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Danish ferry operator Scandlines has received an innovation award from the German Transport Research Association (DVWG) for its upcoming project to convert two ferries on the Fehmarn Belt to plug-in hybrid vessels.
Danish power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has cut the first steel for its new cable-laying vessel (CLV) which will be able to run on both methanol and HVO/marine diesel oil. The milestone was celebrated at Vard’s shipyard in Romania where the construction, planning and engineering
U.S.-based developer of subsea autonomous robotic systems and software Nauticus Robotics has completed its initial 2024 Gulf of Mexico survey scope for UK’s energy giant Shell, carried out autonomously without a tether. The work, performed for Shell Exploration and Production Inc., covered inactive
Germany’s GreenShipping Niedersachsen (GSN) Competence Center has received funding approval from compatriot NBank, allowing the center to continue its work on maritime decarbonization.
Norwegian vessel operator Sea1 Offshore, formerly known as Siem Offshore, has placed an order with Chinese shipyard Cosco Shipping for two next-generation offshore energy support vessels (OESVs) that will be methanol-ready. Bernt Omdal, CEO of Sea1, said that the investment is part of the company’s
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) is conducting collision avoidance and remote control maritime demonstration of autonomous ships.
U.S. and German governments are supporting two projects that have a mutual goal of developing a low-cost subsea energy storage technology that supports electrical grid decarbonization with funding of $7.7 million. The U.S. Sperra, dedicated to pioneering the next generation of renewable energy solut
U.S. offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott has secured classification from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its pipelay vessel that recognizes its environmental performance, including energy efficiency, waste management, emissions reduction, and coastal ecosystem preservation
Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore has held the keel laying ceremony for what is said to be the first-of-its-kind energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV), set to perform heavy construction work in offshore wind and subsea arenas with net zero emissions. Following the initial steel cutting on J
SAFEEN Subsea, part of AD Ports Group’s Maritime & Shipping Cluster, has launched SAFEEN Green, a remotely operated unmanned vessel (USV) that operates entirely on renewable electric power or biofuel. According to AD Ports Group, the USV is designed to revolutionize marine surveys and inspections us
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has released a ‘free’ digital carbon calculator designed to help container shipping companies estimate the carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions they could cut down on. As disclosed, the new calculator enables users to enter vessel details, the existing container cargo system a
A couple of months after Equinor revealed its participation in the technology qualification program for Reach Subsea’s Reach Remote uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), France’s energy giant TotalEnergies joined as a new collaboration partner. The pilot project with Equinor, TotalEnergies and other “maj
UK’s remote robotics company HonuWorx is planning to develop a fleet of autonomous submarines that will perform services across the oil & gas, offshore wind, and defense sectors, targeting 50 units in the long term. In what the company describes as an industry-first, HonuWorx deployed a remotely ope
