Roadmap to net zero for European ports
The EU-funded Horizon 2020 projects PIONEERS and MAGPIE closed five years of work on 17 September with a concrete outcome: a Green Port Master Plan delivered to the European Commission. It includes free digital tools that let any European port, not just the ninety...
MAN reveals world’s most powerful methanol engine
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it will deliver the world's most powerful two-stroke methanol engine in June 2025. The engine, an MAN B&W 12G95ME-C10.5-LGIM (Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) type rated at 82,440 kW @ 80 rpm, is currently being built by...
Damen launches fully electric-ready ferry for BC Ferries
On 22nd May, Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania launched the latest Island Class Ferry for BC Ferries. The vessel, a Damen RoRo 8117 E3, will become the seventh Damen vessel to sail in the Canadian organisation’s fleet. The ferry is the first in an order of four...
VIDEO: Port of Rotterdam trials electric hydrofoil vessel
A distinctive new vessel has recently made its debut in the Port of Rotterdam: the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s fully electric hydrofoil patrol vessel. The vessel forms part of a pilot scheme for the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s fleet renewal programme. The new...
VIDEO: Concordia Damen delivers hybrid river cruiser
Concordia Damen has completed and delivered a CDS River Cruise 135, the Excellence Crown, to Swiss shipping company Twerenbold Reisen Group. The 135-metre-long ship features hybrid propulsion and was designed and built by the shipyard in Werkendam, the Netherlands....
Altair, HD Hyundai apply AI to marine engine development
Altair has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Engine Research Institute at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to enhance the performance of eco-friendly marine engines and power AI-driven development initiatives. One of the things they will be...
Crew member suffers injury from hazard in plain sight
Crew were preparing the gangway prior to arrival as the vessel approached port. As part of this process, crew had to climb several steps on the gangway stowage rack integrated ladder and release the stowage cleats fore and aft. A well-practised procedure, but one with...
I’ll have a battery system, please!
From the magazine - Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) will be essential to the maritime industry and its transition towards full decarbonisation. Over the past few years, the interest in hybrid power solutions with batteries has increased exponentially. Choosing...
Seawork: Decarbonising operations to reduce emissions and costs
Advertorial - The 2025 Seawork conference programme is focused on decarbonisation with free to attend sessions that share insights and learnings on topical key themes at the forefront of discussions across the industry. The European Onshore Power Supply Association...
Pioneering Spirit delivers offshore wind converter
Allseas' Pioneering Spirit has completed the transport and installation of the BorWin epsilon offshore converter platform for TenneT’s BorWin5 grid connection system in the North Sea. The two-week offshore campaign concluded on 18 May, with the safe set-down of the...
Amsterdam conducts first methanol STS bunkering with Van Oord’s Boreas
Earlier in May, the first ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering of methanol took place in the Port of Amsterdam. At TMA Logistics' terminal in Amerikahaven, Van Oord's offshore installation vessel Boreas was supplied with 500 tonnes of green methanol, delivered from the bunker...
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