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Groundbreaking Oceanbird Concept Reaches Certification Milestone
Groundbreaking Oceanbird Concept Reaches Certification Milestone

30 Aug 2023, 02:58 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Swedish joint venture Oceanbird received DNV approval for its game-changing wing sail concept, plans to install the first prototype

 
Port of Gothenburg Launches A Digital Tool for Reducing CO2 Emissions
Port of Gothenburg Launches A Digital Tool for Reducing CO2 Emissions

29 Aug 2023, 02:52 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The largest port in Scandinavia is on track to becoming the greenest port worldwide through various initiatives. The latest one uses digitalization

 
Mitsubishi’s Pyxis Ocean Kicks Off Maiden Voyage Sporting Groundbreaking Sails
Mitsubishi’s Pyxis Ocean Kicks Off Maiden Voyage Sporting Groundbreaking Sails

23 Aug 2023, 02:19 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Another groundbreaking green shipping project hits a milestone, showing off the innovative WindWings sailing concept, installed on a carrier for the first time

 
Danish Operator to Introduce World’s First Methanol Hybrid Fuel Cell Tugboat
Danish Operator to Introduce World’s First Methanol Hybrid Fuel Cell Tugboat

18 Aug 2023, 05:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A new type of tugboat is promising to revolutionize towage operations worldwide. Designed in Denmark, it will combine battery power with methanol fuel cells

 
Game-Changing Sailing Technology to Be Installed on a Tanker for the First Time
Game-Changing Sailing Technology to Be Installed on a Tanker for the First Time

18 Aug 2023, 05:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A chemical tanker will be fitted with an innovative suction sail system for the first time in the industry, paving the way for green shipping

 
New Maritime Fuel Launched in Sweden Claims to Cut Emissions Drastically
New Maritime Fuel Launched in Sweden Claims to Cut Emissions Drastically

8 Aug 2023, 07:22 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A Finnish oil company is taking over Scandinavia with a revolutionary bunker fuel claiming to cut emissions by 80% compared to standard maritime fuel

 
Michelin Is Testing Its Groundbreaking Sailing Wing On a Commercial Ship
Michelin Is Testing Its Groundbreaking Sailing Wing On a Commercial Ship

25 Jul 2023, 03:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Michelin has come a long way since the introduction of the innovative Wisamo project. Right now, the sailwing is being tested in real-life navigation conditions

 
Trailblazing Fuel Cell Vessel Will Get a SuperBattery Boost
Trailblazing Fuel Cell Vessel Will Get a SuperBattery Boost

8 Jun 2023, 03:49 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A Norwegian clean tech company is at the forefront of the world's largest maritime fuel cell retrofit project in the world

 
Groundbreaking E-Motor Concept for Ships Is Inspired by Whale Tail Movements
Groundbreaking E-Motor Concept for Ships Is Inspired by Whale Tail Movements

2 Jun 2023, 02:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A new propulsion concept for the maritime industry claims to provide energy savings of more than 20 percent, and it's based on the whale's tail dynamic

 
Amazon Takes the Lead in Green Maritime Shipping
Amazon Takes the Lead in Green Maritime Shipping

13 Mar 2023, 07:24 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Amazon is one of the co-founders of a new Alliance called ZEMBA, meant to help accelerate the transition towards zero-emission ocean freight transportation

 
Unprecedented UK Government Funding in Search of the Ultimate Zero-Emission Vessel
Unprecedented UK Government Funding in Search of the Ultimate Zero-Emission Vessel

7 Feb 2023, 06:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / For the first time in history, the UK government is willing to pump more than $90 million into the production of green maritime tech solutions

 
Groundbreaking Oceanbird Sailing System to Be Installed on a Cargo Vessel
Groundbreaking Oceanbird Sailing System to Be Installed on a Cargo Vessel

1 Feb 2023, 02:10 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Oceanbird will become the tallest ship in the world, but until then, the innovative sailing system will be used to make existing vessels greener

 
World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Inland Vessel to Operate in the Netherlands
World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Inland Vessel to Operate in the Netherlands

26 Jan 2023, 05:55 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Concordia Damen is building what will become the world's first inland vessel to run on green hydrogen that's also locally produced

 
Amsterdam’s Pilot Vessel Neo Orbis Will Use Hydrogen in an Innovative Fixed Form
Amsterdam’s Pilot Vessel Neo Orbis Will Use Hydrogen in an Innovative Fixed Form

25 Jan 2023, 04:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A new solid form of hydrogen called "sodium borohydride" could revolutionize shipping and become the basis for circular energy production onboard

 
Japan’s First Eco-Friendly Ferry Enters Service
Japan’s First Eco-Friendly Ferry Enters Service

17 Jan 2023, 03:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is at the forefront of LNG-fueled maritime operations in Japan, with the official launch of a trailblazing ferry for passengers and trucks

 
Airbus Tests Sustainable Fuel Not Just for Its Aircraft but Also for Its Ships
Airbus Tests Sustainable Fuel Not Just for Its Aircraft but Also for Its Ships

13 Jan 2023, 04:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Sustainable fuel can make not just aircraft, but also the vessels that carry their components, greener. And Airbus is working on it

 
EU Funding Will Make Existing Cargo Ships Greener Thanks to a Tilting Wingsail
EU Funding Will Make Existing Cargo Ships Greener Thanks to a Tilting Wingsail

10 Jan 2023, 05:22 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Almost $10 million were awarded to a complex project that plans to retrofit existing cargo vessels with innovative wingsails and clean propulsion

 
Airseas’ Groundbreaking Kite System Installed on Massive Japanese Carrier
Airseas’ Groundbreaking Kite System Installed on Massive Japanese Carrier

6 Jan 2023, 06:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Japanese shipping company K Line is now officially using this innovative kite system to make its giant cargo ships greener

 
Japan’s First LNG Ferry Gets Its Fuel From Four Trucks at the Same Time
Japan’s First LNG Ferry Gets Its Fuel From Four Trucks at the Same Time

23 Dec 2022, 03:31 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Shipping giant feeds its new LNG-fuel passenger ferry, the Sunflower Kurenai, through four tank trucks at the same time - a first in Japan

 
Commercial Ships Break the Norm With Groundbreaking Sailing Concept
Commercial Ships Break the Norm With Groundbreaking Sailing Concept

22 Dec 2022, 02:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Ancient sails boast an unmatched charm, but today's futuristic interpretations also bring the power that's needed for a new type of green shpping