Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has cut the first steel for the second hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore, some four months after the first steel was cut for the first vessel. Island Offshore placed an order with VARD for the
Stena Futura, the first methanol-ready NewMax hybrid ship built for Swedish ferry company Stena Line, has completed its sea trials in China.
Pressing on with fleet renewal and the New Major Vessels (NMVs) project, Canada’s ferry operator BC Ferries has contracted China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards (CMI Weihai) to build four new ships with diesel-battery hybrid propulsion systems.
Danish ferry operator Scandlines is moving forward with the planned conversion project encompassing two of its ferries operating on the Vogelflug Line.
Italy’s classification society RINA has awarded approval in principle (AiP) for a new LNG/hydrogen-powered Ultramax bulker design developed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) in collaboration with Almi Marine Management.
Van Wijngaarden Marine Services has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Kooiman Marine Group for the design and construction of a DP2 multi-purpose vessel (MPV) with hybrid diesel-electric propulsion. The new MPV will support subsea work and offshore renewable energy projects, among other things, a
The “world’s first e-methanol-powered service operation vessel (SOV)”, built by Cemre Shipyard for Danish offshore services firm ESVAGT, is undergoing sea trials in Türkiye
Zeppelin Power Systems has unveiled its new fuel cell power generator, which can operate using hydrogen.
Swedish shipping company Erik Thun has launched its fourth plug-in hybrid dry cargo vessel built at Ferus Smit shipyard in the Netherlands.
Flotte Hamburg has christened two hybrid police boats, ‘Bürgermeister Brauer’ and ‘Bürgermeister Weichmann.’
The Maritime Battery Forum (MBF) has welcomed Stillstrom as its newest member.
Finnish shipping company Wasaline has decided to expand the onboard battery capacity of its dual-fuel hybrid ferry Aurora Botnia and further reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Norled has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) to deliver three onshore charging stations for its battery-hybrid ferries at three ports in northern Norway.
Swedish shipping company Terntank has taken delivery of its first Hybrid Solution Plus tanker with wind-assisted propulsion and a methanol-ready engine.
