Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings, a Hong Kong shipowner, and Qiyao Environmental Technology (Qiyao Environ Tec), a subsidiary of Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute, have secured an approval in principle from Bureau Veritas (BV) for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project onboar
Port of Aarhus, Denmark’s largest commercial port, opened its first shore power facility for cruise ships on June 20, 2023 enabling the vessels to keep their engines running on electricity while docked in the port and thus cut their emissions. The Port of Aarhus is one of Denmark’s largest cruise de
Canadian Cellula Robotics and UK-based HonuWorx are collaborating to carry out a series of technology demonstrations that will use an extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle (XLUUV). The demonstrations will see Cellula’s Solus-XR extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle (XLUUV) used in showcasing Hon
Denmark-based shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) is ready to make pioneering moves in the shipping industry with the retrofit of an existing container ship to a dual-fuel methanol-powered vessel scheduled for 2024. The company revealed that the first engine retrofit in the industry is to b
Engineering and technology company Technip Energies has introduced Canopy by T.EN, an integrated suite of flexible and modular post-combustion carbon capture solutions, powered by Shell CANSOLV CO2 Capture System. The suite builds on the recently launched Capture.Now, a strategic platform that bring
Finnish shipping company Finnlines and compatriot maritime software company NAPA have signed an agreement to install NAPA’s electronic reporting, fleet monitoring and stability management solutions on two newbuild Superstar-class RoPax vessels.
UK company focused on vessel management, design, construction and repair Newport Shipping and German maritime service company NSB Group have joined forces to offer ship conversion widening to support decarbonisation goals.
A Chinese-flagged bulker fitted with a domestically developed rotor sail took to the water at the No. 2 wharf of CSSC Chengxi Shipbuilding Co., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, marking a solid step forward in the practical application of wind-assisted rotor technology developed
The subsea ammonia storage unit, a part of a joint development project (JDP) that includes the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), NOV Subsea Production Systems, Equinor, the Research Council of Norway and the Net Zero Technology Center, has entered its final phase of testing. The 200-cubic-meter pro
Oslo-headquartered Fred. Olsen 1848 has launched a new solution said to unlock the potential of near- and offshore floating solar by allowing PV modules to move freely and independently. The solution named Bolette is said to be capable of handling high wave loads in combination with wind, which repr
Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded a type approval in principle for a self-contained shipboard emissions monitoring system developed by US tech firm SeaARCTOS.
MISC Berhad (MISC), a provider of energy-related maritime solutions, has signed collaboration agreements with Swiss marine power company WinGD and classification society DNV for the development of ammonia engines for ammonia dual-fueled vessels. Said to mark a historical milestone as the first of it
Hydrogen fuel cell supplier PowerCell Group and methanol-to-hydrogen technology firm e1 Marine, in partnership with RIX Industries, have conducted a string test of their respective technologies for a 200kW propulsion chain as part of the validation of Maritime Partners LLC’s M/V Hydrogen One inland
Royal Caribbean International’s first LNG-powered cruise vessel, Icon of the Seas, has left the outfitting pier from Meyer Turku shipyard situated in Turku, Finland. Icon of the Seas will be conducting week-long series of sea trials through the picturesque Turku archipelago representing a culminatio
