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HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted an approval in principle (AIP) for the design for a 150,000 cbm liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier and an AiP for the design of a cryogenic membrane containment system for liquefied hydrogen…

1st February 2024

AIPs for 150k cbm LH2 carrier design and LH2 membrane containment system

1st February 2024

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Technical consultancy Longitude Engineering has been retained for the design of the all-electric, offshore service operation vessel (SOV) planned by a Bibby Marine-led international consortium.

1st February 2024

UK electric offshore vessel scheme takes shape

1st February 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards has inked a deal to build a new Fast Ferry 4212 for South Korean ferry operator KT Marine.

31st January 2024

Damen to build new fast ferry for KT Marine

31st January 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Deltamarin is teaming up with China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) on the design of a new RoPax vessel.

31st January 2024

Deltamarin to design new E-Flexer RoPax

31st January 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

DNV has granted approval in principle (AIP) to a design for an ammonia-fuelled 3,5000 container vessel, developed by a consortium including the classification society, the Singapore-based liner operator ONE and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (NSY).

30th January 2024

DNV awards AIP to NH3-fuelled container feeder design

30th January 2024

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

ABB and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) have announced the signature of a long-term partnership agreement to accelerate the decarbonisation and digitalisation of the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) fleet. Targeting increased safety…

30th January 2024

ABB and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings extend long-term service deal

30th January 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Green Marine, a Danish consulting service provider that specialises in methanol as marine fuel, have joined forces to offer value-adding solutions to maritime stakeholders that aim to build…

30th January 2024

LR agrees strategic partnership to lead training solutions for methanol as a marine fuel

30th January 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

A Scottish consortium has been awarded a UK Government grant to develop the use of green hydrogen to reduce carbon emissions from vessels while berthed in port.

30th January 2024

Greener shore power derived from wastewater

30th January 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Ulstein Verft recently awarded the contract to supply an Automation and Power Management System for Nexans latest cable layer to the Ålesund-based supplier, Blue Ctrl AS. The vessel, New Build 317, has been commissioned by Nexans…

30th January 2024

NEXANS’ New Cable Layer at Ulstein Verft Advances

30th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The British government awarded USD42 million (£33 million) towards a number of maritime green technology projects on Friday 26 January. The funding was awarded as part of the fourth round of the government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration…

30th January 2024

UK announces awards fourth round of clean maritime funding

30th January 2024

LNG

LNG

The world’s first large scale renewables-based green LNG project is set to proceed following the expected appointment of Technip Energies as the EPC contractor in early 2024. The project is expected to create the…

30th January 2024

First renewable LNG bunker project set to proceed in Oman

30th January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Elomatic and Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards (VSY) will keep working jointly to support the development of a new generation of icebreakers, Rami Hirsimäki, Senior Vice President, Marine & Offshore Energy at Elomatic writes.

30th January 2024

High-class design and engineering for a Canadian Polar Icebreaker

30th January 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

The four-year EU-funded APOLO project will take a holistic approach to ensuring the commercial viability of ammonia cracking technology that can produce hydrogen onboard short and deepsea vessels.

30th January 2024

Ammonia cracking project will focus on cost and reliability

30th January 2024

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

The fuel efficiency of Brittany Ferries’ 20 year-old flagship Pont-Aven is expected to improve by around 10% as a result of the incorporation of a duck tail projection at the stern.

30th January 2024

French Ferry Upgrade Yields Big Fuel Saving

30th January 2024

LNG

LNG

Thetius, the marine technology research consultancy, has launched a Maritime Alternative Fuels Barometer, measuring the gaps between the shipping industry’s perception of alternative marine fuels and the reality in terms of availability, supply,…

25th January 2024

Perception Study Unpicks Complexity Of Maritime Pathway To Net-Zero

25th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The incremental costs of diverting a tanker from Asia to NW Europe via the Cape of Good Hope is accounting for an extra USD932,905 per voyage while increasing transit time from 16…

25th January 2024

LSEG analysis identifies cost pressures from Red Sea diversions

25th January 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABB has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the shipping business of DTN Europe BV and DTN Philippines Inc. (hereinafter DTN Shipping), expanding the company’s offering in maritime software.…

25th January 2024

ABB to acquire weather routing business

25th January 2024

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Odfjell, the wet products transportation specialist, has selected Italy-based technology developer Oceanly as the supplier of Shaft Power Limitation (ShaPoLi) technology for its fleet. 

25th January 2024

Odfjell opts for Italian ShaPoLi supplier

25th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce Power Systems Division opened a new Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center on its mtu Aiken campus in South Carolina (USA) on 24 January. The new facility is connected to the existing manufacturing operations and…

25th January 2024

Rolls-Royce Power Systems opens US remanufacturing service centre

25th January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Replacement of the time-served ferries linking the Isles of Scilly with the English mainland is finally in sight through the confirmation of contracts with French shipbuilder Piriou. 

25th January 2024

UK Island Ferry Deal Goes To France

25th January 2024