Florida-based shipping and energy supply chain company Crowley and Carbon Ridge Inc, a U.S. developer of modular onboard carbon capture and storage solutions, have launched an onboard carbon capture pilot project. The project involves the utilization of Carbon Ridge’s patent-pending, second-generati
Germany-based shipowning company Bernhard Schulte has placed an order for its first CO2 tanker. The LNG dual-fuel newbuilding will be constructed at Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore (DSOC) and feature innovative technologies aimed at significantly reducing its carbon footprint such as wind propulsion an
Low-emissions marine fuels supplier Titan has closed a funding round for a 45% equity stake with further follow-on rights from downstream LNG and renewable gases company Molgas Energy, backed by infrastructure fund investor InfraVia Capital Partners. As explained, the investment in Titan aims to acc
Clarksons Specialised Products, a unit of UK shipbroker Clarksons, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Germany-based Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies to collaborate on a roadmap to establish a maritime supply chain for the bulk transportation of green hydrogen in chemical tankers using
Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted Approval in Principle to Greek company ERMA FIRST for its BLUE CONNECT system, a high voltage alternative maritime power solution. ERMA FIRST’s system, which can be housed in a container or provided in a stand-alone configuration, enables ships to connect with differe
Norwegian shipowner Knutsen Group has welcomed the fourth newbuild LNG carrier, Ignacy Łukasiewicz, that will be chartered to Poland’s PGNiG Supply & Trading, a part of ORLEN Group. South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) delivered the 174,000 cubic meter vessel to Knutsen on Dec
Ammonia power solutions company Amogy Inc. and system developer and integrator SEAM have revealed that several milestones have been achieved in their retrofitting project of a 1957 tugboat with ammonia-to-power technology. The retrofit involves a comprehensive overhaul of the tugboat’s original dies
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has called for an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the supply of methanol as a marine bunker fuel in the Port of Singapore. The EOI seeks to gather proposals for end-to-end methanol bunkering solutions, scheduled to be implemented in Singapore in 20
The Hydrotug 1, the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat, has been launched and is now ready to start operations in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. The port ordered the tug in 2019 from Antwerp-based Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) as part of its strategy of becoming a climate-neutral port by 2050. “Th
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle to Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd (NACKS) for an 81,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carrier. The design, which was unveiled with the announcement of a joint development project earlier this year, features methanol propulsion and rotor sail ca
SOFEC, a MODEC Group company, has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its electric charging buoy. “As a part of SOFEC’s commitment to the energy transition and renewable energy, we are pleased to announce that ABS has awarded the newly developed elec
Dutch logistics company Samskip Group has secured financing for its zero-emission short-sea container vessel through a strategic partnership with Eurazeo and Ness, Risan & Partners (NRP). The €22.5 million funding, part of the Eurazeo Sustainable Maritime Infrastructure (ESMI) fund, marks the fifth
A consortium of eleven partners from public and private entities from Spain, France, Ireland, and Portugal has kicked off a project that will carry out pilot tests for the application of hydrogen and methanol as an energy alternative in the fleet and vehicles of the ports of the Atlantic area. The p
Singapore, a global maritime bunkering hub, has welcomed the delivery of its first methanol bunkering vessel, marking another stride in its commitment to serve as a living lab for bunkering alternative fuels. This aligns with the broader maritime industry’s efforts toward decarbonization. Namely, St
