Yamaha Motor Europe unveiled the latest version of its pioneering HARMO electric outboard, now featuring a series of upgrades designed to deliver a more versatile, more intuitive boating experience. The revolutionary integrated electric propulsion and steering control system, now offers enhanced capabilities and refined control features that build on the... Read more →

As the first large vessel in the industry, the container ship Maersk Halifax has been converted into a dual-fuel vessel able to operate on methanol. The retrofit operation was conducted at the Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard in China over 88 days with completion at the end of October 2024. Following the... Read more →

Hapag-Lloyd has signed two contracts with two Chinese shipyards for a total of 24 new container ships. Of these, 12 newbuildings—each with a capacity of 16,800 TEU—will be built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. These units will be used to expand the capacity of services that are already in place. An... Read more →

Maersk entered into a long-term bio-methanol offtake agreement with LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. First volumes are expected in 2026 with full production expected at the end of the decade. The agreement will contribute to lowering GHG emissions from Maersk’s growing fleet of dual-fuel methanol container vessels. Bio- and... Read more →

Yanmar Power Technology, a group company of Yanmar Holdings, successfully completed a land-based demonstration test of a pilot-ignition hydrogen 4-stroke high-speed engine for power generation in coastal vessels, achieving operation at a rated output of approximately 500kW. This trial was conducted as part of the Nippon Foundation’s zero emission ship... Read more →

Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced its innovative NextDF feature for the Wärtsilä 25DF dual-fuel engine. While operating on liquefied natural gas (LNG), the NextDF feature reduces methane emissions to less than 2% of fuel use across all load points, achieving as low as 1.1% in a wide load range. The... Read more →

MAN Energy Solutions has received multiple orders for MAN B&W G95ME-LGIM Mk 10.5 methanol engines to power a series of Very Large Container Vessels (VLCVs). The order brings the cumulative number of G95ME-C10.5-LGIM methanol engine orders to 95 at various yards in South Korea, China and Japan since the engine’s... Read more →

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced 55 grants for a total of nearly $3 billion from the Clean Ports Program, funded through the Inflation Reduction Act. (Earlier post.) The selected applications will fund zero-emissions port equipment and infrastructure as well as climate and air quality planning at US... Read more →

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected 55 applicants across 27 states and territories to receive nearly $3 billion through EPA’s Clean Ports Program. These grants will support the deployment of zero-emission equipment, as well as infrastructure and climate and air quality planning projects at ports across the country. The... Read more →

Swiss marine power company WinGD has introduced an option for its X-DF-A ammonia-fueled engines to be delivered capable of running on liquified petroleum gas (LPG). The ‘pre-fit’ solution will be of particular interest to vessels under construction for the anticipated global trade in ammonia, which will also be capable of... Read more →

In the course of the market launch of the MAN D3872 (earlier post) for workboats, MAN Engines is expanding its portfolio with additional performance for heavy-duty applications. The new MAN D3872 in the LE427 variant for heavy-duty applications has an output of 920 kW (1,250 hp) at 1,800 rpm and... Read more →

Having designed and tested the first two-stroke ammonia engine (earlier post), MAN Energy Solutions has now launched the ‘AmmoniaMot 2’ research project. Initiated by MAN with partners from industry and research institutes, the project aims to develop a four-stroke, medium-speed, dual-fuel test engine that runs on ammonia. ­ Supported by... Read more →

Bosch Engineering is unveiling a newly developed, high-performance electrification solution for electrical systems with voltages of up to 800 volts, which further extends the potential use cases of electric drives in maritime applications while also raising system efficiency. With the latest generation of our electric motor and inverter with silicon... Read more →

NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (NSU) and Vale International SA (Vale) reached an agreement to install rotor sails (H:35m x D:5m x 5 units) manufactured by Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd. (Anemoi) on 400,000dwt-type VLOC, NSU TUBARAO, which has been engaged in a long- term transportation contract between NSU and Vale... Read more →

Vale and Petrobras signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement to supply products with a focus on competitiveness and advancing the decarbonization agenda. This agreement, which reflects the natural evolution of the protocol of intentions signed by the companies in September 2023, establishes conditions for testing and potentially marketing three strategic products:... Read more →

Ohmium International, a green hydrogen company that designs, manufactures and deploys advanced Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzer solutions, signed a Term Sheet with SwitcH2 BV, a renewable energy Joint Venture with partners such as BW Offshore, a leading provider of offshore production solutions. Under the agreement, Ohmium will develop PEM... Read more →

