‘ENERGY ADDITION’ STRATEGY IN ACTION: US HANDS OUT EXTENSION TO ANOTHER LNG EXPORT PROJECT
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has given its fourth blessing for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project since the return of President Donald J. Trump to the White House, prolonging the timeline to...
OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSEL TO BECOME WORLD’S LONGEST-RANGE HYBRID VESSEL
Energy service company and tanker operator AET provided details on its planned conversion of one of its support vessels to create a hybrid electric vessel with the world’s longest range. Based in Galveston, Texas,...
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...
LNG RETROFITS SURGE AS MARITIME INDUSTRY SEEKS SHORT-TERM CARBON REDUCTION SOLUTIONS
New LR report highlights both progress and persistent challenges in equipping existing vessels to meet ambitious emissions reduction targets
Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) latest Engine Retrofit Report reveals that while the maritime industry has made strides...
VARD STARTS BUILDING FIRST ISLAND OFFSHORE HYBRID OCEAN ENERGY CONSTRUCTION VESSEL, SECOND TO FOLLOW...
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has cut the first steel for the first hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore.
The steel cutting that marks the official start...
USCG CUTTER POLAR STAR DEPARTS ANTARCTICA MARKING 49 YEARS OF OPERATIONS
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departed the Antarctic region Tuesday, March 4, after having spent 65 days south of the Antarctic Circle in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2025 the annual research...
UNINHABITED OCEAN SPECK FUELS DEBATE ON SHIPPING’S FALSE FLAGS
The issue of false flags continues to grow and promises to take center stage in an upcoming meeting of the IMO Legal Committee scheduled for the last week of April. Citing the dangers and...
KONGSBERG READIES FOR CAR FERRY HYBRID CONVERSION PROJECT IN SWEDEN
Norwegian technology provider Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to convert a double-ended car ferry operated by Swedish ferry transportation company Öresundlinjen to emission-free battery-powered operation.
As disclosed, the vessel in question is the 111.2-meter-long...
SCOTLAND INTRODUCES WAVE ENERGY CLUSTER CONCEPT TO CUT COSTS AND BOOST EFFICIENCY
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has unveiled a concept design for a multi-megawatt cluster of wave energy converters (WECs), aiming to improve efficiency and lower costs in offshore renewable energy.
The design explores clustering multiple wave...
LLOYD’S REGISTER TO USE GENERATIVE AI TO ADVANCE THE APPLICATION OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY IN...
Lloyd’s Register will become one of the first maritime organisations to use generative AI for permitting capabilities built upon Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, to bridge the gap between terrestrial and maritime applications.
The capabilities are...