Turkish company BMA Technology has partnered with A2B-online and Sedef Shipyard on the construction of two methanol-electric containerships, each with a capacity of 650 TEU. A2B-online BMA Technology has provided a comprehensive suite of electrical solutions to power A2B-online’s forward-thinking initiative. This includes components such as Electric Drives, Motors, LI-ION batteries,
Corvus Energy, a supplier of energy storage solutions for the maritime industry, has secured funding for the integration of ammonia cracker technology with its hydrogen fuel cell system (FCS), the so-called Pelican Fuel Cell system. The Corvus Pelican Fuel cell. Picture: Corvus Energy The project funding is part of the Horizon
Hy24, a clean hydrogen pure-play investment manager, will invest around €13 million into Norwegian hydrogen systems supplier Hexagon Purus. Image by Hy24 The investment is the first by Hy24’s new Clean Hydrogen Equipment Fund, focused on industrializing the supply chain to scale the clean hydrogen economy. The fund builds on
Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP) and SAAM, through its tugboat division SAAM Towage, have signed a service agreement that will make Chile the first country in Latin America with an electric, emission-free tugboat. Sanmar As informed, the vessel will operate in Puerto Chacabuco, Aysén region. It will provide GHG emissions-free
Singapore has made significant progress in the supply of alternative fuels as bunker sales of biofuel blends increased to 520,000 tonnes in 2023, which more than tripled from 140,000 tonnes in 2022. This was revealed at the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) New Year Conversations event held last week. During the
China’s shipbuilding major Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has handed over the 50,000-ton methanol dual-fuel oil tanker Stena Progressive to its owner Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between Stena Bulk and methanol producer Proman. Image credit: Stena Progressive The completion of this tanker
Lithuanian Klaipeda LNG terminal operator KN Energies, formerly Klaipedos Nafta, has announced that there is available unused LNG terminal capacity for booking. Archive; Courtesy of KN Energies The company said that, having received a request from one of the terminal users regarding the planned non-utilization of LNG terminal capacities, there
Classification society DNV has been selected to class two Purus Marine’s dual-fuel very large ethane carriers (VLECs). Purus Marine With a cargo carrying capacity of 98,000 cbm, the two VLECs will be fitted with GTT’s Mark III membrane containment system. The vessels will be equipped with dual-fuel ethane engines and
As the maritime industry charts a course for robust growth, Clarksons Shipbroking foresees a substantial increase in global shipbuilding activities, primarily driven by the growth in South Korean output. Clarksons’ estimations project a noteworthy 40 million compensated gross tonnage (CGT) output for the consecutive years of 2024 and 2025. Illustration;
The production of the third Icon-class ship for Royal Caribbean Group has started at Finnish Meyer Turku Shipyard. Mediascope Productions, Tuukka Salo As informed, a steel-cutting ceremony for the ship was held on January 12. The steel-cutting ceremony for Icon III marked the beginning of more than two years of