This week marks a significant milestone for Maersk as its first methanol-powered container vessel undergoes crucial sea trials. Image credit Maersk The rigorous testing phase will be taking place off the picturesque Korean coast, near Ulsan. The 2,100 TEU container vessel is being built by South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. Over
Share this article The offshore hydrogen production platform that Lhyfe is testing in France, named Sealhyfe, began producing its first kilograms of offshore hydrogen on 20 June after it was towed last month to the SEM-REV offshore test site which is connected to BW Ideol’s floating wind turbine Floatgen. Sealhyfe
CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has held a naming ceremony for two ammonia-ready 210,000 dwt bulkers built for Belgian shipowner Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB). Beihai Shipbuilding As informed, the two ships were named Mineral Belgie and Mineral Nederland. In this “Mineral Europe” series, each ship
Swedish ferry operator Stena Line has hired technology group Wärtsilä to convert some of its vessels to operate with methanol fuel. Image credit: Stena Line The conversions will include the fuel supply system and engine modifications, as well as integrating the new installations with the ships’ existing systems. The contracts
Energy infrastructure company Gasunie has taken the investment decision for the first part of the Dutch national hydrogen network. Courtesy of Gasunie Gasunie said the section is being developed by its subsidiary Hynetwork Services, which was commissioned by the government last year. The investment exceeds €100 million. The first section
Share this article Italian maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich has celebrated the christening and launch of its second small-scale LNG bunkering vessel. The vessel named Paolina Cosulich was christened and launched on 26 June at CIMC SOE shipyard in China. Paolina Cosulich. Courtesy of Fratelli Cosulich This 5,300 dwt vessel, which
Nordic energy company Gasum has carried out the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation in the port of Reykjavik, Iceland. Gasum As informed, the company’s LNG Bunker vessel Coral Energy delivered LNG and liquefied biogas (LBG) to PONANT’s ice-breaking cruise vessel Le Commandant Charcot. According to Gasum, its biogas can cut carbon
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and Green Marine Bunkering have entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a joint development study on methanol as a new marine fuel in Singapore. Image credit TotalEnergies Under the partnership, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and Green Marine Bunkering will study the feasibility to implement a viable methanol
A joint study into ammonia safety onboard ships undertaken by the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS), has found that a range of mitigation methods, from ship design to crew training and operations, are required to keep toxicity risks
In its new report “Electric Boats & Ships 2024-2044,” technology company IDTechEx has provided granular 20-year forecasts in unit sales, battery demand and battery market value for the electric ferry, electric cargo/container, electric Ro-Ro, electric cruise, electric OSV, electric tugboat and electric recreational boats by power class. Courtesy of IDTechEx