Tag: world’s first

Glosten and Siemens Energy have selected Ballard Power Systems and Chart Industries as primary equipment vendors for their design of what is slated to be the first hydrogen-hybrid research vessel in the world.

NYK Bulk & Project Carriers (NBP), Oshima Shipbuilding, and Sumitomo have signed a memorandum of understanding to study, design, and construct the world’s first ammonia dual fuel handymax bulk carrier that is claimed will reduce CO2 emissions to zero.

Yara Clean Ammonia, NorthSea Container Line, and Yara International are joining forces to realize the world's first container ship that will use pure ammonia as fuel.

MOL, MOL Drybulk, Onomichi Dockyard, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and J-ENG have conducted a risk assessment of a multi-purpose, hydrogen-fuelled vessel that was granted the world's first Approval in Principle (AiP) by ClassNK, for a ship equipped with a low speed two-stroke hydrogen-fueled engine as the main propulsion engine.

The world's first LNG-fuelled Panamax-class coal carrier, which was being built by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden), was successfully delivered and bunkered.

Maersk announced that the first in a new series of 12 large methanol enabled container ships, made her launching and undocking milestone.

The Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Shanghai, some of the largest carriers in the world, and key leading cargo owners announced the development of a Green Shipping Corridor Implementation Plan Outline, to accelerate emissions reductions on one of the world’s busiest container shipping routes across the Pacific Ocean.

A consortium of industry and technical leaders, supported by government, business, and other major organizations, has successfully executed the world's first entirely digitalised cross-border movement of goods.

According to Korean news agencies, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has developed the world's first laser high-speed welding robot for the maritime sector, aiming to increase the productivity of constructing LNG carriers.

Wärtsilä announced that it will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for two new hybrid RoRo vessels.