CMB to acquire CTV operator Windcat Workboats from SEACOR Marine

Antwerp-headquartered Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has reached an agreement to acquire Lowestoft, U.K., headquartered Windcat Workboats Holdings Limited and its crew transfer vessels from SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SMHI). The deal

Project plans to put hydrogen-fueled RO/RO into operation by 2024

A project that aims to put a RO/RO operating on liquid green hydrogen (LH2) into operation by 2024 has been granted EUR 8 million (about $9.5 million) in EU funding. Called the

Australia’s Global Energy Ventures takes wraps off compressed hydrogen vessel concept

Australia last year unveiled a National Hydrogen Strategy that includes the establishment of “Hydrogen Hubs” for production and export to the country’s major energy trading partners across the Asia Pacific region. To

DNV GL: Fuel choice the essential decision in shipping decarbonization

The just-released fourth edition of DNV GL’s Maritime Forecast to 2050 identifies fuel choice as the essential decision facing shipping as it charts a path to decarbonization. And while there are many

BeHydro unveils 1 MW hydrogen-fueled engine

BeHydro, the joint venture set up by Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) and engine builder ABC, has now unveiled the first hydrogen dual-fuel internal combustion engine with a power output of 1 MW

VIDEO: Identifying clean energy options for shipping

With heavy fuel oil currently covering 82 per cent of the sector’s energy needs, decarbonizing global shipping will play a critical role in achieving climate objectives, a new report by the International

German consortium to build zero-emission push boat

Construction is to start next month on what Berlin, Germany, based port and logistics specialist BEHALA says will be the world’s first zero-emission push boat. The energy supply on the almost 20

Fuel cell powered pushboat set for 2021 delivery

ABB is to provide a hydrogen fuel cell based power and propulsion solution for a newbuild pushboat planned to be delivered in 2021 to France’s Compagnie Fluviale de Transport, a Sogestran Group

VIDEO: NYK unveils emissions-free concept ship

NOVEMBER 14, 2018 — Japan’s NYK Group has unveiled its concept of the “NYK Super Eco Ship 2050” incorporating innovative technologies that will result in an emission-free vessel. Among them? Replacing propellers

Maritime fuel cell demonstrator project shows promise

AUGUST 18, 2017—A report recently released by U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Fuel Cell Technologies Office in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy indicates that it is possible to increase

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