Expertise and experience will be crucial as industry gears up to meet the challenges of the post-COP26 economy, writes Ian Thomas, Principal Consultant at Vysus Group.
Ship owners, builders, charterers, financiers, classification organizations, port authorities, government and non-government organizations across the United States and Canada have come together to launch the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition.
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
Chinese shipbuilding major Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has won an order for the construction of two 24,000 TEU containerships from Evergreen Group. This is a repeat order, building on the contract between CSSC and Evergreen Group signed in Nove
China Classification Society (CCS) and China COSCO Shipping Group have signed a new agreement that will see the duo work together to tackle the issue of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the maritime sector.
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
The development of a 17.5MW tidal energy farm, planned for Raz Blanchard in the French region of Normandy, is gaining momentum with the newly established partnership between French tidal turbine designer and manufacturer HydroQest and independent renewable power producer Qair.
Norwegian energy major Equinor has made progress with two of its offshore project developments located offshore Norway and the UK.
Container shipping heavyweight Maersk is currently in discussions with equipment suppliers and yards on the order of a methanol-powered containership. The company announced plans to order the world’s first container vessel that can operate on carbon-neutral methanol in February 2021. Under the plan,
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
Brittany Ferries is exploring the potential for a new high-speed, sustainable and more efficient form of ferry travel called a seaglider.
Wood has been awarded an extension to its existing framework agreement with Equinor to support its offshore assets offshore Norway.