Anthony Veder has deployed two VentoFoils sails onboard ethylene carrier Coral Patula, delivered by Econowind. With this installation, Anthony Veder is the first worldwide to install sails onboard a gas carrier. Later this year sister ship Coral Pearl will be equipped with two similar sails. The VentoFoil is a non-rotating... Read more →

Jumbo announced the successful installation of two mechanical sails to Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) Jumbo Jubilee. The wind assisted ship propulsion (WASP) solution is the latest in a series of innovative technologies installed to the vessel in a bid to boost fuel efficiency and cut carbon. Jumbo is committed to... Read more →

Hurtigruten, one of the leading sustainable brands in travel, has released its updated plans for its Sea Zero project, the zero-emission ship scheduled to debut in 2030, as it is in its research and development phase. With the help of large batteries, sails, and other innovative solutions, the ship will... Read more →

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has developed a zero-carbon ammonia dual-fuel (DF) engine—the world’s first high-pressure ammonia direct injection engine. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed the model-based class approval testing for the “HiMSEN Ammonia Dual-Fuel Engine,” (model: H22CDF-LA) at its Engine Technology Center in the Ulsan Headquarters. The testing was... Read more →

Alfa Laval said it will be ready to supply its first fuel systems for ammonia-fuelled vessels by the end of 2025. Leveraging its extensive expertise with fuels such as LNG, LPG, and methanol, Alfa Laval is accelerating the development of new technologies for ammonia to ensure its safe and efficient... Read more →

Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) AG, a Swiss transportation company, has signed a five-year fuel offtake agreement with cleantech company Synhelion. SGV will purchase nearly 100 tons of solar fuel annually to power its fleet. This will make SGV the first navigation company in the world to use Synhelion’s solar... Read more →

Mitsubishi HC Capital will invest approximately ¥200 billion (US$1.35 billion) this year in shipping containers through group company CAI International—the largest such purchase in 2024—Nikkei reported. Tensions in the Middle East have caused container ships to avoid passage through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, extending the length of voyages... Read more →

TotalEnergies made the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the GranMorgu development located on offshore Block 58 Suriname in northern South America. “GranMorgu” means both “new dawn” and “Goliath grouper” in Sranan Tongo, the local language. The GranMorgu project will develop the Sapakara and Krabdagu oil discoveries, on which a successful... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $2.5-million grant to develop and demonstrate advances in fuel cell technology at the Port of Oakland. The grant is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The total project cost will be more than $7 million and is another part of the Port’s... Read more →

The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) opened an opportunity (DE-FOA-0003415) for up to $112.5 million in funding to advance the commercial readiness of wave energy technologies through open water testing and system validation. This five-year investment will significantly accelerate the design, fabrication, and testing of multiple... Read more →

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary MOL Clean Energy, US LLC, decided to invest in HIF Global LLC, a US-based company developing and operating e-Fuels projects globally. HIF has a production target of about 4 million tons per year of synthetic fuel (e-fuel) and synthetic methanol (e-methanol)... Read more →

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced grants totaling nearly $300 million to expand and modernize US ferry systems. In total, FTA is awarding 18 grants in projects in 14 states. Federal funding will support projects such as replacing old vessels with electric ships that reduce greenhouse... Read more →

As part of their ongoing commitment to lower the carbon intensity of their operations, Chevron Shipping Company (Chevron), a subsidiary of Chevron USA and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) announced an agreement to install Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted ship propulsion system developed by MOL and Oshima Shipbuilding together, to... Read more →

Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) business advisory team is partnering with energy companies ROTOBOOST and Amogy on a fuel cell and pre-combustion Carbon Capture Storage System (CCS) study to assess opportunities for emissions reduction. The joint development project (JDP) will evaluate the use of hydrogen fuel cells, ammonia and methane cracking technology... Read more →

TMC the metals company Inc., an explorer of the undersea resources of critical battery metals, successfully produced high temperature material (calcine) during the first phase of a commercial-scale campaign to process a 2,000-tonne sample of deep-seafloor polymetallic nodules at its partner PAMCO’s Hachinohe Rotary Kiln Electric-Arc Furnace facility in Hachinohe,... Read more →

MAN Energy Solutions has announced a new generation of its Common Rail injection system for its medium-speed, four-stroke portfolio. The CR 2.2 common-rail fuel-injection system will eventually completely replace its CR 1.6 predecessor and builds on its experience, allowing a very precise and flexible control of injection pressure, timing, and... Read more →

Hypermotive Ltd. unveiled the X-M1, a platform for hydrogen fuel cell-based power generation tailored to marine applications. Developed in collaboration with Honda, and underpinned by Hypermotive’s SYSTEM-X technology, X-M1 is a scalable, modular, hydrogen fuel cell power system that makes clean energy transition more accessible and achievable for maritime operators.... Read more →

