Clippership, a U.S.-headquartered company developing autonomous wind-powered ships, has signed a construction contract for its first 24-meter class zero emission autonomous wind-powered cargo vessel with Dutch shipyard KM Yachtbuilders. The vessel features twin, foldable rigid wings for primary wind
Italian cabling giant Prysmian and Versalis, the chemical subsidiary of Italian energy giant Eni, have established a strategic partnership to give new life to plastic cable scrap through an innovative chemical recycling process. Srinivas Siripurapu, Chief Sustainability, Innovation and R&D Officer a
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has received approval in principle (AiP) from compatriot classification society ClassNK for the basic design of specialized vessels for subsea power cable jointing and burial. MOL is working with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Furukawa Electric, and N
Classification society Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has classed its first methanol dual-fueled container ship, a newbuild destined for French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group. The 15,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel vessel, named CMA CGM ANTIGONE, was built by China’s CSSC Jiangnan Ship
Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued approval in principle (AiP) for a concept design of a bulk carrier developed by Oshima Shipbuilding that is ready for multiple alternative fuels and onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS). The AiP covers a vessel designed to be adaptable for ammo
The wave and tidal energy market is projected to grow to $1.85 billion by 2032, with ocean-based renewable power expected to move beyond pilot installations and enter early commercial deployment by 2031, according to a report by market research firm DataM Intelligence. The global wave and tidal ener
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD, a subsidiary of Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Norwegian research institute NORCE to cooperate on research and innovation related to subsea technology, among other things. The strategic partnership will be foc
Denmark has issued its first-ever approval for a full-scale CO2 storage facility, clearing the Greensand Future project to store CO2 in the Nini West field in the North Sea. The Danish Energy Agency reported today, December 18, that the licensees behind Greensand Future, INEOS E&P, Harbour Energy an
Spanish bound4blue has completed the installation of what it says is the largest suction sail ever fitted to a general cargo vessel for Dutch shipping company Amasus. Bound4blue and Amasus Shipping completed the installation of a 22-meter eSAIL on the general cargo vessel Fluvius Tavy at Astander Sh
Norwegian offshore services provider Sea1 Offshore has cut the first steel for the second of four offshore energy support vessels (OESVs) it has on order with a shipyard in China. Sea1 Offshore placed the order for the first two OESVs with Chinese shipyard Cosco Shipping in November 2024, with the c
The eighth and final CO2 storage tank has been installed on Carbon Destroyer 1, the first dedicated offshore CO2 carrier built in the EU, set to work on the Greensand project in Denmark. Once operational next year, the vessel will be prepared for its carbon capture and storage (CCS) duties, working
Norwegian container tonnage provider MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has placed orders with China’s Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for the construction of six 3,700 TEU container vessels that will be prepared for alternative fuels and advanced emissions-reduction technologies. First delivery is expected
Great Britain’s National Gas Transmission (NGT) has appointed London-headquartered engineering consultancy Penspen to explore whether oxygen can act as an effective inhibitor for hydrogen embrittlement, seen as one of the major challenges in repurposing and constructing pipelines for a future hydrog
Swedish-Swiss ABB and France-based HDF Energy have signed a joint-development agreement (JDA) to develop a high-power fuel cell unit that will enable megawatt-scale installations to power large seagoing ships. The partners, who signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2020 envisaging the collab
