24 August 2026
Carbon Capture Systems Cost-Revealed
What costs does the retrofit of new Carbon Capture Systems reveal for the world of the shipping industry?
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Cybersecurity Incident: Wind Turbine Giant Shutdown
Cybersecurity incident that has led to the shutdown of Vestas IT systems across multiple business units and locations worldwide.
Next Gen. Exhaust Scrubber – Lighter & Smaller
The latest advancement in maritime exhaust gas treatment technologies, and features several improvements that make the technology especially well-suited to container vessels, satisfying the increased demand in scrubbers as a compliance option from the container market segment.
World’s First Green Autonomous Vessel
The Norwegian fertilizer firm Yara International has launched a fully-electric and autonomous vessel. Namely, Yara Birkeland has completed its maiden voyage in the Oslo fjord. Environmental impact The 80m long feeder will replace the lorry haulage between Yara’s plant in…
New drone inspection service available for offshore units
Huisman, a Dutch offshore crane maker has recently launched a drone inspection service for cranes, drilling, and pipelay equipment.
World’s First Hydrogen Powered Vessel
World First Hydrogen-Powered Vessel will reduce fossil fuel consumption by more than 40% while it has been funded NOK 92.5 million from Enova.
The First Tug in the World with Methanol Fuel Cells
The world’s first fuel cell harbour tug, running on green methanol, is set to be developed by Svitzer, part of Maersk. The subject project will carve the path for future Svitzer newbuilds of this kind while it is scheduled to…
Giant Offshore Crane (LEC) for WTIV
Huisman, a Dutch offshore crane maker confirmed that has been contracted to deliver (again) what it says will be the largest leg encircling crane for a newbuild Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV). Wait. What is a Leg Encircling Crane (LEC)?…
Retrofitting Carbon Capture and Storage Systems
Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment and Solvang ASA, a Norwegian shipping company, have agreed on a full-scale pilot retrofit installation of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) system on one of Solvang’s ethylene carriers, the 21,000-cbm Clipper Eos. Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment designs…
Rotor Sails on Another Hybrid Ferry
Following the successful installation of the Norsepower Rotor Sail on the hybrid ferry M/V Copenhagen in 2020, and a year of demonstrated results, Scandlines has prepared the sister ferry M/V Berlin for its own Rotor Sail installation. The hybrid ferry,…