Windcat opts hydrogen-powered CSOV

Crew transfer vessel operator Windcat, part of Antwerp-based shipping and logistics group Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), has tapped Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards for the construction of a series of hydrogen-powered commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). The so-called ‘Elevation Series’ CSOVs have been designed by Damen Shipyards in cooperation with Windcat and CMB’s clean technology division,

CMB collaborates with Volvo for development of dual-fuel hydrogen engines

Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB)’s clean technology division, CMB.Tech, teams up with Volvo’s engine maker, Volvo Penta, to speed up the development of dual-fuel hydrogen-powered solutions for both on-land and at-sea applications. The companies have worked together in pilot projects since 2017, adapting Volvo Penta engines to run as a dual-fuel hydrogen and diesel solution via

Windcat Workboats orders six hydrogen-powered CTVs

Crew transfer vessel operator Windcat Workboats, part of Antwerp-based shipping and logistics group Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), together with its joint venture partners Thomas Services Maritime (TSM) and FRS Offshore, will be adding six additional hydrogen-powered vessels by 2024. The new order follows the launch of the world’s first hydrogen-powered CTV, the Hydrocat 48, and

CMB granted first hydrogen bunkering permit

The first hydrogen bunkering license in the Netherlands has been granted in the port of IJmuiden, allowing Windcat Workboats, part of Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), to bunker its crew transfer vessel Hydrocat 48. The IJmond Environmental Service granted a permit for the activity on behalf of Velsen Municipality after Windcat Workboats looked into the necessary

Vestas to explore world’s first hydrogen-powered CTV

The world’s first hydrogen-powered crew transfer vessel (CTV) is being developed by Vestas in association with Windcat Workboats, part of Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), as a pilot program. The project is aimed at exploring to see how it can help reduce carbon emissions from offshore service operations. The CTV is powered by a dual-fuel solution,

CMB to set up hydrogen fuelling station

Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has moved to set up a hydrogen fuelling station at Stockholm Norvik Port. The hydrogen fuelling station next to the port would allow customers the option to convert to hydrogen. In the initial phase, port vehicles will be converted to run on green hydrogen, with the first hydrogen-fuelled terminal truck expected