Dubai-based terminal operator DP World has completed the early stages of integration with TradeLens, a blockchain-based digital container logistics platform jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM.
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has become a member of the International Windship Association (IWSA). IWSA is a member-driven not-for-profit organisation that is dedicated to the promotion and facilitation of direct wind propulsion in commercial shipping. “With K-Line joinin
ETIP Ocean will publish a new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) on 19 June this year. The SRIA identifies six challenge areas, defined as R&I fields worth investing during the next period of five years. Each area includes several priorities assessed according to the opportunity for the
Japanese private company Interstellar Technologies is working on a liquefied natural gas-powered orbital rocket as it is looking for ways to lower costs of reaching space. The small startup will use LNG for the main engine on its micro satellite launcher named Zero, currently under development. The
Allseas’ giant Pioneering Spirit offshore construction and decommissioning vessel was the home of the first-ever drone to vessel delivery in the Netherlands last week.
Scandlines’ hybrid ferry M/V Copenhagen has been retrofitted with Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution, Finnish auxiliary wind propulsion systems’ provider Norsepower said. The installation of the rotor sail on board M/V Copenhagen, a hybrid passenger ferry operating between Rostock, Germany and Gedser,
Sweden’s largest test facility for carbon dioxide capture has begun operation at Preem’s refinery in Lysekil. Norwegian engineering firm Aker Solutions is providing its mobile test facility for the project. The project will analyze the whole value chain from capture to storage of carbon dioxide off
Denmark’s Copenhagen Airports, A.P. Moller – Maersk, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS, and Ørsted have formed a partnership to develop a hydrogen and e-fuel production facility powered by offshore wind. The project will require a large-scale supply of renewable electricity, which could potentially come from
Oslo-based Wallenius Wilhelmsen has pilot-tested Jotun’s remotely-operated proactive hull cleaning robot onboard one of its RORO carriers. Jotun Hull Skating Solutions combines remotely operated underwater robotic Jotun HullSkater, a special antifouling coating named SeaQuantum Skate and a range of
Deep Casing Tools technology that can almost half the cost for extended reach drilling well liner installations secured UK patent. Patents are also pending in Europe, the USA, Canada, UAE and Saudi Arabia. DCT MechLOK Drill Pipe Swivel (DPS) is the industry’s first mechanical DPS. It helps overcome
Possibilities to map and monitor the ocean remain restricted due to limitations with existing ocean observing technologies, including energy constraints. As a result, the US Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) teamed up to spur technology innovation which can
UK-based Bibby Marine Services (Bibby) has received a grant to explore a range of zero-carbon fuel systems through the WaveMaster Zero C Research and Development Project. The project will be supported by a grant from MarRI-UK, a collaborative innovation vehicle for UK industry and academia to jointl
Dutch shipbuilder De Hoop has come up with some innovative ways to overcome challenges to the construction of its ships during the coronavirus pandemic by resorting to technology. Namely, the shipyard was faced with numerous challenges due to the country-wide lockdown including workforce shortages a
The US Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has awarded new research and development project funding for marine energy technologies. The selected small businesses are receiving Phase I Release 2 grants for innovations that demonstrate technical feasibility during the first phase of their research.
