A staggering 81 percent of seafarers expressed a necessity for partial or complete training to effectively handle the advanced technologies expected to be deployed on future ships, a DNV study has found. Additionally, over 75 percent of respondents (Deck and Engine Officers 78%) indicated a need for
Lloyd’s Register (LR), Knutsen, HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have teamed up for a joint development project (JDP) to study environmental impact across the entire life cycle of an LNG carrier. As part of JDP, the partners announced the
Cruise company Hurtigruten Norway has revealed the most promising technologies for its zero-emission ship set to be launched in 2030. The technologies have been selected following a year of research by the company alongside its consortium of 12 maritime partners and research institute SINTEF as the
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated $1.2 million for 23 projects to further marine energy research and development at its national laboratories.
Polish natural gas transmission system operator (TSO) GAZ-SYSTEM and Danish TSO Energinet have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to work together on accelerating energy transition and strengthening regional energy security in Europe. The agreement was signed on 26 April during the Baltic Pipe gala
LNT Marine, a technology and service provider within the maritime industry, and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) have received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for the latest variant of their LNG containment system. The AiP was presented to SDA
A 40,000 m3 LCO2 carrier developed by South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has secured Approval in Principle (AIP) from compatriot Korean Register (KR). The certificate was presented during a ceremony held at Nor-Shipping 2023 in Oslo, Norway on 7 June. The achievement is the result of a col
Renewables are seen as the UK’s road to net-zero, but many feel this should be a gradual shift in investment rather than casting new oil & gas aside right away.
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, will be the godmother of A.P. Moller – Maersk’s new feeder vessel, the world’s first container vessel sailing on green methanol. The Commission President will formally name the vessel at a ceremony in Copenhagen on September 14, where i
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, in collaboration with its Nordic Green Ammonia Powered Ships (NoGAPS) partners, has obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for the design of an ammonia-powered gas carrier – the M/S NoGAPS. The approval certificate
Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has developed and released an expansive set of requirements to guide the industry in the use of hydrogen-fueled vessels. ABS said the publication, named ABS Requirements for Hydrogen Fueled Vessels, is a continuation of its attention to altern
Jacobs, a technical professional services company, has completed the underground infrastructure engineering for the PacWave South site, the first full-scale wave energy test facility in the United States.
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping and the Chilean Ministries of Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further expand their partnership focusing on the development of green corridors. The parties first started collaborating in the spring of 2022 when they
Maritime leaders have formed an elite working group to study onboard carbon capture technologies as a solution to help decarbonize the maritime industry while enabling the existing ships to continue burning fossil fuels. The collaborative project brings together ABS, Diana Shipping Services, Equinor
