Repair & Conversion

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Marine battery system supplier, Echandia, has won a deal with Öresundslinjen for the conversion of a RoPax ferry to full electrical operation.

8th May 2024

Echandia wins RoPax conversion deal

8th May 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

CMA CGM has brought Damen on board to help modify ten of its vessels for greater fuel efficiency.

12th April 2024

Damen to modify CMA CGM vessels

12th April 2024

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Container liner owner and operator CMA CGM has selected Damen Shipyards Group to install energy efficiency solutions onboard a number of container vessels over the next few years. The agreement marks the first time CMA…

4th April 2024

CMA CGM selects Damen for retrofit campaign

4th April 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Ocean Hyway Cluster and partners are exploring the potential for retrofitting PSVs for hydrogen or ammonia fuel, including what value a local industry could create for Vestland in western Norway.

23rd February 2024

Norway’s Vestland Evaluating Hydrogen Value Chain

23rd February 2024

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has announced that it has signed a deal to retrofit fixed suction sails on board an oil tanker.

22nd February 2024

EPS to retrofit suction sails on board oil tanker

22nd February 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Solvang ASA, the Norway-based shipowner, has ordered a full-scale, turnkey Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) retrofit on board one of its LPG carriers with Singaporean shipyard Seatrium. The contract is understood to be…

16th February 2024

Solvang orders world’s first full scale onboard CCS retrofit

16th February 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

A bulk carrier is to be converted to run on next-generation fuels under an EU-sponsored initiative aimed at accelerating international shipping’s decarbonisation. The EUR17m ($18.2m) GAMMA collaborative project, named in reference to…

8th February 2024

EU Backs efuels Retrofit for Bulker

8th February 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Nippon Paint Marine is benefitting from sustained growth in the hull coatings market as a result of increased regulation, decarbonisation targets and the energy transition.

6th February 2024

Nippon Paint Marine rides high on sustained market growth

6th February 2024

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Specialised ship manager Chemfleet has confirmed that an in-service Berg Propulsion upgrade to control systems onboard the tanker YM Miranda has yielded fuel savings of around 10%.

23rd January 2024

Chemfleet adds three ships to Berg energy efficiency upgrade after verifying 10% fuel savings

23rd January 2024

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

COSCO Shipping announced that it completed the first dual-fuel conversion at its Nantong shipyard, located near Shanghai, on 1 January. 

8th January 2024

COSCO Shipping Nantong completes first dual-fuel retrofit

8th January 2024