UK-based Bibby Marine has ordered what is claimed to be the world’s first electric service operation vessel (eSOV) at Astilleros Gondán in Asturias, Spain. The zero-emission vessel is to have an advanced battery system and dual-fuel methanol engines.…

Kongsberg Digital, supported with funding from the Norwegian Seafood Research Fund, has completed a project to use simulation technology to improve the safety and improve productivity of purse seine fishing.

The technology company has revealed…

Artificial intelligence developer, DeepSea Technologies, dry bulk shipowner G2 Ocean – a joint venture of Gearbulk and Grieg Maritime Group - and Norwegian research firm SINTEF, have announced completion of an artificial intelligence (AI)-optimised…

A crew transfer vessel (CTV) is to have its diesel engines replaced with a fully electric zero-emission Volvo Penta Inboard Performance System (IPS). The result of the retrofit will be the arrival of the world’s first electric crew transfer vessel,…

Bilbao-based multinational energy company, Iberdrola, is to use energy trading software from Volue, a publicly traded Norwegian firm, to optimise power scheduling and algorithmic trading in the German and French energy markets.

The Spanish company…

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) is to install an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) with carbon capture on board the 74,910dwt products tanker, Nexus Victoria. The Long Range 1 (LR1) tanker, built in 2015, will be fitted with a 15-MW EGCS Filtree…

Shanghai Shipbuilding Research and Design Institute (SDARI) has revealed details of two new multi-purpose vessel (MPV) designs suitable for heavy-lift and project cargoes. The Octopus 12.6 and the Octopus 12 have been developed in collaboration with…