China Merchants Group subsidiary, Deltamarin, and Dubai-based Ecolog, a supply chain specialist, have launched a liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) tanker design, targeting a new gas trade that is expected to underpin elements of the energy transition.

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Helsinki-based NAPA has launched a cloud-based digital tool, NAPA Stability for Ferries, to support safe loading operations and cargo changes aboard ferries on tight schedules and turnround times. The first installations have been confirmed on seven…

Fincantieri’s Norwegian shipbuilding subsidiary, Vard, has announced three new contracts for specialised offshore vessels. The first of these, for Norwegian owner Island Offshore, is an order for one, option two, ocean energy construction vessels…

Tokyo-based Tokyu Land Corporation, Rotterdam-headquartered SolarDuck, and US-based Kyocera Communication Systems Corporation, have completed the installation of Japan’s first offshore floating solar photovoltaic (OFPV) power plant in Tokyo Bay.

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Damen Financial Services (DFS) and Siemens Financial Services (SFS) have established a new vessel financing facility called Damen Ship Lease (DSL). The new setup is now one of the funds in the Damen Ship Lease Cooperation portfolio, which is managed…

WinGD has landed a contract for two six-cylinder X-DF-A ammonia-fuelled engines from Singapore-based tanker company AET, a subsidiary of Malaysian International Shipping Corporation. The engines will be the first ammonia dual-fuel units to be…

Australia-based Fortescue has successfully completed renewable fuel trials on its Singapore-registered tug, Fortescue Green Pioneer, in the Port of Singapore. These latest trials, involving propulsion and manoeuvrability tests, following the delivery…

UK-based Bibby Marine has ordered what is claimed to be the world’s first electric service operation vessel (eSOV) at Astilleros Gondán in Asturias, Spain. The zero-emission vessel is to have an advanced battery system and dual-fuel methanol engines.…

Kongsberg Digital, supported with funding from the Norwegian Seafood Research Fund, has completed a project to use simulation technology to improve the safety and improve productivity of purse seine fishing.

The technology company has revealed…