Hydrogen

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

A EU-led project to bring forward the introduction of ammonia cracking technology connected with a PEM fuel cell into the marine industry has been awarded funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and…

15th January 2024

Corvus participates in EU APOLO ammonia cracker project

15th January 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Euronav NV and CMB NV, its controlling shareholder, entered into a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the shares in CMB.TECH in December 2023, and CMB.TECH CTO Roy Campe…

15th January 2024

CMB.TECH puts technology at heart of Euronav reorientation

15th January 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

A number of Atlantic ports on the Iberian peninsular are to play host to a variety of pilot schemes exploring the use of hydrogen and methanol for shipping and port vehicles.

11th January 2024

Iberian Atlantic ports to explore H2 and methanol

11th January 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics has announced the deployment of the first hydrogen-powered dual fuel Crew Transfer Vessel in Germany, servicing various wind farms in the German Baltic Sea.

9th January 2024

First hydrogen-powered CTV enters service in German offshore market

9th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A collaborative project has been launched under United Nations(UN) auspices to prepare seafarers for zero or near-zero emission ships. Entitled Training Seafarers for a Decarbonised Future, the initiative has the goal of…

3rd January 2024

Front Line Training For Energy Transition

3rd January 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Ambitious plans to accelerate the scope and production capacity of hydrogen produced using carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology in the UK were announced on 14 December by the UK government, alongside…

19th December 2023

UK aims to expand low carbon hydrogen production using CCUS

19th December 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

BMT has published the results of a collaborative study exploring the feasibility of retrofitting medium-sized Ro-Pax ferries with a range of hydrogen propulsion and storage technologies. The study was conducted jointly with…

4th December 2023

BMT hydrogen propulsion retrofit white paper

4th December 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Belgium-headquartered ship owner and operator Boeckmans has announced that it is ordering a series of four 5,000 dwt general cargo vessels from Dung Quat shipyard in Vietnam. The diesel-electric vessels are expected…

30th November 2023

Boeckmans to order future-proofed general cargo vessels

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

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has received an order for two shipsets of variable-speed gensets from Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) in India in connection with the building of two short-sea feeder container ships for global logistics…

21st November 2023

MAN to supply gensets for H2-fuelled Container Feeders

21st November 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Three European ports are working together to explore the development of an intra-European corridor for renewable hydrogen connecting Spain, the Netherlands and Germany.

21st November 2023

Intra-European hydrogen corridor plans advance

21st November 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A deal has been struck to explore the development of a renewable hydrogen corridor connecting Spain, Germany and the Netherlands.

16th November 2023

Green H2 corridor deal struck for Europe

16th November 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Australia-based natural resources company Fortescue has received the first preliminary license to produce green hydrogen in the northeastern state of Ceará in Brazil.

14th November 2023

Fortescue moves ahead with hydrogen ambitions in Brazil’s northeast

14th November 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Elogen, a French leader in PEM (proton electron membrane) electrolysis, Université Paris-Saclay and France’s national scientific research institute, CNRS, have signed an agreement to create a joint research laboratory.

13th November 2023

French industry-academic collaboration to focus on PEM electrolysis

13th November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Type Approval to a hydrogen-powered dual-fuel engine developed by BeHydro, a joint venture between CMB.TECH and Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC). It is the first Type Approval for a dual-fuel hydrogen engine.

13th November 2023

LR Type Approval for BeHydro’s dual-fuel H2-engine

13th November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HD HHI-EMD) has clarified that it plans to target the stationary market when it launches a pure-gas four-stroke hydrogen-fuelled engine in 2025, with plans to launch the…

13th November 2023

HiMSEN To Target Stationary Market With Pure-Hydrogen Engine

13th November 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the development of a terminal facility and related facilities for hydrogen initiatives at its commercial seaports.

7th November 2023

South African ports plan their hydrogen roadmap

7th November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) has announced that it plans to commercialise a pure-gas four-stroke hydrogen-fuelled marine engine concept and that it anticipates a 2025 market launch for the engine. 

31st October 2023

HiMSEN confirms 2025 pure-hydrogen engine launch plans

31st October 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Nordic Roadmap is plotting a course towards a greener future of shipping.

27th October 2023

Nordic Roadmap on course to a greener future

27th October 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Plans to operate the first tugs on hydrogen in the Port of Hamburg took a step forward in October after tug operator Fairplay Towage signed a memorandum of understanding with energy company Mabanaft Group.…

25th October 2023

Deal to develop infrastructure for H2-fuelled tugs for Port of Hamburg

25th October 2023