Electrification and hybridization of ships have been picking up in the industry for a while now, being the predominant choice for short-sea shipping. There are several solutions on the market to choose from such as shore power connection, battery hybrid solutions, shaft generators, or alternative el
German liner major Hapag-Lloyd revealed it has hired the South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to build six dual-fuel containerships with a capacity of over 23,500 TEU. The shipbuilder disclosed the deal earlier today, without naming the company behind the order. The contrac
Swedish shipping company Furetank Rederi AB has announced that its LNG-powered tanker, Fure Viten, departed the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Yangzhou for its first zero-emission journey.
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and research institute Marin have announced the start of the second phase of Wind assisted Ship Propulsion (WiSP2) joint industry project to help facilitate the broad uptake of wind propulsion.
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the main engines and LNG fuel gas supply systems for two new LNG-fuelled escort tugs being built for Canada’s HaiSea Marine, a joint venture between the Haisla Nation and Seaspan Marine Transportation. The two vessels will each be powered by Wärtsilä 34DF du
The ‘transition’ part of the energy transition is starting to show a more defined shape, and what the world’s path towards being net-zero one day entails, as concrete plans and initiatives increasingly emerge across the energy and transportation sectors. Judging by our headlines this week, in the ye
Damen Shipyards Group has reached a major milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric Reversed Stern Drive tug, having installed the tug’s batteries. Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam is constructing the RSD-E Tug 2513, named Sparky, for New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland. Damen is build
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) aims to deploy net-zero emissions ocean-going vessels in the 2020s in line with its environmental vision of achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. Under its revised vision, released earlier today, the company has set sights on reducing GHG e
Tanker operator Stolt Tankers, part of Stolt-Nielsen Limited, says initial results from a biofuel trial carried out by one of the company’s chemical tankers have been very positive. Specifically, the 37,000 dwt chemical tanker Stolt Inspiration recently completed her transatlantic voyage partly powe
Hydrogen (LH2), be it blue, or green, is at the heart of the energy transition talks taking place around the globe, especially as major economies of the world pledge to become net-zero nations. Building up the hydrogen society has been a hot potato for decades and the switch from coal, fossil fuels,
A fusion-powered container vessel offers potential for lower transport cost, faster service, and zero emissions to air, DNV said in its Technology Progress Report on key energy systems technologies aimed at meeting global decarbonization targets. One of those technologies includes nuclear power, whi
Kanfer Shipping AS, a Norway-based shipping company focusing on small-scale LNG and LNG bunkering, and Australia’s Oceania Marine Energy have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to build an ammonia-ready LNG bunkering vessel. The two companies said the vessel was part of their strategy to develop a long
The European Council has approved an extension of the Danish scheme for reduced tax charges for shore power for ships until June 2027. The scheme, which was due to expire in June this year, is being extended amid considerable backing from Danish shipping companies. The extension of the scheme for on
Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has joined a study with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) to explore the use of ammonia as an alternative marine fuel. The joint study will cover green ammonia production and supply, ammonia bunkering process, and potential issues
