Shorepower & Electrification

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Ranked as the world’s largest short-sea ro-ro vessel, the 234-metre Chaumine has been floated-out by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard(HMD), and is being readied for service on CLdN’s northwest European network during the early…

27th November 2024

Short sea ro-ro at record scale

27th November 2024

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Electric vehicle (EV) fires are especially difficult to control and fully extinguish, which raises serious concerns for operators and crews of pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs) in particular.

25th November 2024

Prompting EV fire response strategies

25th November 2024

NEWS

NEWS

The Government of Canada has announced funding of up to $30 million for four projects aimed at advancing sustainable practices in the marine sector under the Green Shipping Corridor Program. This investment…

18th November 2024

Canadian government announces large shore power drive

18th November 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and award-winning maritime AI specialist DeepSea Technologies have achieved a significant milestone in vessel performance optimisation, delivering weekly fuel consumption forecasts accurate to within 0.8% after a six-month…

15th November 2024

EPS uses DeepSea AI for improved fuel consumption forecasts

15th November 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

As a growing segment of trade conveyed by pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs), ro-ro multipurpose ships and ro-ro ferries, transportation of electric vehicles (EVs) presents new challengers for ship operators and crews.

11th November 2024

Pre-emptive approach to battery risks

11th November 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has celebrated the keel laying of the first two of four fully electric ferries for BC Ferries.

4th November 2024

Damen lays keel for first two of four electric ferries

4th November 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

 This week, Exeter Port Authority welcomed the delivery of the MV Dirac, a hydrogen-electric workboat designed and built by Ecomar Propulsion, as part of a new trial in clean energy maritime technology. 

30th October 2024

Ecomar Propulsion trials hydrogen electric vessel

30th October 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

CMA CGM Group, in collaboration with Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), has marked a milestone in maritime sustainability with the delivery of its third LNG-powered, hybrid propulsion Pure Car and Truck Carrier…

28th October 2024

CMA CGM expands fleet with hybrid PCTC

28th October 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

 Artemis Technologies has secured a contract to supply the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) with a fully electric Artemis EF-12 pilot boat.

21st October 2024

Artemis Technologies wins Swedish Maritime Administration contract

21st October 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Turkish shipyard Tersan is set to build a series of four groundbreaking zero-emission, autonomous ferries for Norwegian operator Fjord1.

10th October 2024

Schottel to power zero-emission ferries in Norway

10th October 2024