LNG dual-fuel tanker Tosca, owned by Germany-based shipping company GEFO, is the first chemical tanker in the maritime industry to be awarded the Green Award CO2 label, according to the Green Award Foundation.
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) and South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean have completed a joint development project (JDP) for the development of a 270,000 cubic meter (cbm) LNG carrier, resulting in certification of the hull design.
Norway-based energy storage company Corvus Energy has received a contract to provide a battery energy storage system onboard Magellan Discoverer, the first hybrid diesel-electric vessel to be constructed in South America.
Damen Marine Components (DMC), a Dutch supplier of maneuvering systems, has been contracted to supply rudder systems for four pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) ordered by China’s BYD, the world’s biggest electric vehicle (EV) maker.
Australia’s green energy firm Fortescue, with the support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), government agencies, research institutes, and industry partners, has conducted what it says to be the world’s first use of ammonia as a marine fuel onboard ammonia-powered vessel.
TotalEnergies EP Brasil has handed out new contracts for two platform supply vessels (PSVs) to Siem Offshore do Brasil.
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed a lifecycle agreement with UK-based shipping company P&O Ferries that covers two hybrid ferries, M/V Pioneer and M/V Liberté.
PaxOcean Group has delivered a new class of compact semi-submersible (CSS), which will work for Shell off the coast of Brunei.
Chinese shipbuilding company Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has received a contract to build eight methanol-ready bulk carriers for compatriot Xiamen Financial Leasing and Cosco Shipping Bulk.
Japanese shipping company NYK and compatriot LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy have held a christening ceremony for a new liquified petroleum gas (LPG)/ammonia carrier.
UK-based maritime autonomy solutions company Exail has introduced its transoceanic uncrewed surface vessel (USV), the Drix 0-16, that can deploy multiple payloads and subsea assets. With an autonomy of 2,500 Nm and a “unique naval architecture”, this USV can endure harsh ocean conditions and was eng
Dutch logistics subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe, thyssenkrupp Veerhaven, has commissioned two specialized design offices, C-Job Naval Architects and Kooiman Marine Group, to draw up designs for a methanol dual-fuel pusher tug.
The six-month test period of the Pyxis Ocean, a Kamsarmax vessel retrofitted with two WindWings, has confirmed significant fuel savings, underscoring the potential of wind-assisted propulsion technology to support the shipping industry’s decarbonization efforts.
Following conversion, DEME Group’s subsidiary G-tec has welcomed a new survey vessel that can completely run on biofuel to its fleet. The survey vessel Karina is equipped with a hull-mounted dual-head multibeam, side scan sonar, sub-bottom profilers, magnetometers and gradiometers frames to serve va
