Windward Offshore GmbH & Co. KG and Stödig Ship Management AS are to set up a joint venture to manage the technical and crew operations for a fleet of commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). The new arrangement has been formalised through a…

Norwegian coastal operator and expedition cruise company, Hurtigruten, has released more details of its Sea Zero project aimed at developing a substantially more sustainable ship design. Still in its research and development phase, the project’s…

Hamburg-based eCap Marine has completed a project for Offshore Service GmbH to provide an emissions-free power plant for the offshore support vessel, Coastal Liberty. The vessel now uses green hydrogen and is working in the Wadden Sea.

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A new report from the think tank Common Wealth is urging the UK Government to purchase Harland & Wolff shipyard, which recently entered administration, to repurpose it as a green infrastructure manufacturing facility. The proposal forms part of a broader plan to transform the UK’s military-industrial sector into a supply chain for renewable energy, benefiting workers, communities, and the environment.

Often, in the race to replace vessels with the latest green versions, not much thought is given to the embodied carbon cost involved in producing them. In apparent recognition of this, ClassNK has granted the world’s first green steel notation, ‘a-EA (GRS),’ to the bulk carrier Bright Queen, operated by NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd, certifying the use of green steel.

Swiss marine power firm WinGD has unveiled a new ‘pre-fit’ option for its X-DF-A ammonia-fuelled engines, allowing them to operate on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Known as the X-DF-P, this development targets vessels under construction for the growing global ammonia trade while also enabling the transport of LPG. The first engines are set for delivery in 2027, addressing operators' need to balance between LPG and ammonia markets.

NS United Kaiun Kaisha (NSU) will equip the NSU Tubarao, a 361m VLOC (very large ore carrier) built in 2020, with five 35m rotor sails from Anemoi by September 2025. The vessel, chartered by Vale International, aims to reduce fuel consumption and lower emissions, including CO₂, NOx, and SOx, by 6-12% through the installation of the wind-assisted propulsion system.