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Back in 2021, Crowley commissioned the building of the first electric tug to assist ships in a US harbor. Now the company has taken delivery of the eWolf, ahead of operational duty at the Port of San Diego later this year.Continue ReadingCategory: Mari… Continue reading First electric ship-assist tug in the US gets ready for harbor service
Ships can become mobile wave energy converters, say Chinese researchers, using “heaving oscillators” that draw power from heaving, rolling and pitching movements as they move through the sea, while also acting as motion dampers to improve safety.Contin… Continue reading “Heaving oscillators” use wave power to extend shipping range
Green ammonia offers a solution to one of the hardest tasks in decarbonization: replacing diesel in large ships. Yara is stepping forward with a commitment to launch the world’s first clean ammonia-powered container ship, ready for service in 2026.Cont… Continue reading Yara announces world’s first clean ammonia-powered container ship
Mentioning Airbus doesn’t usually bring the image of sea vessels to mind, but the aerospace giant has announced that it plans to replace its charter fleet that carries components across the ocean with greener, more efficient ships starting in 2026.Cont… Continue reading Airbus to launch new low-carbon ocean fleet featuring Flettner rotors
For the past decade, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has been pushing forward on a near-frictionless high-speed capsule system it ultimately hopes will revolutionize both passenger and freight transport. Its latest introduction, the Express Freig… Continue reading HyperloopTT showcases ultra-fast automated freight capsule transport
Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), part of Britain’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, is looking to reduce fuel costs and emissions of its fleet of ships used to transport spent nuclear fuel from around the world by retrofitting them with high-tech s… Continue reading Nuclear transport fleet testing AI-powered sails for green upgrade
Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), part of Britain’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, is looking to reduce fuel costs and emissions of its fleet of ships used to transport spent nuclear fuel from around the world by retrofitting them with high-tech s… Continue reading Nuclear transport fleet testing AI-powered sails for green upgrade
To mark its 130th anniversary, Oslo-based cruise and ferry company Hurtigruten Norway has released its concept of the eco-friendly cruise ship of tomorrow. Called Sea Zero, it would use a raft of new technologies, including battery-powered propulsion a… Continue reading All-electric Sea Zero concept ship promises zero-carbon cruising
Japanese company PowerX is moving ahead with its strange plan to build a “mobile power station” in the form of a 140-meter (460-ft) electric “battery tanker,” which will carry 241 megawatt-hours of renewable energy across the sea over short distances.C… Continue reading Bizarre 460-foot “battery tanker” set to ship electrons by 2026
At 399.99 m (1,312.3 ft) long and 61.5 m (202 ft) wide, the MSC Tessa can handle more than 240,000 tons of cargo. It’s the first ship to break that mark, as well as the first that’s able to carry more than 24,000 containers.
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