Future Fuels

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

In 2024, the world’s first green fuels service operation vessel (SOV) for offshore wind operations will launch off the UK, courtesy of Ørsted and ESVAGT.

24th July 2023

Ørsted commits to second green methanol SOV

24th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

An EcoTow agreement between Svitzer and an LNG Terminal in the UK will see a five-tug fleet switch from using marine gas oil (MGO) as fuel to hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO).

12th July 2023

Five tugs signed up to EcoTow fuel solution

12th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new UK consortium being led by hydrogen developer Tower Group aims to build two new hydrogen powered marine vessels in conjunction with the University of Exeter.

12th July 2023

Powering the offshore sector with hydrogen vessels

12th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Danish firms Ørsted and ESVAGT have agreed to build a second methanol-powered offshore service operation vessel (SOV) for offshore wind farms off the UK east coast, where Ørsted has a 10-year contract to…

6th July 2023

Ørsted announces second methanol-powered SOV

6th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

RS Marine CEO Jon Partridge talks to MJ about the voyage to electric RIBs – and how Cheetah Marine’s latest RIB is targeted at people who are environmentally conscious but not ready to go…

30th June 2023

Cheetah Marine launches ‘EV-ready’ RIB

30th June 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Hybrid propulsion is not perfect but it is a critical part of the maritime industry’s decarbonisation arsenal.

22nd June 2023

Hybrid propulsion is ‘low-hanging fruit’

22nd June 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Turkey’s Med Marine and Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) have teamed up to design a range of electric and hybrid tugs.

21st June 2023

Med Marine looks to electric and hybrid tugs

21st June 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

After two years’ collaboration on a hydrogen fuel cell solution for marine propulsion, partners Corvus Energy and Toyota unveiled their product at Nor-Shipping last week.

12th June 2023

Corvus and Toyota unveil hydrogen solution

12th June 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Two of the towing industry’s major Europe-based players have joined forces to bring zero-emission tugs to Europe.

9th June 2023

Tug giants join forces in transition to green

9th June 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The days of the dinosaur diesels are done, say two firms who have joined forces to develop hydrogen fuel cells for marine vessels.

7th June 2023

Could partnership signal end of ‘dinosaur diesels’?

7th June 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

An HVO-fuelled Azimuth Stern Drive tug has been launched at a historic port by tug giant Svitzer.

2nd June 2023

Svitzer launches ‘Jubilee’ tug at historic port

2nd June 2023

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Port of Aberdeen will work with contractor Subsea7 to investigate the feasibility of storing hydrogen under the water at the new South Harbour.

30th May 2023

Project to investigate subsea H2 storage

30th May 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen and Boluda have become partners in building methanol-fuelled tugs, the companies have announced.

25th May 2023

Tug builders opt for a methanol future

25th May 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Damen has selected its battery system for use on its new electric fast ferry in Lower Saxony, northwest Germany.

18th May 2023

High-power batteries rolled out for new fast ferry

18th May 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A consortium of 13 partners in six European countries is looking at developing hydrogen fuel cells for passenger ships.

18th May 2023

Consortium to develop H2-powered passenger ships

18th May 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Amogy Inc is to introduce what it claims will be “the world’s first ammonia-powered zero-emission ship”.

26th April 2023

Amogy reveals ammonia-powered tug design

26th April 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Towage giant Svitzer and Caterpillar Marine have signed an MoU to adopt solutions that will give Svitzer the ability to use methanol across its fleet.

18th April 2023

MoU aims to convert tugs for methanol

18th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Svitzer is comparing the qualities and performance of the biodiesels FAME with HVO on its fleet of Caterpillar powered tugs.

11th April 2023

Creating a carbon neutral tug and towage sector

11th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

P&O’s newly commissioned hybrid double-ended ferry is expected to cut fuel use on the Dover-Calais crossing by 40%, delivering major carbon emission savings.

28th March 2023

English Channel ferry crossings just got greener

28th March 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Marine civil engineering giant Van Oord has named the second dredger of three triplets due to come online in the next couple of years.

17th March 2023

2nd LNG-powered dredger named by Van Oord

17th March 2023