BeHydro, a joint venture company of Ghent-based engine builder ABC and Antwerp-based shipping company CMB, has launched the first hydrogen-powered dual-fuel engine with a capacity of 1 megawatt (MW). Over the past three years, BeHydro has developed, produced, and extensively tested a dual-fuel (dies
Canada’s Ocean Startup Challenge has shortlisted 31 companies to compete for 10 prizes of $25,000 and in-kind support from partners. “Applicants accepted our challenge by proposing creative solutions to solve industry hurdles, with more than a third of the shortlisted companies having ocean technolo
Corvus Energy has been selected by Holland Ship Electric to supply lithium-ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for five new all-electric ferries being built by Holland Shipyard Group for Amsterdam’s municipal public transport provider GVB. The ferries will be equipped with air-cooled Corv
The British government has set a goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and electrification of oil and gas platforms on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) should play an important role in efforts to achieve this target.
Dutch provider of offshore support vessels Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has decided to dispose of three platform-supply vessels (PSV), with the aim of “right-sizing” its PSV fleet.
Although personnel is returning to offshore platforms, almost a third of oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico is still shut-in due to Hurricane Sally.
Sweden-based Wallenius Marine is working on the development of a revolutionary ship design, which promises to cut emissions by 90% when compared to the best in class vessels of today. The vessel concept, named Oceanbird, featuring a wind-powered Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) able to carry 7,000
The cruise industry has invested over $23.5 billion in ships with new energy-efficient technologies and cleaner fuels, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) revealed in a new report.
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a deal to supply two Kalmar Eco Reachstackers that will help UK’s multimodal logistics operator Maritime Transport Ltd (Maritime) cut fuel costs and carbon emissions while addressing growing demand at its rail terminal in Wakefield, England.
Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS), an AI and solar-powered marine research vessel, which will traverse oceans gathering environmental data, has been lifted into the waters off the coast of Plymouth, England. The vessel is set to be officially launched later today after two years of design, constructio
Using exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) or low-sulphur fuel oils to meet the IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap both result in an increase of well-to-wake CO2 emissions, according to a recent study carried out by research and consultancy firm CE Delft. A scrubber requires energy which is generated by engin
Hurricane Sally has shut-in over a quarter of oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said.
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to include greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector into the EU’s emissions trading scheme from January 1, 2022. MEPs backed a -40% greenhouse gas efficiency target for shipping companies, to be reached gradually by 2030, as part of the revision of t
U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent oil ban on offshore drilling in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina is a last-ditch effort to swing votes in his favour ahead of November elections and get some environmentalist voters to switch from his Democrat opponent Joe Biden.
