The consortium behind the project seeking to establish green ammonia ship-to-ship bunkering on the U.S. East Coast has secured approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for the initial design of ammonia bunkering articulated tug barge (AB-ATB). The AiP, said to be the first in the
Energy equipment and marine solutions company Hawnha Power Systems, a part of South Korean Hanwha Group, and Greek LNG shipping services provider GasLog have agreed to work on replacing the existing fossil fuel-powered vessels with ammonia gas turbines under the new memorandum of understanding (MoU)
CB&I and Hanwha Ocean have received approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a cargo containment system and an 80,000 cbm liquid hydrogen (LH2) carrier from DNV.
Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to PONANT for its new twin-screw sailing passenger vessel concept Swap2Zero.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced grants totalling nearly $300 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand and modernize the nation’s ferry systems.
Amogy, HD KSOE, POSCO, Seoul National University (SNU) and ABS have partnered up to jointly explore the technological feasibility of an innovative offshore ammonia cracking solution aimed at delivering low-cost, accessible clean hydrogen fuel.
Norwegian shipping company Knutsen Group has received new energy-efficient LNG carrier for charter with energy giant Shell from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI). The 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier named Nantes Knutsen was delivered to the shipowner on September 13, 202
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Chevron Shipping Company, a subsidiary of energy company Chevron, have signed an agreement to install Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted ship propulsion system, on a newbuild LNG carrier. The vessel is said to be the world’s LNG carrier t
Maritime associations and interest groups including ECSA, FuelsEurope, eFuel Alliance, EWABA, HydrogenEurope, and Methanol Institute have established a new Clean Maritime Fuels Platform, an industry initiative aiming to enhance communication between the shipping sector and fuel producers. Representa
Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has started the construction of the first LNG dual-fuel LRII tanker for Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). The construction of the 111,000 dwt tanker began on
Dutch companies Nordsol and Attero have officially opened their new bio-LNG production plant for the maritime industry, FirstBio2Shipping, in Wilp, the Netherlands. Less than two years after reaching the final investment decision (FID), the partners held the opening ceremony for the new plant on Sep
Italy-based hydrogen powertrain specialist Hydrocell has selected Genevos, a French specialist in hydrogen and fuel cell power systems integration for the maritime sector, to provide a fuel cell solution for the first hydrogen-powered passenger vessel in Venice. The collaboration, announced during t
Container terminal operator Hutchinson Ports ECT Rotterdam (ECT) has revealed plans to enable sea-going vessels to connect to shore power by 2028. To achieve this, the operator joined forces with Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP), a partnership between Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam. ECT aims to have the
German cruise line AIDA Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, has refueled its Hyperion-class cruise ship AIDAprima with 100% renewable Bio Marine Fuel (BMF100) as part of a pilot project to evaluate the fuel performance in regular ship operations for potential future use. The BMF100 sustainable bi
