Norway-headquartered Kongsberg Maritime has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia’s state-owned and largest shipyard, PT PAL Indonesia, to work on advancing energy efficiency and decarbonization across the country’s maritime sector. Kongsberg Maritime said that the agreement repr
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has tasked Halsnøy Dokk with the conversion of the platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Energy to ammonia-powered operations. The conversion is planned to be completed in autumn, when the 95-meter-long vessel will continue operating for Equinor, with
UAE-based terminal operator AD Ports Group and Nimex Terminals, an affiliate of the global trading organization Nimex Petroleum Group, have broken ground on what is said to be the UAE’s first private-sector liquified petroleum gas (LPG) terminal hub, located at Khalifa Port. The LPG terminal hub, an
Swiss marine power company WinGD has completed what it says is the world’s first type approval (TAT) and factory acceptance testing (FAT) for an ammonia-fuelled two-stroke marine engine. Both TAT and FAT programs were completed last month, with testing of the X52DF-A-1.0 engine carried out at the HD
Malaysia-headquartered offshore support vessel (OSV) provider Nam Cheong has been awarded shipbuilding contracts, valued at $64.5 million, for two dive support vessels (DSVs) and two remote operated landing crafts (ROLCs) by a UAE-based maritime logistics company, marking its first newbuild contract
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, has been appointed to supply its cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for two LNG bunkering vessels that are under construction in China. The vessels have a capacity of 20,000 m3 and are currently being built at the Zhejiang XinLe Ship
South Korea’s maritime decarbonization technology specialist Vinssen and Dutch engineering firm MANA Engineering have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop a hydrogen fuel cell-based retrofit solution for an 800 TEU feeder container vessel operating in Northern Europe and the
UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has renewed its framework agreement with Chinese COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI) for the provision of comprehensive wind propulsion installation services across CHI subsidiary shipyards. The partners have completed the install
French shipping and logistics major CMA CGM Group has signed the final shipbuilding contract with India’s Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) for six LNG-powered containerships. The newbuilds, for which a letter of intent (LOI) was signed in October 2025, will have a capacity of 1,700 TEUs, will be able t
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy (ADMA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on decarbonization targets, digitalization goals, smart port solutions and training to support the maritime industry’s transition to sustainable operations. “This co
Yanmar Power Solutions, a subsidiary of Japan’s industrial diesel engine and machinery manufacturer Yanmar Holdings, is planning to build a new factory for test runs of marine hydrogen engines. The company has acquired land at the Phoenix industrial site in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, where it
Oceanbird, a joint venture (JV) between Swedish marine technology company Alfa Laval and shipping company Wallenius Lines, has received its first order for wind propulsion from an undisclosed shipowner. The shipowner placed an order for two Oceanbird Wing 560 wing sails that are contracted for a ret
The UK’s first commercially ready bio-methanol storage and supply service for shipping has been launched at the Port of Immingham, the largest port by cargo volume in the UK, as part of efforts to advance decarbonization in maritime transport. The three-partite partnership of Exolum, Methanex Corpor
A new industry-academia research collaboration project, led by the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Hydrogen Innovations (CHI), has been launched with a focus on the development of next-generation ammonia-fuelled marine engines with near-zero emissions to help in speeding up the decarbo
