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Hamburg Port Authority’s CTA charges ship with shoreside power for the first time
The shoreside power station of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) at HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) has successfully charged a container ship – the MSC Athens – with shoreside electricity for the first time.
Molabo’s 50kW inboard drives power Port of Barcelona’s all-electric ferry
Molabo has equipped the Port of Barcelona’s all-electric commuter ferry, the Ecocat Tres, with its Aries i50 electric motors.
VIDEO: IMO approves net-zero regulations for global shipping
During its 83rd session (MEPC 83), the Marine Environment Protection Committee approved the International Maritime Organization’s IMO Net-zero Framework, which it states is the first in the world to combine mandatory emissions limits and GHG pricing across an entire industry sector. The measures also ...
European Maritime Finance and Atlas Maritime sell dual-fuel LNG pure car truck carrier
European Maritime Finance (EMF), in partnership with Atlas Maritime, has sold the Electric Star, a dual-fuel LNG pure car truck carrier (PCTC) capable of carrying 7,000 cars.
NBBB to design and build two 400-passenger battery-electric ferries for San Francisco Bay Ferry
San Francisco Bay Ferry has awarded a contract to Ice Floe, doing business as Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB), to design and construct two 400-passenger battery-electric ferries as part of the agency’s Rapid Electric Emission Free (REEF) Ferry Program.
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards launches diesel-electric MV Vertom Joyce
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has christened and launched the MV Vertom Joyce. The eighth vessel in the Labrax series is a multipurpose dry cargo vessel that features an advanced diesel-electric propulsion system.