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 (
Environmental organization One Earth – One Ocean (oeoo), with the support of building materials group Holcim Ltd., has launched the Circular Explorer, a purely solar-powered catamaran built to collect trash from the water.
Maritime consulting business Maersk Broker Advisory Services and management consulting firm McKinsey & Company have joined forces to assist shipowners and operators in defining their decarbonisation roadmap and strategy.
Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping, compatriot steel producer SSAB and the Port of Oxelösund have started a virtual arrival trial in the Luleå-Oxelösund traffic after the first couple of arrivals have resulted in reductions in consumption and CO2 emissions.
A number of energy transition-related updates hit our headlines this week, from new developments in the renewables sector to further initiatives in ship decarbonisation – and oil & gas companies’ new moves in both of those, and more.
Germany’s bulk operator MINSHIP Shipmanagement and compatriot multipurpose (MPP) vessel specialist Auerbach Schifffahrt have decided to join forces to create a consolidated ship management company.
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Sweden’s Port of Stockholm and Finnish Port of Naantali have decided to install Cavotec’s automated mooring system MoorMaster NxG as part of their CO2 emissions reduction drive.
Sweden-based Alfa Laval has acquired a minority stake in the Netherlands-based technology company Marine Performance Systems, a developer of air lubrication technology for ships. The air lubrication technology generates microbubbles under the ship’s hull, reducing friction between the ship and the w
Norwegian exhaust gas production firm Yara Marine Technologies has acquired Lean Marine, a company specializing in automated fuel-saving and performance management solutions for vessels. The move is in line with the company’s expansion plans beyond scrubbers, a market that took a major plunge during
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.
British company Windship Technology has signed an agreement with Australian company Calix Limited to develop and incorporate Calix’s onboard carbon capture system RECAST into its whole-ship solution.
Clean technology company Silverstream Technologies has fitted its air lubrication technology on the Vale-chartered newbuild ore carrier Sea Victoria. The installation is the first time that any air lubrication technology has been deployed on a very large ore carrier (VLOC), Silverstream said. Coming
Ammonia-powered shipping startup Viridis Bulk Carriers has signed MoU’s with cargo owners Elkem, Vestkorn, BioMar, Franzefoss Minerals, and Saltimport to develop a zero-emission freight network. In addition to further developing the ship technology platform, the partnership will explore a zero-emiss
