World’s first hydrogen-fueled tugboat launched
Demonstrating that fuel cells are not the only way to use hydrogen is a marine fuel, the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat, the Hydrotug, was launched at the Navia, Spain, shipyard of Astilleros
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Is the future of LNG as a marine fuel to use it to produce hydrogen?
Current barriers to the uptake of hydrogen as a ship’s fuel include the difficulties and costs of its production, distribution and on board storage. However, by producing hydrogen on board using readily
Japan plans ship powered by hydrogen-fueled two-stroke
A project backed with Japanese government funding aims to develop what will be the he world’s first low-speed, two-stroke hydrogen-fueled marine engine. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), MOL Drybulk, Ltd., and Japan
EMSA commissions studies on alternative fuels and technologies
A series of studies commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency aims to provide decision makers and stakeholders with an updated and thorough overview of the potential of different sources of power
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VIDEO: TU Delft ready to race with “flying” hydrogen boat
A team of students at TU Delft in the Netherlands are getting set to compete at the upcoming eighth Monaco Energy Boat Challenge with what they call the “first flying hydrogen boat.”
World’s first zero-emission bulker to debut in 2024
Trondheim, Norway, headquartered family-owned shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi has been awarded a contract to build what is claimed will be the world’s first zero-emission bulk carrier. The 88-meter, 5,000 dwt self-unloading vessel
C-Job Naval Architects launches customizable TSHD series
Aiming to fill the gap between standard designs and fully customized vessels, Netherlands-headquartered C-Job Naval Architects is launching an in-house developed series of trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) designs. The C-Job TSHD
Stena Bulk concept “could be as impactful as containerization”
Able to carry both dry and wet cargoes in modular compartments, an ultra-flexible, zero emissions design unveiled by Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered tanker operator Stena Bulk pushes many boundaries. In an advance that
EU project harnesses key technologies to decarbonize shipping
As part of a consortium led by Finland’s University of Vaasa, Wärtsilä will play a key role in an EU-funded project aimed at reducing the environmental impact of shipping. Backed by EUR