The largest battery-electric ship in the world has been launched at Incat’s shipyard in Hobart, Tasmania. The ferry China Zorrilla is being built for the South American ferry operator, Buquebus, and will operate across the River Plate between Buenos…

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has joined the NavHyS project, a European initiative aiming to develop liquid hydrogen technology for maritime applications. With funding from the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, NavHyS already has 14 partners…

Netherlands-based solar power specialist, Wattlab, has launched its SolarDeck technology for oceangoing ships. The deck-mounted solar panels have been successfully tried and tested on the 119m-long general cargo vessel, Anette, owned and operated by…

Hamburg-based tug operators have placed orders for four new vessels with Damen Shipyards Group. Fairplay Towage has ordered three vessels – two RSD 2513s and one ASD 2312, and Louis Meyer has contracted an ASD 2312 which will be bareboat chartered to…