French shipping colossal CMA CGM has rung the welcome bell to the first unit in a series of four 24,000 TEUs container vessels powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) that the company booked at China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. Per France’s classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), the CMA CGM
Norwegian shipping player Wilson has deployed its multi-purpose dry cargo ship retrofitted wind-assisted propulsion for compatriot aluminum producer Hydro.
Norway-based sustainable animal feed manufacturer Skretting has entered into a fifteen-year agreement with compatriot maritime transportation company Strand Shipping and Dutch shortsea shipping player Vertom Group for the lease of four diesel-electric vessels. As informed, the collaboration’s overar
Finnish wind propulsion specialist Norsepower has partnered with China’s COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Equipment (Nantong) (CHIC) to accelerate the serial production, sales, installation, and service of its rotor sails in the region.
The UK’s classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has joined forces with Queensland-headquartered ship design group Seatransport and Houston-based engineering company Deployable Energy to develop nuclear power generation for a wide array of applications in the maritime industry. As disclosed, th
China’s COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI) and Germany’s engine maker MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) have signed a framework agreement to extend their collaboration on decarbonization retrofit projects.
Finnish technology firm Wärtsilä has introduced a new solution for its Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engine that reduces methane slip by up to 75%.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Tokyo LNG Tanker, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas, will install MOL-developed Wind Challenger wind-assisted ship propulsion systems on a newbuild LNG carrier.
Spanish automated wind-assisted propulsion system specialist bound4blue has installed what it claims to be “the world’s largest” suction sails on a vessel.
French activist shipping company Windcoop has placed an order for what it hailed as the ‘world’s first’ wind-powered container vessel at RMK Marine shipyard in Tuzla, Türkiye. According to RMK Marine, the wind-powered open hatch boxship will operate on a route between Madagascar and France. The unit
The project for retrofitting conventionally-fueled Kamsarmax bulk carrier to dual-fuel methanol, co-led by MMMCZCS and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, has received approval in principle (AiP), paving the way for green transition within the medium-size bulk carrier sector.
The ammonia dual-fuel system designed for medium gas carriers (MGCs) being built for Trafigura has been approved by classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR).
The UK’s University of Birmingham scientists are joining experts from across Europe in a €10.2 million project to create a working prototype ship powered by full direct current (DC) electrical systems.
Tugboat Sakigake, also known as the world’s first commercial-use ammonia-fueled vessel, has wrapped up its demonstration voyage, reaching a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction of up to approximately 95%, the vessel’s operator NYK Line has reported.
