GREEN METHANOL-FUELED DISNEY ADVENTURE MAKES FIRST FORAY INTO THE WORLD
Disney Adventure, hailed as the first in the cruise industry to be powered by green methanol, has touched water for the first time as it left the Meyer Wismar construction hall in Germany.
According to...
AFTERMATH OF IMO’S NET-ZERO FRAMEWORK: ‘HISTORIC’ AGREEMENT OR ‘TOTAL SHIPWRECK’?
With the global climate regulation agreement adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at the 83rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83), shipping is on track to become the first industry...
MARITIME INDUSTRY NEEDS REGULATORY ACTION TO MEET DECARBONISATION AND DIGITALISATION GOALS
Lloyd’s Register’s Global Maritime Trends 2025 Barometer warns that fragmented regulation is undermining progress in decarbonisation and limiting investment.
The global shipping industry risks falling short of its net-zero and digital transformation ambitions without sufficient...
AYK ENERGY SECURES DEAL WITH TURKISH YARD FOR ‘WORLD’S FIRST’ BATTERY-METHANOL TUG
Andorra-based marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy is set to manufacture and supply a battery system that would power the world’s ‘first-ever’ battery-electric methanol tug, currently under construction at Türkiye’s Uzmar shipyard.
As disclosed, AYK Energy...
ALL-ELECTRIC ZERO-EMISSION FERRY DUO TO DEBUT ON SAN DIEGO-CORONADO ROUTE BY 2026
San Diego-headquartered Flagship Cruises & Events has clinched $15.2 million funding from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop a pair of fully electric zero-emission ferries to serve the San Diego to Coronado...
EU PROJECT PICKS WAVE ENERGY AND OFFSHORE SOLAR AMONG SOLUTIONS FOR GREENER PORTS
The European Union (EU)-backed TREASURE project has selected renewable energy company SolarinBlue, Rotary Wave start-up, as well as wave energy developer Eco Wave Power among the 52 companies to address environmental challenges in Euro-MED...
NORTHSTANDARD, CORE POWER AND LR CALL FOR UK ACTION ON MARITIME NUCLEAR POWER
New paper proposes framework to support UK development of advanced, safe, small nuclear reactors as a reliable and scalable zero-emission maritime power source.
The UK is well positioned to lead the safe development and deployment...
WHY THE IMO MUST TIGHTEN RULES ON SHIPPING’S CARBON EMISSIONS
The International shipping sector provides an outsized and growing contribution to the climate crisis. Slower, more efficient ships can help slash climate emissions, but this will not happen without ambitious regulation.
Fortunately, the International Maritime...
AYK ENERGY: BRITTANY FERRIES’ SECOND NEWBUILD FITTED WITH ‘WORLD’S LARGEST’ BATTERY
Guillaume de Normandie, Brittany Ferries’ second hybrid electric ferry, has been installed with “the biggest marine battery ever built” from Andorra-based manufacturer AYK Energy. The vessel has also completed sea trials.
Following the installation of...
CORE POWER MAPS EFFORT FOR NUCLEAR POWER BARGES LEADING TO COMMERCIAL SHIPS
Core Power, a startup that is working to develop opportunities in the maritime sector using a new generation of advanced nuclear technology, outlined its vision to develop floating nuclear power plants that can be...