SEAGLIDER FULL-SCALE WIG PROTOTYPE CONDUCTS FIRST ON-WATER TESTS
The first full-scale seaglider prototype using the wing-in-ground effect recently completed the first on-water tests of a prototype with humans onboard. According to Regent Craft, which is developing the new vessels, it was the...
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...
PRODIGY CLEAN ENERGY AND LLOYD’S REGISTER TEAM UP ON TRANSPORTABLE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS WITH...
Today at CERAWeek, Prodigy Clean Energy and Lloyd’s Register (LR) announced a collaboration to complete the development of lifecycle requirements for Prodigy’s Transportable Nuclear Power Plants (TNPPs) to drive deployment in Canada by 2030.
Partially...
‘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...