The Maritime Industry Guide
KONGSBERG has celebrated a world first by testing and verifying a full-scale, full-size, zero-emissions drivetrain powered by hydrogen fuel cells designed for ships and ferries.
South Korean officials have rescued 17 of 18 crew members from Vietnam onboard a container vessel that lost touch with authorities in the Sea of Japan. However, a crew member has fallen overboard and gone missing.
A ship carrying more than 85 crew and 322 passengers was stranded about 16 nautical miles in the high seas after its engine caught fire on Wednesday.
The most impactful and extensive damage, per the UN, occurred from the dumping of 87 containers loaded with nurdles about the size of a lens.
NYK and MTI, together with ABS and WinGD, have started joint research for optimization of ship design by utilizing a battery-hybrid system to aid ship propulsion and thus reduce GHG emissions from vessels.
SH2IPDRIVE, (Sustainable Hydrogen Integrated Propulsion Drives) a Dutch project consortium focused on maritime hydrogen applications, announces the receipt of a subsidy of 24.2 million EUR from the R&D Mobility Fund in the Netherlands.
DSME has won orders for six LNG carriers, reaching 80% of the total for dual fuel-powered) ships, and succeeded in exceeding $10 billion in annual orders for the first time in seven years.
LNG Endurance is a sister-ship of the LNG Enterprise and LNG Endeavour, which were completed in October this year, and will be engaged in LNG transportation.
Wärtsilä will supply a new 103 metres long LNG Bunker Barge with a complete LNG cargo storage and handling system. The ship will be built at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Wisconsin, USA for Polaris New Energy (PNE).