Italian maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich has launched and christened its first LNG bunker tanker vessel named Alice Cosulich. Courtesy of CIMC SOE shipyard The vessel, inaugurated at the CIMC SOE shipyard in China, will sail under the Italian flag and will be operated by both onshore and offshore personnel.
Ferry operator DFDS, the Port of Dover, Port Boulogne Calais, and Dunkerque-Port have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on decarbonizing maritime traffic on the Dover Strait. Image credit Dover Port The agreement was reached at the recently held Anglo-French summit with the aim of accelerating efforts between
P&O Ferries’ newly commissioned Fusion Class vessel P&O Pioneer has docked at DP World Limassol port on its journey from Guangzhou, China to Dover, United Kingdom. Image credit GSI P&O Pioneer arrived on Wednesday for bunkering, as it makes its way toward Dover, where it is expected to become fully
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and US WEC Energy Group have tested the capabilities of a Wärtsilä engine running on 25 vol% hydrogen-blended fuel, and throughout the testing period, the Wärtsilä engine continued to supply power to the grid. Archive / Illustration only / Courtesy of Wärtsilä According to Wärtsilä, it
Canadian Woodfibre LNG, a project being developed by Pacific Energy and Enbridge, has revealed its plan to achieve net-zero emissions by the time operations start in 2027, or 23 years ahead of government regulation. Archive. Source: Woodfibre LNG The target was set in Woodfibre LNG’s Roadmap to Net Zero which
Italian ferry operator Liberty Lines has expanded its order of 38m hybrid monohull passenger ferries from Incat Crowther with three additional vessels, pushing the ordering tally to 12 ships. Image credit: Incat Incat said that the expansion of the project comes following a digital design process with the Trapani-based operator.
Hoegh Gannet, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) serving the Elbehafen LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel, Germany, has started supplying gas into the grid as regular operations are expected to commence in April. Image source: RWE The Elbehafen LNG terminal will be Germany’s third FSRU-based terminal following those in Wilhelmshaven and Lubmin. The
Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku has started the hull assembly of the methanol-ready Mein Schiff 7, being built for TUI Cruises. Image credit: Meyer Turku Mein Schiff 7’s keel laying ceremony was celebrated on March 21, as the crane lowered the ship’s first steel block to the bottom of the dry
The largest European center for sea trials entirely dedicated to floating wind power and marine renewable energies, called the OPEN-C Foundation, has been set up in France by major industry players. Test centers in France now part of OPEN-C Foundation (Courtesy of OPEN-C Foundation) Test centers in France now part
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and PT. PLN Nusantara Power, a sub-holding of Indonesia’s state-owned electricity provider PT. PLN (Persero), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to commence three technical studies related to co-firing of less carbon-intensive fuels at power plants owned and operated by Nusantara Power. Courtesy of