Royal IHC has received an approval in principle (AiP) from classification society Bureau Veritas for the design of a hydrogen-fuelled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). In an innovation partnership with Rijkswaterstaat, the shipyard is exploring...Read more
The Port of Rotterdam is looking into the possibility of importing green hydrogen generated in South Australia. The port authority and the government of the Australian state have reached an agreement in principle on this.Read more
Van Oord will have an advanced combustion conditioning system with hydrogen and methanol installed on its subsea rock installation vessel Bravenes. In addition to reducing fuel consumption and emissions, the system is said to also...Read more
For the first time, an inland navigation vessel is being built in the Netherlands that sails entirely on hydrogen. The 135-metre cargo ship Antonie is expected to be launched in 2023. Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen...Read more
Stena Bulk has revealed a zero emission bulk carrier design called the Infinitymax. It operates on hydrogen, has wind turbines to generate energy and is designed to carry both dry and wet cargoes in modular...Read more
The EU should promote the use of green hydrogen and ammonia by ships as part of its upcoming maritime fuel law, major shipping industry players and environmentalists have told the European Commission. They also say...Read more
Holland Shipyards Group (HSG) will retrofit Future Proof Shipping’s inland vessel Maas to a zero-emissions hydrogen propulsion system. After months of energy profiling, the 110 x 11.45-metre container ship will be retrofitted at the HSG...Read more
Covid-19 has shown the world can’t do without ships and the (wo)men who run them. So all the more reason for SWZ|Maritime to pay extra attention to the importance of the position, operations and education...Read more
German energy supplier Uniper and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are investigating the possibilities of large-scale production of green hydrogen at the Maasvlakte area in Rotterdam. The parties have the ambition to realise a hydrogen...Read more
Inland shipping cooperative NPRC, together with German polymer producer Covestro, is going to convert part of its fleet on the Rhine to hydrogen-powered ships. The aim is to have the first two zero-emission ships sailing...Read more
SolarDuck and Voyex have revealed plans that allow ships to be powered by hydrogen and refuelled at seaworthy floating solar islands. A prototype of such a solar island will soon be on display on the...Read more
Wärtsilä has joined research project CHEK led by the University of Vaasa in Finland, which seeks to reduce the environmental impact of shipping. The project will design two concept vessels: a bulk carrier, which will...Read more
The number of ships ordered in the past year has fallen by almost half compared to 2019 and is now at its lowest level in at least two decades. This follows from data of IHS...Read more
‘The people are the backbone of the industry and their talent will drive shipping forward’ is just one of the conclusions of Lloyd’s List’s 2021 Shipping Outlook Forum. When it comes to fuels, hydrogen is...Read more
Together with the Netherlands Coast Guard and the Royal Netherlands Navy, researchers from Delft University of Technology have developed a drone that flies on hydrogen, can stay in the air for hours and can take...Read more
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the national energy company of Iceland will investigate whether green hydrogen can be imported from that country. The Port Authority has been arguing for some time for investment in...Read more
Over the next decade, we will start to see the roll-out of the next generation carbon-neutral ships designed to meet IMO goals, says Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO DNV GL – Maritime. But the fuel decision is...Read more
Shell will cut 7,000 to 9,000 jobs as part of a large-scale business transformation aimed at making the company sustainable. The oil major wants to grow its chemicals and biofuels production while also looking at...Read more
Ulstein’s has presented its second hydrogen hybrid design for the offshore wind industry, the Ulstein J102. It can operate in zero emission mode 75 per cent of the time using readily available technology. ‘We have...Read more
Fertiliser company Yara and offshore wind developer Ørsted join forces for the production of sustainable ammonia. The green ammonia to be produced in Sluiskil in the Dutch province of Zeeland is intended for the production...Read more
