Step towards fossil-free shipping as Furetank secures biogas supply
Swedish shipping company Furetank has signed a letter of intent with Eskilstuna Biogas, enabling the development of a new...
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Isle of Wight shipyard signs merger deal with OCEA
The Wight Shipyard Co., based at East Cowes, has made an all-share merger with multinational shipbuilder OCEA to create...
Video: Tragedy in Santa Cruz as tugboat capsizes
The operator of a tugboat that was assisting a Chinese-flagged ship died on Wednesday (2Feb22) after the vessel capsized...
Maritime minister announces plans to explore shore power
Vessels could one day plug into onshore power sources while berthed, lowering emissions, says the Department for Transport (DfT)...
XOcean conducts first USV survey in Irish waters
An Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) has been launched by XOcean off the Co. Louth coast, to undertake an environmental...
Comment: The state of global marine and waterway protection
Extreme climate events, such as droughts and flooding, are occurring at an increasingly alarming rate worldwide. Last year saw...
Researchers use bacteria to biodegrade marine plastics
Our oceans are drowning in plastic. At least 14 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean every...
Amsterdam launches fast-charging electric ferries
Five new electric ferries are entering service on a round-the-clock service on Amsterdam’s North Sea Canal. The new ferries...
Outboard boats market to hit US$9bn by 2028
The global outboard boats market, currently valued at US$5 billion, is expected to surpass US$9 billion by 2028, a...
Damen to supply world’s smallest ballast water treatment system
Damen has signed its first contract with ballast water treatment systems producer Erma First, to supply the world’s smallest...
VIDEO: Cement carrier sinks two tug boats
Two tug boats in Tasmania have sunk after a collision with a commercial vessel. Language warning . . ....
