
Finnish technology firm Wärtsilä has introduced a new solution for its Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engine that reduces methane slip by up to 75%.

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.

U.S. public ferry service provider San Francisco Bay Ferry (SF Bay Ferry) has contracted Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) to design and construct two battery-electric ferries.

Italian shipping group Grimaldi has placed a $1.3 billion order for nine methanol-ready Roll-On/Roll-Off Passenger (Ro-Pax) vessels at China Merchants Jingling Shipyard (Weihai) as part of its fleet expansion and renewal agenda.

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Swiss cruise line Viking have launched the “world’s first: cruise ship to be powered by hydrogen stored onboard for propulsion and electricity generation.

Dutch marine fuels supplier Titan has delivered LNG to the newbuild car carrier operated by Japanese shipping company K Line under a long-term contract.

Wärtsilä will invest €50 million in expanding its R&D center in Vaasa, aiming to meet the growing demand for sustainable technologies and alternative fuels in maritime and energy sectors.

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.

German cruise line AIDA Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, has placed an order for two new multi-fuel cruise ships from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.

Japanese shipping company NYK has executed construction and charter contracts for its first methanol-powered very large crude carrier (VLCC).

A new 100-meter-long cable laying support vessel (CLSV) being built at the Sefine Shipyard for Norwegian Agalas and Cecon Contracting has been launched in Türkiye. Agalas reported yesterday, April 3, that the first of its three subsea vessels had been launched in Türkiye, with a few intense months a

E&S Tankers, a joint venture of Essberger Tankers and Stolt Tankers, has conducted the first bio-LNG bunkering for its newbuild dual-fuel stainless steel parcel chemical tanker John T. Essberger at the Hamina LNG terminal in Finland.

Norway’s VARD has signed a €113.5 million contract with Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) to design and build an offshore subsea construction vessel that will be dedicated to performing work in the offshore wind and telecom sectors, with the contract also including options. The 121.3-meter-long

German energy company Mabanaft and e-fuels producer HIF Global have signed a heads of agreement (HoA) for the planned offtake of e-methanol for the shipping industry.