Wärtsilä to upkeep Wasaline’s LNG-fueled ferry Aurora Botnia
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and the Finnish–Swedish ferry operator Wasaline have signed a ten-year optimised maintenance agreement for the Aurora Botnia LNG-powered ferry. The post Wärtsilä...
View ArticleRoyal Caribbean eyes further emission cuts by 2025
After achieving its carbon reduction target of 35% compared to a 2005 baseline, American cruise holding company Royal Caribbean Group has committed to further reduce emissions by 25% by 2025 from 2019...
View ArticleOldendorff to send largest carriers to load logs from New Zealand
German shipping company Oldendorff Carriers and New Zealand's shipping service provider South Pacific Shipping (SPS) have finalized a deal that will soon see "the largest vessels to ever call at New...
View ArticleDesign approved for world’s largest VLGCs
Classification society Bureau Veritas has issued design approval for what will be "the world's largest" very large gas carriers (VLGCs). The post Design approved for world’s largest VLGCs appeared...
View ArticleMaersk to speed up eFuel development with latest investment in US startup
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has made an investment in US-based start-up company Prometheus Fuels focused on developing cost-efficient, carbon-neutral eFuels for shipping. The post Maersk...
View ArticleABS and Hyundai Heavy join in on optimized LNG carrier design
U.S. classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have completed a joint development project to develop an optimized LNG carrier...
View ArticleLR buys ship data intelligence company to increase sustainability
Maritime classification society and technical services provider Lloyd’s Register (LR) has acquired GreenSteam, a marine data intelligence company specialising in improving vessel efficiency through...
View ArticleMeyer Group steps into green mega yacht market
German shipbuilder Meyer Group has decided to enter a new market segment -- at the Monaco Yacht Show, the company will for the first time show a mega yacht concept powered entirely by fuel cells and...
View ArticleEasterly creates new maritime investment company
Easterly Asset Management has unveiled Maritime Logistics Equity Partners (MLEP), a new company formed to take advantage of opportunities in international shipping markets, including the chemical...
View ArticleNED-Project introduces hydrogen-ready, Jones Act-compliant offshore wind...
NED-Project, a Poland-headquartered naval architecture and ship design company with an office in the […] The post NED-Project introduces hydrogen-ready, Jones Act-compliant offshore wind installation...
View ArticleTECO 2030 wins tax relief grant to develop hydrogen fuel cell production line
Norway's cleantech company TECO 2030 has been granted up to NOK 5.4 million (around $630,000) in indirect government support for developing its first production line for hydrogen fuel cells at its new...
View ArticleSamskip acquires Sea Connect to expand Baltic Sea footprint
Dutch transport group Samskip has decided to acquire Lithuanian shortsea specialist Sea Connect, broadening its Baltic operations. The post Samskip acquires Sea Connect to expand Baltic Sea footprint...
View ArticleAtlantska Plovidba orders up to four eco-friendly bulkers in China
Croatian shipping company Atlantska Plovidba has placed an order for up to four 82,000 dwt bulk carriers at Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry. The post Atlantska Plovidba orders up...
View ArticleHHI’s 40,000 cbm LCO2 carrier secures AIP from DNV, LISCR
Classification society DNV and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) have awarded approval in principle (AiP) to South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and...
View ArticleUN climate change summit to use Silja Europa as accommodation ship
Tallink Grupp's cruise vessel Silja Europa will provide accommodation during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) taking place in Glasgow, Scotland on 31 October –...
View ArticleIn focus: Converting jack-up rigs and combining offshore wind & hydrogen for...
This week saw a plethora of energy transition-related news across the offshore energy industry with updates telling of alternative deployments for offshore drilling rigs, new projects combining...
View ArticleUK finds several ships in suspected breach of North Korean sanctions
The Royal Navy has captured evidence of ships of various nationalities apparently breaching United Nations sanctions against North Korea which ban the supply of fuel or refined petroleum products to...
View ArticleStockholm Norvik Port launches Sweden’s largest port solar cell system
Stockholm Norvik Port, Sweden’s newest major port, has installed a new solar cell system "larger than that of any other Swedish port", as part of its investment to reach long-term environmental goals....
View ArticleABS AIP for autonomous tug tech
Classification society ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to technology in an autonomous tug project from ST Engineering, POSH and M1 Limited. The post ABS AIP for autonomous tug tech appeared...
View ArticleGasum bunkers LNG to Ponant’s polar explorer
Finnish energy company Gasum has marked its first LNG delivery in France by bunkering LNG to French cruise line Ponant’s newbuilt polar explorer. The post Gasum bunkers LNG to Ponant’s polar explorer...
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