Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry (BSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has handed over an eco-friendly 210,000 dwt bulk carrier to Belgian shipowner CMB.TECH. According to the shipbuilder, the newbuilding, which has been christened Mineral Sverige, was delivered on A
Dutch shipbuilder Holland Shipyards Group has christened two new 3,800 dwt wind-assisted diesel-electric coasters ordered by compatriot company Hartel Shipping and Chartering.
French classification society Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has been selected to class a series of methanol-ready oil and chemical tankers for UK shipping company Union Maritime, which are currently being equipped with wind propulsion systems, including Norsepower rotor sails.
Eckerö Line, a Finland-based company operating ferry services between Helsinki and Tallinn, is continuing its collaboration with compatriot producer of sustainable fuels Neste to cut maritime emissions by powering its vessels with clean fuels.
A German consortium consisting of the Institute for Micro Process Engineering and the Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the KIT spin-off ICODOS and the Waste Water Department of the City of Mannheim have began operation of a demonstratio
Swiss marine power company WinGD is set to integrate hybrid power and energy systems on a quartet of 113,600 dwt wind-assisted tankers to be built by China’s Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry for the UK-headquartered shipping player Union Maritime (UML). Per WinGD, this is the inaugural contract by which
Yokohama-based shipbuilding major Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) has handed over an environmentally friendly 158,954 dwt Suezmax tanker to Marshall Islands-headquartered Ambroisie Shipping. As informed, the vessel, christened as Aesop, was delivered on April 4 at the shipbuilder’s Tsu shipyar
Norway-based sustainable animal feed manufacturer Skretting has entered into a fifteen-year agreement with compatriot maritime transportation company Strand Shipping and Dutch shortsea shipping player Vertom Group for the lease of four diesel-electric vessels. As informed, the collaboration’s overar
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Tokyo LNG Tanker, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas, will install MOL-developed Wind Challenger wind-assisted ship propulsion systems on a newbuild LNG carrier.
The sixth round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC), a UK government-funded initiative to support the delivery of net zero emissions across the maritime industry, is currently open for bidders until April 16, 2025.
Stillstrom, Maersk’s offshore power and charging solutions developer, has entered into an agreement with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to assess the potential for implementing its technology to reduce emissions from vessels idling in and around the Panama Canal.
Marseille-headquartered shipping colossal CMA CGM has taken delivery of the final unit in a series of ten 5,500 TEU container vessels, which the company booked at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). As disclosed by France’s classification society Bureau
Norwegian shipowner Sea-Cargo has decided to remodel two of its roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ships in an effort to achieve a reduction of 50% in fossil fuel consumption.
Chilean towage services provider SAAM Towage and Texas-based Caterpillar Marine have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to evaluate and implement alternative power solutions to diesel, including electrification and alternative fuels such as methanol and ethanol, for the tug fleet.
