Yara Birkeland Marks Three Years of Pioneering Zero-Emission Maritime Operations

The Yara Birkeland, the world’s first fully electric and autonomous containership, has completed three years of commercial service, marking a milestone in the journey toward zero-emission maritime transport. Launched in the spring of 2022, the 3,200-deadweight-ton (dwt) vessel has been in active operation between Yara International’s production facility in Porsgrunn and the Port of Brevik

CMA CGM launches first of six LNG-powered container ships

CMA CGM has unveiled CMA CGM Petra, an 85,700dwt vessel and the first in a series of six LNG-powered container ships joining its fleet. The Post-Panamax boxship, built by South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HD Hyundai Samho), measures 272m by 42.8m, with a draft of 14.5ms. The French-flagged ship boasts a capacity of 8,000TEU

COSCO unveils electric container ship

COSCO Shipping Development, the financing arm of Chinese state giant COSCO Shipping, has announced the launch of a 700 teu electric container ship which will serve a regular 1,000-km route up and down the Yangtze River. The 10,000 dwt vessel will be powered by 36 portable container-sized batteries and have two 900 kW main propulsion

Largest container ship in the world delivered to ABS Class

The largest container ship in the world, with just over 24,000 teu capacity, has been delivered to ABS class. The vessel is the latest in a series of nine being built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China to ABS class. The 400-meter megamax-24 type ship will serve ports between Asia and Europe. “We are proud to

Battery-powered ships are economical and efficient

The findings by three scientists from Berkeley in California suggest that the electrification of container vessels is more economical on voyages of up to 5,000 km and three to five times more efficient than e-fuels such as green hydrogen and ammonia. Over 40% of global containership traffic could be electrified cost-effectively with current technology, the