Future Fuels

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch marine civils giant Van Oord has set its brand-new wind turbine installation vessel to work, hailing completion of 45 monopiles at the Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm.

11th November 2025

Brand-new Boreas installs 45 monopiles on maiden task

11th November 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Despite a lot of air and conference time being spent on the alternative fuels agenda, there are signs that if the tide isn’t exactly turning against them, it’s not turning wholly against…

10th November 2025

Is the tide turning on alternative fuels?

10th November 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Two French companies have signed a long-term industrial partnership to develop, integrate and certify hydrogen propulsion systems for catamarans of up to 30 metres in length.

3rd November 2025

French partners full steam ahead with H2 and electric

3rd November 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Shipping giant ClassNK has added the first dual-fuel hydrogen-fuelled tug in Japan to its classification register.

20th October 2025

ClassNK adds Japan’s first H2-fuelled tug to register

20th October 2025

OPINION

OPINION

The maritime industry is in ‘an abusive relationship’ with regulators over the race to cut emissions, says one innovator in an exclusive interview with Maritime Journal.

15th October 2025

Fuel’s gold: How maritime’s green rush misses real diesel deal

15th October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Thousands of people witnessed the launch of one of the biggest dredgers in the world this week as Seaway by Boskalis was christened.

10th October 2025

Boskalis 31,000m3 dredger launched by Royal IHC

10th October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Green Navy and SECO Marine have signed a long-term partnership to advance hydrogen propulsion systems with the emphasis on a vessel design that is efficient, safe and ready for the hydrogen era.

1st October 2025

Redefining the future of hydrogen propulsion

1st October 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Could hydrogen as a marine fuel be launched in workboats? That’s the belief of a consortium of companies that met in London during International Shipping Week.

23rd September 2025

FEATURE: Workboats first in line for hydrogen propulsion?

23rd September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

P&O Ferries has made a historic leap toward greener shipping as its vessel, the Pride of Hull, becomes the first ferry on the busy Hull–Rotterdam route to permanently operate on lower-carbon Biofuel…

22nd September 2025

P&O Ferries adopts lower-carbon biofuel

22nd September 2025

OPINION

OPINION

With carbon penalties looming, there’s a lot of work going on to find alternatives to diesel, which still has no real competitor when it comes to cost, availability or performance.

17th September 2025

Is the maritime industry ready for the hydrogen era?

17th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Sanmar Shipyards has launched what it claims is the world’s first purpose-built dual-fuel methanol escort tug.

12th September 2025

World first purpose-built dual-fuel methanol tug launched

12th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Bernhard Schulte has christened its newest Commissioning Service Operation Vessel to work in the offshore energy sector.

8th September 2025

Second CSOV christened for Bernhard Schulte

8th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch vessel owner and operator Windcat Workboats says it has officially presented Windcat Rotterdam, the first of a series of six CSOV Elevation vessels developed with Damen and CMB.Tech.

28th August 2025

Windcat presents first H2-capable Elevation series CSOV

28th August 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

DNV has revised its Maritime Simulator Systems Standard to strengthen vessel simulation, vessel training and vessel safety in a rapidly evolving maritime sector.

28th August 2025

DNV updates Maritime Simulator Standard

28th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

ACUA Ocean’s unmanned surface vessel has completed reportedly the world’s first continuous, remote 24-hour offshore operation powered entirely by hydrogen.

22nd August 2025

WATCH: Hydrogen USV completes historic mission

22nd August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

To maintain its global leadership in subsea rock installation (SRI) and support the offshore energy transition, Van Oord has announced the construction of two new state-of-the-art vessels.

21st August 2025

Van Oord invests in methanol vessels

21st August 2025

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The European Tugowners Association is calling for change, urging leaders to help defend its industry against Asian competition and inflate the status of its vessels.

18th August 2025

European Tugowners call for change

18th August 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The tide of batteries flowing through the maritime industry is lapping at the hulls of all kinds of vessels, from tiny RIBs to container ships.

14th August 2025

Deep dive: Battery tugs – feasible or ‘crazy’?

14th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

ABB has unveiled a 3MW hydrogen fuel cell system, marking a major step towards alternative fuels for both the leisure and commercial marine sectors.

12th August 2025

Hydrogen fuel cell powers emissions-free future

12th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ferry operator Wasaline has become the first shipping company in the Baltic Sea to reach carbon neutrality, five years ahead of its original 2030 target, it says.

12th August 2025

Wasaline claims it’s hit net zero five years early

12th August 2025