Electrification and Battery Hybrids

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Ulstein Verft is to build two new hybrid construction service operation vessels (CSOV) for the offshore wind industry.

5th January 2024

Ulstein Verft to build two new hybrid CSOVs

5th January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Ranked as the world’s first self-unloading vessel readied for fully-electric battery operation, an 11,000dwt limestone carrier is due to enter the Australian coastwise traffic in early 2026.

3rd January 2024

All-Electric Future For Aussie Limestone Bulker

3rd January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABS has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd., Seatech Solutions International (Seatech) and Shift Clean Energy (Shift) to develop electric tugboats. The initiative forms part of…

20th December 2023

ABS Inks MoU with Indian Electric Tug Innovators

20th December 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Ulstein Verft AS, the Norwegian yard, has ordered 2 × 3 × MAN 12V175D-MEV methanol-ready engines in connection with the building of two CSOV (Commissioning Service Operation Vessels) for Bernhard Schulte Offshore…

14th December 2023

Ulstein Specifies MeOH-Ready 175D Engines For Offshore Newbuildings

14th December 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion solution for three new self-discharging cargo vessels being built at the Royal Bodewes shipyard in the Netherlands for Norwegian shipowner Aasen Shipping. As part of the…

12th December 2023

Aasen Shipping opts for Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion solution

12th December 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

A project to build the first zero-emission high speed ferries in the USA has advanced following the agreement of a strategic partnership agreement with Wärtsilä. The fully electric vessels will be built for San…

30th November 2023

First zero-emission high speed ferries project in the US advances

30th November 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

A maritime nuclear power specialist has raised US$100 million to help build a prototype proof-of-concept reactor for ports.

28th November 2023

Prototype nuclear reactor for ports

28th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A major programme of investment in support vessels tailored to the long-term needs of the offshore wind sector on the UK Continental Shelf is being rolled out by the Aberdeen company North…

6th November 2023

Tailor-Made Service Vessels For Largest Wind Farm

6th November 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Pyxis Maritime are joining forces on the development and marketing of electric vessels in Singapore and Japan.

1st November 2023

MOL and Pyxis team up on electric vessels

1st November 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

With increasing numbers of ports committing to the Shore Power Declaration worldwide, ship-owners and operators could avail of a potentially simple route to reduced emissions, says Jon Halvard Bolstad Olsen, Head of…

26th October 2023

Onshore power supply offers potential to power change

26th October 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Vard has signed a deal with the Windward Offshore consortium for the design and build of two hybrid commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV) with an option for two more.

25th October 2023

Vard signs offshore wind CSOV deal

25th October 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

DFDS has committed to introducing a new generation of hybrid-electric ferries on the busiest and shortest crossing of the English Channel by 2030.

23rd October 2023

DFDS eyes CO2-neutral cross-Channel ferries by 2030

23rd October 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Norwegian ferry and cruise operator Hurtigruten has achieved a 23% reduction in CO2 emissions on its 121-metre passenger vessel MS Richard With in the first year of service after the conclusion of a retrofit programme.…

18th October 2023

Hurtigruten ESS and engine retrofit delivers 23% CO2 emissions cut

18th October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Vard, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialised vessels, has ordered 4 × MAN 12V175D-MEM gensets in connection with the building of a new purpose-built, cable-laying vessel (CLV) for…

17th October 2023

High-speed gensets for hybrid-electric cable-layer vessel

17th October 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Helsinki-headquartered power electronics specialist The Switch has announced that it will supply a DC power and power protection device package as part of the battery-electric system for the world’s largest fully electric RoPax on…

13th October 2023

The Switch to supply DC power and protection devices to full-electric RoPax

13th October 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for six new tugs as part of its ongoing fleet renewal programme.

11th October 2023

Six new Damen tugs for Antwerp-Bruges

11th October 2023

LNG

LNG

At Gastech 2023, Shell unveiled its new modular hybrid electric LNG carrier design together with CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Wärtsilä

9th October 2023

Hybrid-Electric LNGC Design Presents Net-Zero Pathways

9th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

In a further European short-sea vessel contract award to China, Norwegian interests have placed construction of a low-carbon class of multi-purpose carriers with Huanghai Shipbuilding. 

5th October 2023

China Lands Low-Carbon Norwegian Series

5th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

An innovative design of suction dredger encapsulating long-term environmental thinking has been ordered by a major UK port and cargo handling group from Dutch shipbuilder Neptune Marine.

3rd October 2023

New-Generation Dredger For The Tees

3rd October 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Brunvoll Mar-El has chosen energy storage firm, Leclanché, to assist on a ferry retrofit project.

28th September 2023

Brunvoll chooses Leclanché for ferry retrofit

28th September 2023