In fall 2024, TFN reported that a French shipping company named Vela had raised 40 million euros (about 47.5 million USD) to begin designing a low-carbon cargo ship. According to CNN , this ship, the ...

The world’s first hybrid electric and thermal-powered industrial cargo vessel, developed to transport Ariane 6 rocket components from Europe to French Guiana, has shown that wind-assisted propulsion ...

Long ago, wind was the No. 1 way to power a ship. Now, well over 150 years after that era, it looks like wind power is back in a big way. With it comes hope that we can cut back on pollution and ...

The joint RINA and IWSA conference on wind propulsion saw a series of owners explain the benefits and pitfalls of sails and ...

For most of seafaring's history, the primary means of propelling a ship was with sails. However, most modern ships no longer have sails, instead relying on combustion power. Using diesel engines means ...

Seatrium has delivered a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) to Maersk Offshore Wind, following completion of final ...

The WTIV is destined for Equinor's Empire Wind 1 project off the coast of New York in the US. The vessel includes a 1900-tonne main crane with a 180-metre hook height to support installation of ...