Tag: world’s first

SEA-KIT International has won funding to install a hydrogen fuel cell on its unmanned surface vehicle (USV) Maxlimer, achieving an industry first.

Sea Machines Robotics announced that it will embark on a 1,000 nautical mile autonomous and remotely commanded journey around Denmark later this month.

Incat Crowther announced the launch of Sea Change, the world’s first zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric-drive high speed passenger ferry. 

Value Maritime announced the development of a CO₂ capture and storage (CCS) solution for the maritime industry that will be installed onboard an operational vessel.

The first LNG dual-fuel VLCC started sea trials before its entry into service. The vessel meets next generation safety and environmental regulations and is an effort by shipowners to meet near-term environmental regulations.

Azane Fuel Solutions’ first project “Ammonia Fuel Bunkering Network”, which will build a green ammonia bunkering terminal, received confirmation that it will be granted EUR 8,600,000.

The Port of Long Beach ushered in the next era of environmentally sustainable operations with the completion of the Long Beach Container Terminal at Middle Harbor.

Following news that Danish shipping giant Maersk plans to launch of the world’s first carbon-neutral container vessel in 2023, the company has now informed that a new e-methanol facility in Denmark will produce the e-methanol for the vessel. 

Operational trials have begun for the zero-emission, electric passenger ferry 'Sea Change', the first hydrogen fuel cell vessel in the US that will operate in the California Bay Area, representing a monumental step in the US maritime industry’s transition to a sustainable future.

K Line has collaborated Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and ClassNK to develop and test “world’s first” onboard CO2 capture plant.