Future Fuels

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tsavliris Salvage Group owner George Tsavliris has spoken out against the dash to alternative fuels, which he says is farcical, hypocritical, and above all, unachievable.

20th December 2023

Future fuels: ‘Farcical, hypocritical, unachievable’ – George Tsavliris

20th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The news that Port of Antwerp-Bruges has introduced the world’s first hydrogen-powered tug after an earlier order for new vessels is the latest signal to tug operators that ports are heading for…

15th December 2023

Antwerp-Bruges grows its green tug agenda

15th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The world’s first hydrogen-powered tug has been launched at the port of Antwerp-Bruges.

14th December 2023

World’s first hydrogen tug launched at Antwerp-Bruges

14th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The final delivery of Sanmar Shipyards’ three ElectRA class electric propulsion tugs and the first of two LNG-fuelled RAstar tugs leaves just one piece of the jigsaw to complete for Canada’s HaiSea…

12th December 2023

Sanmar’s double delivery for Canadian owner

12th December 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Cepsa and C2X have announced plans to develop a green methanol plant in the Port of Huelva, Spain.

4th December 2023

Green methanol plant planned for Huelva

4th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Workboat operators in the US need support in choosing new vessel designs if the industry is to meet emissions reduction targets.

1st December 2023

Encouraging low emissions workboat design

1st December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A UK-based consortium is working towards retrofitting a crew transfer vessel (CTV) with hydrogen propulsion for the first time.

15th November 2023

Consortium works on UK’s first H2-fuelled CTV

15th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Yanmar Power Technology Co Ltd has made the first delivery of its newly commercialised maritime hydrogen fuel cell system introduced in August 2023.

13th November 2023

Yanmar power for Japanese hybrid passenger first

13th November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists at a European Tugowners Association seminar told delegates that nuclear propulsion on tugs and smaller vessels was a very real possibility.

10th November 2023

Nuclear tugs: a future reality?

10th November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Kongsberg Maritime and Solstad Offshore have teamed up to trial decarbonisation technologies across Solstad’s fleet.

2nd November 2023

Solstad brings Kongsberg on board

2nd November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Boskalis has signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilding company Royal IHC to build a large state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredger.

30th October 2023

Boskalis inks Dutch TSHD deal

30th October 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between energy company Mabanaft Group and Fairplay Towage that should result in tugs running on hydrogen in the Port of Hamburg.

25th October 2023

MoU signed to supply Hamburg tugs with hydrogen

25th October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Almost half of the ship owners surveyed by Hamburg shipping trade fair organiser SMM did not think IMO emissions targets could be hit.

20th October 2023

IMO targets cannot be hit, say 46% of ship owners

20th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Advent Technologies Holdings Inc has launched its Serene Power Systems range, innovative clean power solutions combining fuel cell and hydrogen technology.

27th September 2023

Advent’s new methanol clean power solution

27th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Stevie Knight has a further look at the potential for methanol in the workboat sector.

25th September 2023

Methanol Part II: Is the workboat sector ready?

25th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

’Great British Green Tugs: How do we get there?’ was the title of a seminar held during London International Shipping Week (LISW) - and it was answered overall by ‘not for a…

15th September 2023

LISW tugs seminar throws up more questions than answers

15th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Offshore wind capacity around the world is exploding in size as different territories set stringent renewable energy goals. 

5th September 2023

Decarbonisation: How far have we got?

5th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new collaboration between Ultimate Boats and hydrogen specialist RONN is set to bring emissions-free propulsion to high performance watercraft.

4th September 2023

Partnership to bring H2 propulsion to workboats

4th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

There’s a welter of interest in methanol as a marine fuel, but how does it line up for workboats, and tugs in particular?

30th August 2023

Special feature: Deep dive into methanol, Part 1

30th August 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Svitzer says it has progressed to the second phase of its work in designing a methanol hybrid fuel cell (MHFC) tug with naval architect Robert Allan.

17th August 2023

Svitzer moves into next methanol fuel cell phase

17th August 2023