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Carisbrooke Shipping Successfully Installs AirWing Prototype for Wind Propulsion Trials
Carisbrooke Shipping shares an update on the Company’s groundbreaking AirWing project, a significant step towards sustainable shipping. For the past three years, Carisbrooke Shipping has been working in collaboration with GT Wings as a consortium …
Mar 6, 2025 / Curious
Marine Masters set to install 2 Offshore Wellhead Platforms for SunPetro in India
Marine Masters announces its involvement in a pivotal offshore installation project for the greenfield Bhasker A &B platforms, designed and constructed by Indian energy company SunPetro. The project, managed by main installation contractor ACE …
Feb 27, 2025 / Curious
Sohar Port and Freezone begins dredging for $1.6bn Marsa LNG project
Sohar Port and Freezone (SOHAR) has announced the commencement of dredging operations for the Marsa LNG project, a key milestone in positioning SOHAR as the Middle East’s first LNG bunkering hub. Led by Boskalis’ advanced Coastway and Willem van …
Feb 25, 2025 / Curious
Stena Line’s Second New Ship Stena Connecta Launches
Stena Line has reached another major milestone in its NewMax fleet investment programme with a ceremony to mark Stena Connecta launching into the water at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, Weihai, China. Stena Connecta is one of two new ships …
Feb 25, 2025 / Vessels
Kongsberg Maritime secures contract to equip Bibby Marine's groundbreaking eCSOV
Kongsberg Maritime has won a major contract to supply an integrated package of equipment for Bibby Marine’s new eCSOV, the world’s first full-electric offshore vessel. Kongsberg Maritime’s comprehensive package will be at the core of this advanced …
Feb 18, 2025 / Curious
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and partners conduct field trial of the “InfraLaser” rust and coating removal system on an actual vessel
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Furukawa Electric), TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), and MOL Drybulk Ltd. (MOL Drybulk) conducted a successful field trial of the “InfraLaser” system on the outer …
Feb 17, 2025 / Curious
Lloyd’s Register awards its first VC-L+ Descriptive Note for vessel connectivity
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded its first VC-L+ Descriptive Note for vessel connectivity to Neda Maritime’s vessel, MT ASCONA (VLCC). This is the first LR vessel to complete the verification. The ability to support high-quality livestreaming and …
Feb 10, 2025 / Vessels
The HARPOONERS project will boost the decarbonization of ports through the total electrification of ships
Between yesterday and today was held in Brussels (Belgium) the kick-off meeting of the HARPOONERS ship electrification project 'Achieving high voltage, low weight, efficient electric powertrains for sustainable waterborne transport'. The initiative, …
Feb 7, 2025 / Curious
Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA) Launches Singapore’s Largest Electric Supply Boat, Marking Milestone in Maritime Decarbonisation
The Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), on Wednesday (Feb 05) marked a significant achievement with the launch of its first fully electric supply boat (e-supply boat) from shipyard …
Feb 5, 2025 / Vessels
Damen Shipyards delivers Germany’s first all-electric ferry
On the 15th of January, Damen Shipyards handed over Germany’s first, all-electric catamaran On the 15th of January, Damen Shipyards handed over Germany’s first, all-electric catamaran (E-Kat) ferry to its operator, AG Reederei Norden-Frisia. Capable …
Jan 28, 2025 / Vessels