Norwegian transport company Torghatten Nord has celebrated the beginning of the construction of what are said to be the world’s largest hydrogen-powered ferries. The first steel cutting for the first of two 117-meter-long hydrogen-powered ferries with a capacity of 120 cars was held on August 29 at
A cargo vessel featuring a wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) will dock at the Port of Hamburg on September 3-4, 2024, showcasing its 17-meter-high suction sails from Spanish company bound4blue.
Classification society DNV has issued approval in principle (AiP) to China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co. (DSOC) and its industry partners for liquid CO2 (LCO2) carrier vessel concepts. The certificate was issued during the international energy event ONS in Stavanger, Norway, for DSOC’s 12,000 c
Chinese shipbuilder CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) has delivered the first of three 7,600 cubic meter (cbm) LNG bunker vessels, Seaspan Garibaldi, to Canadian shipowner Seaspan. The vessel will sail to the northwest Pacific region, becoming Seaspan’s first LNG bunker barge in Nor
Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has assigned its first class notation for carbon capture onboard a ship to Eastern Pacific Shipping-owned tanker Pacific Cobalt.
Dutch systems integrator Alewijnse is taking part in Fugro’s project to convert the research vessel Fugro Pioneer to a methanol operation.
A group of seven Japanese shipping players and shipbuilders has started a joint study to establish standard specifications and designs for liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers as well as a construction supply chain. The parties involved in the joint study are Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), K Line, NYK Line, Mi
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has named its twelfth new 24,188 TEU eco-friendly containership, the OOCL Portugal.
The sixth and final 13,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China has been delivered to French shipping company CMA CGM. The ship was named CMA CGM Amazonia and delivered on August 23, marking the end of Hudong-Zhonghua’s shipbuilding project for the French co
Navigator Holdings (Navigator Gas), a UK-based owner and operator of the ‘world’s largest fleet of Handysize liquefied gas carriers’, has ordered two 48,500 cbm liquefied ethylene gas carriers (LEGCs) in China.
With major regulatory approval in place, the path has been cleared for the next phase of development for a project that will harness and store renewable energy from Australia and transmit it to Singapore via a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system. The Australia-Asia Power Link (AAP
Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander has launched MV Alexia, the fourth energy-efficient Easymax multipurpose vessel ordered by compatriot shipowner Royal Wagenborg.
French sailing freight transport company TransOceanic Wind Transport (TOWT) has taken delivery of Artemis, its second sailing cargo vessel.
DRIFT Energy, a British startup set to make green energy at sea using hi-tech sailing vessels, has closed its seed funding round that would enable it to build its first green hydrogen producing vessel.
