Future Fuels

VESSELS

VESSELS

German shipbuilder Ampereship has converted a 42.4m passenger ferry to full electric propulsion, saving 113,000 litres of diesel a year.

8th August 2025

Ampereship converts first diesel ferry to electric

8th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK’s Falmouth Harbour in the southwest of England has created an HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) re-fuelling facility for its workboat fleet.

1st August 2025

Falmouth rolls out HVO for workboat fleet

1st August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Bibby Marine has laid the keel for a hybrid methanol-battery powered Commissioning Service Operations Vessel for offshore wind industry deployment.

23rd July 2025

Bibby lays keel for first zero-emissions CSOV

23rd July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Van Oord has commissioned two next-generation subsea rock installation vessels to boost its capabilities in supporting the global offshore energy transition.

21st July 2025

Van Oord unveils green rock installation fleet

21st July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Stena Futura, the first methanol-ready NewMax hybrid ship for Stena Line, has successfully completed sea trials in China, marking a major vessel build milestone for the operator.

2nd July 2025

Stena’s hybrid ferry powers into service

2nd July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Deltamarin is to design six cutting-edge methanol-ready RoPax ferries for Grimaldi Lines, marking a regional first for this type of alternative fuel.

2nd July 2025

Methanol ready RoPax vessel first for the Med

2nd July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

China has launched its first high-power hydrogen-electric hybrid port vessel, a major step forward for the country in terms of port decarbonisation and alternative fuels adoption.

1st July 2025

Hydrogen-electric tug first for China

1st July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

PowerCell’s Marine System 225 has received Type Approval from Lloyd’s Register, helping advance the use of hydrogen for vessel propulsion and alternative fuels at sea.

23rd June 2025

Lloyds Type Approval for hydrogen fuel cell system

23rd June 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Proteus Energy has unveiled a cutting-edge hydrogen fuel cell system aimed at transforming workboat propulsion and vessel power using alternative fuels.

19th June 2025

A milestone in hydrogen fuel power cell development

19th June 2025

OPINION

OPINION

One of the runners-up to the new Future Seawork award has agreed to write a regular column for Maritime Journal on his work as a PhD student looking at the challenges of decarbonising inland…

17th June 2025

Inland waterways decarbonisation: a voyage of discovery

17th June 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A stand-out moment of the Seawork 2025 conference agenda this year was the second day session on Future fuels – Real world applications and industry learnings. 

16th June 2025

Alternative fuels: A conference report

16th June 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Offshore engineering giant Allseas has announced a bold five-year initiative to design, develop and deploy a small modular reactor for use on offshore vessels and in industrial onshore environments.

11th June 2025

WATCH: Allseas unveils offshore nuclear plan

11th June 2025

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

With a natural degree of industry caution, partial or total propulsive power from batteries for shiphandling tugs is attracting increasing interest as the technology matures on the back of far greater volume…

5th June 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Electric tugs on the charge

5th June 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Port operator Clydeport is planning to turn a former coal terminal into a green hydrogen facility for producing, storing and exporting the gas.

4th June 2025

Green H2 among proposals for former coal terminal

4th June 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The inland shipping sector, notably in Belgium and the Netherlands, stands at a crossroads, writes Francis Libert, Marine Underwriting Leader at the RSA Group. But insurers can help.

3rd June 2025

Inland shipping fuels focus: Challenges of biofuels

3rd June 2025

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

With just over five years until the EU’s 2030 shore power mandate, only 58% of European ports are equipped with Onshore Power Supply (OPS). Dave Lee, executive director of e1 Marine, asks…

21st May 2025

Can Europe meet its 2030 shore power goals?

21st May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The UK is holding off on imposing carbon taxes or other green penalties in the smaller vessel segment until the 2030s, representatives from the Department for Transport (DfT) told members of a…

13th May 2025

UK holds fire on carbon taxes for small vessels

13th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Port Esbjerg’s new CO₂ terminal marks a milestone in the ambition to establish the first full value chain for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the EU.

13th May 2025

Esbjerg’s milestone in the EU’s CO2 capture strategy

13th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Fuel cells leveraging methanol reformer technology offer an efficient and sustainable propulsion solution, particularly for smaller vessels like tug boats, feeder ships and ferries, writes Dr Andreas Bodén, Senior Vice President &…

8th May 2025

Optimising methanol use with fuel cells in shipping

8th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Scandinavia’s biggest port has reached the final phase of a pilot project that uses a hydrogen generator to supply electricity to docked ships.

7th May 2025

Gothenburg switches on H2 generator to supply shorepower

7th May 2025