Faced with challenges such as short supplies of carbon-neutral fuels, the shipping industry needs to explore every option for reducing fuel consumption in order to reach the 2030 decarbonization goal of 20% emissions reductions set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Norwegian classifi
Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines has held a naming ceremony for its newest containership, the WAN HAI A17, at Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje shipyard. The vessel was named in a ceremony officiated by Wan Hai Lines chairman Po-Ting Chen and S.A. Choi, vice chairman & CEO of Samsung Heavy Indu
Provaris Energy has completed a concept design study that, according to the company, reaffirms the low energy use and low capital of its compressed hydrogen supply chain for regional marine transport of hydrogen in gaseous form.
OceanOpt, a provider of emissions management solutions, has partnered up with DNV Veracity, the data platform from independent assurance and risk management company, DNV, to ‘simplify’ emissions reporting and compliance with the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) for shipping companies
Swedish-Swiss equipment provider ABB and Swedish ship design and management company Wallenius Marine have joined forces with Danish tanker operator Terntank to monitor the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) performance aboard six tankers owned by Terntank. As reported, the trial aims to ‘lower emissio
A cargo vessel featuring a wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) will dock at the Port of Hamburg on September 3-4, 2024, showcasing its 17-meter-high suction sails from Spanish company bound4blue.
UK-based maritime clean technology player Silverstream Technologies has revealed that it secured a new order for its air lubrication system to be fitted on 18 new 271,000 cubic meter QC-Max class LNG carriers. As informed, these will be the ‘first’ LNG carriers of this caliber to be wholly designed,
The UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has signed an agreement with NAPA, the Finnish-based global maritime software, services and data analysis expert, to bring its weather routing and voyage optimization tools to users of its rotor sails.
Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, a partnership between river bus service Thames Clipper and transport company Uber, has welcomed the latest addition to its fleet: the Mars Clipper, a hybrid passenger ferry. Constructed at Wight Shipyard on the Isle of Wight, the ferry has joined its predecessors, namel
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) is set to spearhead the global hydrogen fuel cell market through an investment of $80 million to acquire Convion, a company specializing in fuel cell systems. HD KSOE said it had recently, through its subsidiary H
In partnership with Norwegian telecommunications provider Telenor Maritime, compatriot technology company Kongsberg Maritime is to conduct a ‘significant’ trial of Eutelsat OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet service on an autonomous battery-powered barge across the Oslo Fjord, Norway.
There were forty-five vessels with wind propulsion technology installed on board in addition to ten wind-ready vessels by the end of July this year, the International Windship Association (IWSA) revealed.
Energy and commodities company Vitol has revealed that it is ‘on track’ to meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) targets set in 2019 to reduce emissions by 40% by 2030 compared to 2008 levels thanks to a ‘comprehensive dry dock program’.
Norway’s Haugesund municipality has signed a letter of intent with compatriot ferry operator Torghatten, zero-emission solutions supplier SEAM, and autonomy software firm Zeabuz for the research and development project ‘Emission-free autonomous city boat’.
