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ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has awarded GE Vernova the contract to supply an integrated electrical power and propulsion system for a new FSRU (Floating, Storage and Regasification Unit).

5th September 2023

GE Vernova to provide integrated package for FSRU

5th September 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The first plug-in hybrid electric inland towing vessel in the US was christened at a ceremony in Houston, Texas on 25 August.

30th August 2023

First US plug-in hybrid inland towing tug delivered

30th August 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Researchers from Texas-based Southwest Research Institute studied the effects of introducing hydrogen on a diesel engine that had not been optimised for its use and found no short-term noticeable change in engine…

2nd August 2023

1MW Scale SWRI Tests Reveal Positive H2 Results

2nd August 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has entered into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two 174,000-cubic meter dual-fuel LNG carrier newbuildings with Hanwha Ocean (formerly DSME).

28th June 2023

MOL orders LNG carrier pair for INEOS charter

28th June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime has opened a dedicated manufacturing facility and service team to provide support for its waterjet customers in the United States.

23rd June 2023

Kongsberg expands US waterjet support

23rd June 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Airseas has achieved an important technical milestone in the validation of its Seawing system, with the completion of traction flights onboard Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ vessel Ville de Bordeaux.

16th May 2023

Airseas validates Seawing wind propulsion during sea trials

16th May 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Shipowners are unlikely to welcome well-intentioned plans to promote domestic steel recycling chains in the EU. Outside Turkey, no large scale ship-based recycling chains exist in Europe, and yards cannot afford automation to…

4th May 2023

EU attempts to promote recycling risk perverse consequences: opinion

4th May 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

Major investments in hydrogen and biofuels in 2022 are helping to shape the Port of Rotterdam’s resilience into the future.

6th March 2023

Rotterdam builds resilience using alternative fuels

6th March 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Refreshed technologies hold promise in addressing shipping’s clean energy needs, but solutions won’t emerge in the short term, writes Patrick Ryan, VP, Technology, ABS

2nd March 2023

Putting the nuclear opportunity for shipping into context: ABS

2nd March 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The US government is pushing ahead with offshore wind leases, and the future looks bright for the nation’s shipbuilding industry, but there are roadblocks ahead.

2nd March 2023

US clean energy goals push US shipbuilding forward

2nd March 2023