lomarlabs, a new subsidiary of UK-based shipowner Lomar Shipping, part of LIbra Group, has partnered with climate tech start-up Seabound, in a bid to reduce emissions and catalyse cost-effective methods to capture CO2 onboard vessels. Seabound has developed a patent-pending compact carbon capture de
Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) has decided to install two containerized wind assist units on one of their operated container feeder ships before the end of 2023. The 143m, 1036 TEU capacity Kalamazoo is owned by Singapore-based Norse and the wind assist systems will be supplied by the N
South Korean shipping major HMM plans to conduct field tests of an onboard carbon capture system (OCCS) for containerships along with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and PANASIA in the second half of this year. OCCS is an advanced technology to capture CO2 from greenhouse gas emissions generated duri
Japanese shipping heavyweight Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) Group plans to install Orca AI platform across its fleet, which includes bulk carriers, tankers and containerships. The move is being announced on the back of a two-year cooperation between NYK and Orca AI, developer of a unique autom
Danish engineering company EIVA has launched a new remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) tailored for autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) systems. The ViperFish ROTV is an all-in-one sensor platform for high-resolution data collection by USV, which is said to be able to survey hard-to-reach a
UK-based company Global OTEC has secured a certificate of approval for a cold-water riser installation for its first commercial-scale ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform.
The offshore energy and shipping industries are essential components of global trade and commerce, responsible for transporting goods and powering homes and businesses around the world. However, they are also significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. As the world’s focus on reducing carb
Container shipping heavyweight Maersk has achieved a major milestone in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions with the successful launching of its first methanol-powered feeder vessel at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. “The launching was successfully completed at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and the constructi
Nauticus Robotics has kicked off a commissioning exercise of the first of three second-generation Aquanauts autonomous subsea robots, dubbed the Mark 2 (MK2). Following commissioning, Nauticus plans to send the initial Aquanaut MK2 units to the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in the coming months t
Hamilton-based tanker shipping company Teekay Tankers plans to install Shipshave, a semi-autonomous hull cleaning tool, on four more vessels this year. The installation plans are being revealed on the back of a successful trial period during sea passages to keep a silicone-coated hull free of foulin
Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore (CIMC Raffles) has launched China’s first semi-submersible offshore floating solar power generation platform.
After a long development process, the Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRECo) will start the first full test of a tidal energy turbine at its Bourne Tidal Test Site in the Cape Cod Canal.
British wind propulsion company Anemoi Marine Technologies has won funding from the UK Research and Innovation’s Horizon Europe Guarantee fund as part of its involvement in the Optiwise EU project. The Optiwise project aims to maximise the results of vessels using wind propulsion technologies, such
Elegant Exit Company (EEC), a sustainable ship recycling startup, is on a mission to change the ship recycling industry by converting old ships into green steel. The Drachten-based company was launched in 2020 with plans to own a fleet of end-of-life ships that will be operated until their planned r
