Two more multi-fuel E-Flexer RoPax contracts have been signed by Stena RoRo with Chinese yard CMI Jinling (Weihai). The two ships, numbers 14 and 15 in the E-Flexer series, will be delivered for long-term charter to Greece’s Attica Group in 2027.…

The United States’ first all-electric tug has been christened in the Port of San Diego. The Crowley-owned zero-emission eWolf, with a bollard pull of 64 tonnes, has an electric propulsion system from Swiss-headquartered ABB with a 6.2-MWh energy…

UK-based shipowner, Purus, is to raise the Isle of Man flag on board two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) that are currently being built by Norwegian shipbuilder, Vard, a Fincantieri subsidiary.

The two CSOVs are due for delivery in…

Methanol fuel cell developer, Blue World Technologies, has completed the testing of a 200-kW methanol fuel cell designed for shipping applications. The high temperature proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell was tested at a new facility adjacent to…

The pan-European NextFloat+ Project has been awarded a EUR 13 million ‘cornerstone grant’ from the European Commission’s Innovation Fund to support development of its floating wind initiative.

NextFloat+, led by project coordinator X1 Wind, a…

Höegh Autoliners, Accelleron, and Hanwha Engine have completed a project to undertake engine part-load optimisation (EPLO) on board the 2006-built pure car truck carrier, Höegh Detroit. The success of the project will lead to similar EPLO…

Denmark-headquartered Cadeler, which operates the world’s largest fleet of jack-up offshore wind installation vessels, has won a contract to install 72 large turbines at Scotland’s Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm using one of its new M-class wind…

Viking Life-Saving Equipment has secured a new order for eleven ambulance boats from the Hellenic Coastguard, expanding the coverage provided by Viking Norsafe vessels to support emergency services for Greek island communities.   The Viking Norsafe…

An ammonia fuel supply system developed by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) by Lloyd’s Register.

The new system is compatible with cargo handling systems and ammonia-fuelled engines…

Themed “Driving the Maritime Transition”, SMM 2024 will both focus on the maritime energy transition and digital transformation. As artificial intelligence (AI) is regarded as a main driver of digitalisation in the industry in general, SMM 2024 will…