23 September 2023
This category is all about the technical side of maritime operations, with news and analysis on shipbuilding, naval architecture, and marine engineering.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Van Oord, a Dutch marine and offshore services company, has recently ordered from Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China, a new offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) with the scope of installing new era wind…
In an effort to eliminate carbon emissions which are incorporated with the supply chain of the offshore wind industry, the Canadian naval architect and marine engineering firm, Robert Allan Ltd. will move to the development…
The technology group Wärtsilä introduces an upgraded version of its popular and successful Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engine. The new version will deliver increased power output, have a reduced environmental impact, and will feature a lower…
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is continuing to explore methods of incorporating wind propulsion into its ships. The company has previously said that it believes wind propulsion would provide benefits and is well suited…
MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply the world’s first, low-speed, dual-fuel engine to run on methanol within the container segment. Hyundai (HMD) will construct the 2,100-TEU vessel in Korea for A.P. Møller…