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BC Ferries has announced that its sixth battery hybrid electric Island Class ferry departed from Damen Shipyards Galati in Romani this week and is currently bound for British Columbia.

A contract to supply lithium-ion batteries for three zero-emission harbour tugs marks Corvus Energy’s 500th project order.

Shell has announced the appointment of Wael Sawan as its new Integrated Gas and Renewable and Energy Solutions (R&ES) Director.

Sea Machines is using renewable Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) biofuel, sourced by Bunker One in Denmark, to fuel its autonomous tugboat, Nellie Bly.

GTT has been awarded a contract by the Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to design fuel tanks with up to 12,800 cubic metre-capacity for two dual-fuelled boxships.

In a move which the two companies say will help power maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation, Kongsberg Digital’s Vessel Insight has been integrated with ABS My Digital Fleet platform.

The ultra-deepwater drillship VALARIS DS-12 has become the first vessel in the world to receive the ABS Enhanced Electrical System Notation EHS-E – which recognises the design effort to increase efficiency and reduce emissions.

The corporate venture arm of A.P. Moller - Maersk, Maersk Growth, has invested in Vertoro – a Dutch start-up focused on developing liquid lignin technology which can be used as a marine fuel.

The International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest report shows that security is still a concern, with 97 ships being involved in recorded incidents of piracy and armed robbery in the first nine months of 2021.

John Fredriksen has lifted his shareholding in the crude oil tanker company Euronvav to 9.8%.