Tag: world’s first

On September 26, 2024, the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage facility in Øygarden, near Bergen, officially opened, marking a significant milestone as the world's first cross-border CO2 transport and storage facility.

Amogy has successfully completed the maiden voyage of the tugboat NH3 Kraken, the world's first carbon-free, ammonia-powered vessel.

Svitzer has signed a contract with the Turkish shipyard Uzmar to construct the world's first battery-methanol powered tugboat, based on Svitzer’s TRAnsverse tug design.

The MV Canopée, the world’s first hybrid propulsion commercial cargo vessel made its inaugural U.S. visit to Port Canaveral.

Wärtsilä has partnered with Eidesvik to convert the offshore platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Energy to operate on ammonia fuel, making it the world’s first ammonia-fuelled platform supply vessel conversion.

The world’s first accreditation for “Machinery Room Safety for Ammonia” (MRS) will be granted by ClassNK for the ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier (AFMGC) currently being developed by a consortium that includes Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (NSY).

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Vale International SA announced that a 200,000-ton class bulk carrier, currently employed under a mid–term contract for transportation of iron ore for Vale, has been successfully retrofitted with two 35m x 5m Norsepower Rotor SailsTM and marked its first call at Ponta da Madeira, Brazil.

According to news, China has launched the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering and transport vessel with a capacity of 14,000 cubic meters, capable of navigating both rivers and seas.

On July 17, NYK supplied fuel ammonia to an NYK-owned ammonia-fueled tugboat (A-Tug) scheduled to become the world's first commercial ammonia-fueled vessel upon completion at the end of August.

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a design concept of the hydrogen-fueled engine compatible 5,000KL oil tanker with electric propulsion system developed by UYENO TRANSTECH LTD., YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.