Deltamarin, a Finland-based marine engineering company, has won several Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) ship design contracts in recent months featuring alternative fuels. Notably, China’s largest electric car manufacturer, BYD Auto, has commissioned four 9,200 CEU PCTCs from China Merchants Indus
Chinese shipping company COSCO Shipping Development reached a significant milestone on July 26 with the launch of its 700 TEU electric container ship (N997) at the COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry in Yangzhou. The vessel, powered by portable container-sized batteries, is a 10,000-DWT specific route riv
Fugro has completed another fully remote offshore survey inspection in the North Sea for the oil and gas operator TAQA Group. Fugro completed its first fully remote offshore integrity inspections campaign in the North Sea for TAQA Netherlands at the beginning of the year using the Fugro Orca Blue Es
UK shipowner Carisbrooke Shipping has signed a letter of intent with Anglesey and Manchester-based Grafmarine to utilise their NanoDeck AI Solar tile management solution. The shipping company will install the solar cells on its vessels to manage and store renewable energy following successful trials
US-based wave energy developer Oscilla Power has started with the construction of 1:6 scale version of its 1MW Triton wave energy converter.
Hellenic Marine Equipment Manufacturers and Exporters (HEMEXPO) has reached an agreement with the classification society DNV for the assessment of energy-saving devices (ESDs) produced by HEMEXPO member companies. Under the terms of the agreement, DNV will review a makers list provided by HEMEXPO to
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has invested nearly $10 million in seven innovative projects that will accelerate development and testing of marine energy technologies.
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has received Approval in Principle (AIP) certifications from major international classification societies for three cutting-edge ship designs. These include a 98,000 cbm liquefied ammonia c
Nexans is investing in a new third-generation cable-laying vessel in order to, as the company says, support a record project backlog and meet future needs of offshore wind and interconnector projects. According to Nexans, building upon the cutting-edge technology featured on the flagship vessel Nexa
newcleo, a London-based nuclear technology company developing Generation IV reactors using nuclear waste as fuel, has signed a cooperation agreement with Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri and RINA classification society. The trio has agreed to carry out a feasibility study for nuclear applicati
Canadian company Oneka Technologies has teamed up with the City of Fort Bragg to deploy the first wave-powered desalination project in California.
A new study carried out by Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC) on behalf of ABS classification society finds that the adoption of advanced nuclear reactors onboard a 14,000 TEU containership would basically eliminate the need for refueling of the vessel during its entire 25-year lifespan. The study look
Michelin’s Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) project has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of the installation of its wing sail on the MN Pélican, a container ship owned by Compagnie Maritime Nantaise – MN. The vessel has returned to sea since June, according to an update from WISAMO. T
NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) N.V., a subsidiary of the NYK Group headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, will introduce a wind-assisted ship-propulsion unit on one of its vessels currently under a long-term charter contract with Cargill International S.A., a prominent Swiss-based freight trader. The initiativ
