Since entering service in 2015, the Norwegian ferry 'Ampere' has now sailed a distance equivalent to 17 times around the equator on batteries alone, which battery supplier Corvus Energy regards as a ground-breaking achievement in sustainable maritime transport. After...
Spanish wind propulsion company bound4blue has issued a new paper, highlighting the advantages that wind assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) deliver across all key efficiency regulations, unlocking CII benefits as well as FuelEU gains. The case study...
Cavotec has signed a shore power order worth €4m with an unnamed global shipping company, which the company says is yet another clear sign of the strong need to reduce emissions in marine environments. Cavotec will supply its PowerFit containerised shore power...
Greek shipping company Capital Group and Danish digitalisation developer Force Technology have partnered to create what is described as Europe’s first Extended Reality (XR) full mission bridge simulator. This initiative is considered to represent a major advancement...
Cavotec has signed two major orders, totalling €6.5m, to provide its PowerMove shore power systems to two Mediterranean ports. These systems will support cruise ships and ro-ro vessels by enabling them to connect to shore power, significantly reducing emissions and...
What is believed to be the first ship with a full-scale carbon capture facility is ready for pilot testing, with the expectation for the technology to offer a milestone for the merchant fleet en route to zero emissions. The ship Clipper Eris, owned by Norwegian...
Danish shipping company Norden is to add two new 17,500 dwt multi-purpose (MPP) vessel leases with purchase options, expected to be delivered by the end of 2026, with an option for an additional two vessels for delivery in 2027. Since entering the project cargo...
Wind propulsion system provider Norsepower and Norwegian shipowner Berge Rederi have signed a deal to equip two general cargo carriers with Norsepower Rotor Sails. These newbuild vessels, designed by Marine Design and Consulting (MDC) and constructed by Jiangsu Soho...
In its first publication, the Athens-based Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre (MERC), a non-profit organisation created by Lloyd Register’s Maritime Decarbonisation Hub in collaboration with a consortium of Greek shipowners, says that efficiency measures must be...
Cargill says that the company is advancing a new era in sustainable shipping, putting innovation and collaboration at the core of its mission to move goods responsibly across the globe. Through wind-assisted propulsion technologies, dual-fuel methanol-powered vessels,...
Stavanger-headquartered shipping company Solvang has publicly submitted five years of sampling data from its exhaust gas cleaning (EGC) systems on board 13 vessels; the documentation, verified by Sintef, is said to firmly overrule a recent German report presenting...
According to wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) company bound4blue, the demands of FuelEU Maritime are great, the targets ambitious and the penalties significant, but the challenge can offer opportunity within. FuelEU Maritime is described as a...
Maritime clean technology company Silverstream Technologies has signed an agreement with cruise operator Carnival Corporation & plc to install the Silverstream System on another two vessels. These will be the third and fourth new build Excel-class vessels to be...
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