Chevron Corporation started water injection operations at two projects to boost oil and natural gas recovery at the company’s existing Jack/St. Malo and Tahiti facilities in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico, where Chevron operations produce some of the world’s lowest carbon intensity oil and gas. Delivery of these two... Read more →

Wärtsilä has signed a contract with Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik to supply the equipment for the conversion of an offshore platform supply vessel (PSV) to operate with ammonia fuel. The vessel, ‘Viking Energy’, which is on contract to energy major Equinor, is scheduled for conversion in early 2026 and is expected... Read more →

X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, launched its second green methanol-powered route, the Green Baltic X-PRESS (GBX). It is part of Europe’s first scheduled feeder network powered by green methanol. This expansion follows the successful launch of the Green Finland X-PRESS (GFX) in July and marks another milestone... Read more →

NYK Line and IHI Power Systems, in cooperation with Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), have completed the world’s first ammonia-fueled vessel for commercial use—the tugboat Sakigake. The NYK Group company Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha will employ the vessel in tugboat operations in Tokyo Bay over a three-month demonstration period. This vessel was a... Read more →

A broad international consortium has developed the first handbook for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) disclosure in relation to marine minerals. The purpose of the guidance document is to enable transparent and consistent reporting of material ESG topics of marine mineral projects in the context of global standards. Marine minerals... Read more →

NYK reached a basic agreement for the marine transport of green ammonia to Japan in collaboration with Kyushu Electric Power Company, Sojitz Corporation and Sembcorp Green Hydrogen Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, a leading energy company in Asia engaged in a project to produce green ammonia.... Read more →

Chevron Corporation has started oil and natural gas production from the Anchor project in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. Anchor production marks the successful delivery of high-pressure technology that is rated to safely operate at up to 20,000 psi, with reservoir depths reaching 34,000 feet below sea level. (Earlier... Read more →

Sofar announced that global shipping leader Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has deployed Sofar’s Wayfinder dynamic voyage optimization platform across its fleet to reduce emissions significantly. In a trial with 40 of its vessels, MOL Group found that Wayfinder reduces fuel consumption and emissions by an average of 6% per... Read more →

Today’s biggest cruise ships are twice as big as they were in 2000, a new Transport & Environment (T&E) report shows. If the ships continue to grow at this rate, the biggest cruise ships in 2050 could amount to a staggering 345,000 gross tonnage, making them almost eight times bigger... Read more →

MAN Engines is presenting the new and previously unreleased MAN D3872 V12 workboat engine with a displacement of 30 liters at SMM 2024. This offers a significant increase in displacement compared to the MAN D2862 series with 24 liters of displacement, which has been established for many years. MAN Engines... Read more →

Fortescue, a green technology, energy and metals company, and COSCO SHIPPING, the world’s leading shipping company, signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to work together on decarbonizing shipping. Both companies will collaborate on developing technologies to lower emissions and build a green fuel supply chain. This includes exploring the construction... Read more →

bp has taken a final investment decision on the Kaskida project in the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Kaskida will be bp’s sixth hub in the Gulf of Mexico, featuring a new floating production platform with the capacity to produce 80,000 barrels of crude oil per day from six wells... Read more →

The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) announced an intent (DE-FOA-0003427) to provide up to $112.5 million in funding to advance the commercial readiness of wave energy technologies through open water testing and system validation. Topic Area 1 leverages wave energy technologies that provide power to distributed... Read more →

MAN PrimeServ—the after-sales brand of MAN Energy Solutions—has announced that, from 2025, it will offer a retrofit package for the conversion of conventional MAN four-stroke engines already in the field to dual-fuel methanol operation. Customers will initially be able to convert existing MAN 48/60 engines to the latest MAN 51/60DF... Read more →

A new study led by researchers from MIT finds that burning ammonia for maritime fuel could worsen air quality further and lead to devastating public health impacts, unless it is adopted alongside strengthened emissions regulations. It has been estimated that maritime shipping accounts for almost 3% of global carbon dioxide... Read more →

Marine polymetallic nodules, also known as manganese (Mn) nodules, have attracted the interest of mining companies for decades due to their enrichment of metals such as cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), and rare earth elements (REEs). These nodules, which accumulate minerals layer by layer over millions of years, are... Read more →

On the heels of new research investigating a variety of technologies to further reduce the 0.1% of global carbon emissions from recreational boating, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) announced the first pilot program for rolling out one of the portfolio of solutions—sustainable marine fuels. The pilot program, taking place... Read more →