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
Japanese companies JERA, NYK Line, and Resonac have signed an agreement to conduct a joint study on the supply of ammonia as fuel to ships. Under the agreement, the three companies will join forces to achieve the supply of ammonia fuel to a tugboat with a produced ammonia-fueled engine, A-tug, being
Belgian maritime innovator Zulu Associates has revealed a new concept design of its 200 TEU autonomous short sea container vessel, the Zulu MASS, featuring an auxiliary wind assistance system.
Neptune Energy and its partners EBN, Tenaz Energy and ExxonMobil Netherlands CCS have progressed their large-scale CO2 storage project offshore the Netherlands to the next phase. L10CCS, to be connected to the Aramis CO2 transport and storage initiative in the Dutch part of the North Sea, has entere
The United Arab Emirates-based maritime and logistics company Tristar Group has signed an agreement with Türkiye’s Akdeniz Shipyard for the construction of a hybrid bunker barge for the UAE.
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply an integrated hybrid propulsion solution for three new self-discharging cargo vessels being built at the Dutch Royal Bodewes shipyard for Norwegian shipowner Aasen Shipping.
UAE-based port operator AD Ports Group and compatriot clean energy company Masdar have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the development of a green hydrogen production hub within the Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD). The MoU, signed on the sidelines of the UN Clim
The Seabed Security Experimentation Center (SeaSEC), the research center for submarine infrastructure security, has officially opened in The Hague, the Netherlands. Located at Campusatsea in Scheveningen, the SeaSEC research center is committed to safeguarding the subsea infrastructure in the North
Tianjin Base of Dalian Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has started construction on the new LNG-powered 16,000 TEU containership ordered by MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company.
Swedish electrofuel developer Liquid Wind has formed a partnership with Finnish companies Kanteleen Voima and Piipsan Tuulivoima to prepare a feasibility study for setting up its first facility for producing eMethanol in Haapavesi, Finland. On 12 December, the parties announced the signing of a lett
South Korean producer of electric and hydrogen hybrid propulsion systems Vinssen has tested and delivered a hydrogen fuel cell system for a trial project that aims to test hydrogen as a marine fuel. In order to deliver the system, Vinssen collaborated with Shell Singapore as the project sponsor, Sea
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has celebrated the beginning of construction of the second LNG-powered Sphere Class cruise ship ordered by the US-based cruise line Princess Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation. The keel laying ceremony for the Star Princess took place in Monfalcone, Italy, on Decem
As a battle over fossil fuel language continues to rage, the pressure is not letting up on demands to phase out fossil fuels.
German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is eyeing a potential 4,500 TEU newbuilding vessel with wind-assisted propulsion as part of the company’s R&D activities involving alternative technologies and fuels.
