The toxicity of ammonia as potential zero-emission fuel of the future for the shipping industry might be solvable after all despite all the hype over its likely impact on the safety of seafarers. There have been a lot of discussions about the dangers of potential releases of ammonia on board during
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the cargo handling and fuel supply systems for four new very large ethane carriers (VLEC).
French container shipping major CMA CGM welcomed nine e-methane-ready dual-fuel container ships into the fleet in 2022. The ships pertain to CMA CGM’s $10.2 billion investment in a fleet of 77 LNG-powered and “e-methane ready” vessels of which 32 are already in operation. The company also has six bi
With the global oil and gas industry’s income skyrocketing to nearly $4 trillion in 2022, many are of the opinion that this sector holds the purse strings. Will it tighten or loosen them to invest a considerable chunk in the clean energy transition?
Subsea7, Siem Offshore, and Kongsberg Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly look at optimisation of marine operations for floating wind projects. The main objective of the study is to identify gaps in capabilities of existing marine operation methodologies and equipment, to e
DOF Subsea has secured a contract extension with Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras for its 106-meter-long diving support vessel (DSV) Skandi Achiever. The new commitment has commenced in direct continuation with the current one and will run until February 2024. It will include remotely operated
Van Oord and Demcon unmanned systems have signed a strategic partnership agreement to collaborate in accelerating the developments in the field of uncrewed remote operations for marine purposes. The two companies have already collaborated for several years in the field of uncrewed surface vessel (US
Swedish company PowerCell has inked a contract to provide hydrogen solutions for two state ferries that operate on Norway’s longest ferry connection.
Norwegian shipowner Höegh Autoliners has agreed with the owner of the leased vessel Höegh Berlin to terminate the bareboat charter and purchase the vessel for a price of $34.25 million. According to Höegh Autoliners, the vessel was taken over on 1 March 2023. Höegh Berlin, built by Höegh at Daewoo S
US-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Excelerate Energy has secured a 5-year extension of its time charter agreement with Dubai Supply Authority (DUSUP) for the FSRU Explorer. Commenting on the announcement, Excelerate said it looks forward to continuing the partnership with DUSUP and remains
China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has delivered the first out of two new battery-hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) passenger vessels to the British ferry operator P&O Cruises.
Construction has begun on AAL Shipping’s (AAL) first Super B-Class dual-fuel -ready heavy lift multipurpose vessel (MPV).
UK-based small-scale LNG company Avenir LNG and Shanghai SIPG Energy Service (SSES), a subsidiary of Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), have delivered LNG to ZIM Integrated Shipping Services’ first LNG-fueled containership. According to Avenir, the 15,000 TEU ZIM Sammy Ofer was bunkered with
Bloom Energy, a US-based green energy company, has revealed that, in the first major marine deployment, its fuel cells demonstrated a significant increase in electrical efficiency. The 150kW solid oxide fuel cell platform provided auxiliary power to the luxury cruise ship called MSC World Europa whi
