally effective in the offshore energy support vessel (OESV) sector. So what can OESV operators do to meet the growing demand for lower emissions today? According to Seacat Services (
Electric ferries will be able to dock at four ferry berths in northern Nordland, Norway, that will undergo a NOK 301 million ($34.3 million) upgrade.
Vard Electro has been awarded a contract for a hybrid battery power system with Atlantic Towing to be integrated on a platform supply vessel.
Norway’s ferry operator Fjord1 has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to act as a system integrator and deliver power control, distribution and battery systems to three ferries that will be converted from gas and diesel propulsion to zero-emission battery operation.
Since 1 July, Tallink Grupp’s vessels Silja Europa and Baltic Queen have switched to using shore power at the Port of Tallinn’s Old City Harbour during their port stays.
The Energy Port will be next in line in the expansion of the shoreside power network at Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg, the port authority confirmed.
Electrification and hybridization of ships have been picking up in the industry for a while now, being the predominant choice for short-sea shipping. There are several solutions on the market to choose from such as shore power connection, battery hybrid solutions, shaft generators, or alternative el
Damen Shipyards Group has reached a major milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric Reversed Stern Drive tug, having installed the tug’s batteries. Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam is constructing the RSD-E Tug 2513, named Sparky, for New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland. Damen is build
Brittany Ferries is exploring the potential for a new high-speed, sustainable and more efficient form of ferry travel called a seaglider.
The construction has commenced on the world’s first fully electric passenger fast ferry at the Fjellstrand shipyard in Norway, partners in the EU-funded TrAM project said.
Turkish Tersan Shipyard has been awarded a contract to build two sister eco-friendly ferries for Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 ASA.
Classification society Bureau Veritas will carry out the classification of ten all-electric ferries after signing the contract with Portuguese river passenger operator, Transtejo.
Pieridae Energy has unveiled plans to create the Caroline Carbon Capture power complex.
