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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Norsepower and Syroco have partnered to enhance wind propulsion and AI vessel monitoring which has achieved up to 21% fuel savings and emission reductions onboard the tanker Alcyone.

25th February 2025

Combining wind propulsion and AI to drive up efficiency

25th February 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

David Surplus, co-founder of B9 Energy Storage from Larne, Northern Ireland, is part of the Maritime Power-to-X project team investigating the feasibility of a Green Shipping Corridor between Northern Ireland and the…

25th February 2025

Retrofitting could bring a sea-change of progress to maritime industry

25th February 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

China leads the world in ship owning and ship building, and ammonia is high on its agenda for the future.

25th February 2025

China advances ammonia fuelled shipping

25th February 2025

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

AYK Energy has installed and run sea trials on the largest marine battery ever to be fitted to a vessel.

24th February 2025

AYK Energy supplies largest ever marine battery

24th February 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg has successfully completed acceptance testing and delivered the first HUGIN Superior Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to the US navy, just one year after being awarded a 24-month contract by the Defense…

24th February 2025

Kongsberg bolsters US subsea defence

24th February 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Nuclear-powered vessels have the potential to revitalise US shipbuilding, says the boss of ABS.

24th February 2025

Nuclear could revitalise US shipbuilding

24th February 2025

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

ABB has won the largest ever order for permanent magnet shaft generators for LNG carriers.

21st February 2025

ABB secures largest ever PM shaft generator order

21st February 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

K Line is teaming up with Rikkyo Educational Corporation to develop an onboard CO2 capture system using molecular technology.

20th February 2025

K Line partners on CO2 capture

20th February 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Capital Ship Management has successfully completed the world’s first tanker onshore power supply (OPS) compatibility assessment in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register (LR).

20th February 2025

Capital completes tanker onshore power assessment

20th February 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

AAL Shipping (AAL), a project heavy lift cargo operator based in Singapore, has selected the ABB Ability OCTOPUS – Marine Advisory System to improve operational efficiency and safety across its heavy lift…

19th February 2025

AAL chose ABB’s Ability Octopus

19th February 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Elomatic Maritime Technologies and thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) have signed a significant design and engineering contract to support the development of a new innovative icebreaker.

19th February 2025

Elomatic and tkMS partner on ice-breaker

19th February 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The European Union has awarded €7.8 million to a pioneering initiative aimed at developing power distribution systems for future zero-emission ships.

19th February 2025

EU funds innovation for zero-emission ships

19th February 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

Hear from Risto-Juhani Kariranta, CEO of Ahti Pool, about how his company is enabling ships and entire fleets to comply with the industry’s most fearsome regulation, FuelEU Maritime

19th February 2025

Ahti Pool: Aiding with compliance to FuelEU Maritime

19th February 2025

LNG

LNG

Schottel has secured a contract to supply full propulsion packages for three new LNG bunkering vessels, as it seeks to cement its role in advancing maritime efficiency and sustainability. 

18th February 2025

Schottel chosen for new LNG bunkering vessels

18th February 2025

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

The IMO faces mounting pressure from environmental groups and shipping stakeholders to reject biofuels as a solution for decarbonising the maritime sector.

18th February 2025

IMO faces biofuel rebellion

18th February 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Dutch company Econowind has secured €1 million in funding from Invest International to develop its prototype VentoFoil XL wind sail, advancing wind propulsion for deep-sea shipping.

18th February 2025

€1M funding for wind propulsion development

18th February 2025

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Since entering service in 2015, the Norwegian electric ferry MF Ampere has clocked up a staggering mileage, equivalent to circling the equator 17 times—all powered solely by batteries. The vessel has become…

18th February 2025

First fully electric ferry hits tenth anniversary

18th February 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

As orders for ‘ammonia-ready’ ships accumulate, ClassNK’s work to overcome its crew safety challenge will be key role in realising the fuel’s potential as a contributor to maritime decarbonisation.

18th February 2025

A safe route to the ammonia alternative

18th February 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsui E&S has officially begun the test phase for the world’s first commercial two-stroke, dual-fuel ammonia engine, marking a significant milestone in maritime fuel technology.

17th February 2025

Mitsui E&S starts ammonia engine testing

17th February 2025

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The Port of Klaipėda in Lithuania has signed a contract for the installation of infrastructure that will enable roll-on, roll-off ferries to receive electricity directly from the shore from next year.

17th February 2025

Klaipėda Port signs electrification contract for ferries

17th February 2025