Finland-based shipping company Viking Line has decided to install a resistance-reducing solution on its Viking Grace ship in order to improve its energy efficiency. Viking Line has ordered the Elogrid solution from compatriot engineering and consulting company Elomatic for Viking Grace, which is the
The UK-based Core Power has secured research funds from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) to study the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the US. Core Power specializes in scalable atomic power technology for ocean transport and heavy
French sailing freight transport company TransOceanic Wind Transport (TOWT) has contracted compatriot shipyard Piriou for the construction of the second 81-metre sailing cargo ship. TOWT ordered the first wind-powered ship at the same shipyard at the beginning of the year. Its delivery is scheduled
e1 Marine, a global renewable energy company, said that its M-series methanol to hydrogen generator has received Approval in Principle (AiP) for marine applications from the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator. The AiP covers application on any vessel type and comes on the
Norwegian maritime technology group Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has launched EcoAdvisor, an intelligent and dynamic decision support system for optimising a range of vessel operations. The system is an outcome of a joint ‘Intelligent Efficiency’ research project between KM, DOF Subsea, Sintef, NORCE and
Greek ballast water treatment specialist Erma First has launched Blue Connect, a high-voltage shore power solution. Cold ironing systems enable vessels to connect to a port’s electrical grid in order to power vessels’ systems and equipment while at birth, enabling the ships’ diesel generators to be
French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has issued a new ‘biofuel ready’ notation to support the wider deployment of biofuels in the shipping industry. BV said that this notation will help the maritime industry address the main challenges related to the use of biofuels by ships, providing
Crude oil tanker company DHT Holdings has entered into an agreement to sell its very large crude carrier (VLCC) DHT Edelweiss which is not fitted with an exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) in an effort to meet regulatory standards. The company is selling the 2008-built VLCC to an undisclosed buy
A Marshall Island-registered LNG carrier Adam LNG was clipped by a bulk carrier OS 35 while the latter was maneuvering to exit the Bay of Gibraltar on Monday, 29 August. Following the collision, the Tuvalu-registered bulk carrier started taking on water amidships and was beached to avoid sinking. Th
Norwegian supplier of hydrogen-based energy systems for vessels HAV Hydrogen, a subsidiary of HAV Group, is set to introduce a deck-based containerized hydrogen energy system for ships and fast-track the commercial use of hydrogen as ship fuel. As described, the solution is a stand-alone, scalable p
Sunflower Murasaki, the second of four LNG-fueled ferries ordered by MOL Group, was launched and named earlier today at a Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s yard in Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Sunflower Murasaki and its sister vessel Sunflower Kurenai, which was named in March 2022, are Japan’s fi
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won design approval from the Korean Register of Shipping (KR) for its ‘Hi-Rotor’, an independently developed model of a rotor sail. The approval is the first of its kind in the country’s shipbuilding industry as the sector moves toward deve
Chinese shipbuilder China Merchants Jingling Shipyard (Weihai) and shipping services provider China-Japan International Ferry have held a signing ceremony for the new environmentally friendly shipbuilding project. The signing ceremony for the roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) passenger ferry took place on 26
Ports of Stockholm is investing in the construction of onshore power connection facilities for cruise ships at two city centre quays. By plugging into onshore power supplied from the local electricity grid cruise ships can shut down their engines and significantly reduce their environmental impact.
