Energy Saving Devices

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

bound4blue has closed a US$44 million funding round that will shift the company from technology validation into full industrialisation, positioning it to scale production of its suction sails for a market hungry…

10th December 2025

bound4blue funding signals wind propulsion boost

10th December 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

DNV has granted a Type Approval Design Certificate to CMES-Tech for its new tilting rotor sail, giving China its first domestically developed system cleared under DNV’s wind-assisted propulsion rules.

5th December 2025

China unfurls certified rotor sail

5th December 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wind propulsion specialist, bound4blue, has set up new production capabilities in China and announced strategic partnerships to step up adoption of its eSAIL suction sail technology.

27th November 2025

bound4blue expands Asian production

27th November 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), AIM Horizon Investments and their partners have successfully closed the Fund for Energy Efficiency Technologies (FEET), securing commitments of up to US$35 million, exceeding the…

20th November 2025

New fund boosts green retrofits

20th November 2025

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PROPULSION

Anemoi Marine Technologies has successfully reached another milestone retrofit with the installation of five 35-metre Rotor Sails on a very large ore carrier (VLOC).

12th November 2025

Anemoi retrofits VLOC with Rotor Sails

12th November 2025

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Dutch solar technology company Wattlab has signed a contract to supply its advanced onboard solar energy system for a new bulk carrier being built for Norwegian shipping company Berge Rederi.

7th November 2025

Wattlab powers world’s largest battery bulk carrier

7th November 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Bergen Engines and STADT Naval have teamed up to develop a fully Norwegian-integrated diesel-electric propulsion (IEP) solution for naval vessels, combining Bergen Engines’ proven generator sets with STADT’s award-winning Lean Propulsion technology.

30th October 2025

Norwegian firms unveil advanced naval propulsion

30th October 2025

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PROPULSION

Jotun’s flagship anti-fouling, SeaQuantum X200, has officially been verified by DNV to deliver an average speed loss of just 1.0% over a dock-to-dock period – the lowest ever confirmed in the industry.

24th October 2025

Jotun anti-fouling sets efficiency record

24th October 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV has awarded HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) an approval in principle (AiP) for a groundbreaking 15,000 teu container vessel design powered by small modular reactor (SMR) technology.

23rd October 2025

DNV approves SMR vessel design

23rd October 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation and Anemoi Marine Technologies have successfully completed the installation of four Rotor Sails on a very large ore carrier (VLOC).

1st October 2025

U-Ming in Taiwanese Rotor Sail first

1st October 2025