SAAM Towage brings all-electric tugs to Port of Vancouver
22 Apr

SAAM Towage brings all-electric tugs to Port of Vancouver

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towing, , ,
(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — SAAM Towage and its coalition of partners in the public and private sector have unveiled the first 100 percent electric, zero-emission tugboats that will service local clients in the Port of Vancouver starting this spring. The official launch took place at the Port of Vancouver on April 10 and opened with a traditional welcome from the…
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U.S. approves wind project south of Martha’s Vineyard
03 Apr

U.S. approves wind project south of Martha’s Vineyard

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News,
(WASHINGTON) — The Biden-Harris administration on Tuesday announced its approval of the New England Wind offshore wind project – the nation’s eighth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project under President Biden’s leadership. With the action, the Department of the Interior has approved more than 10 gigawatts of clean energy from offshore wind projects – enough to power nearly…
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Ports ‘bottleneck’ for onboard carbon capture systems
22 Mar

Ports ‘bottleneck’ for onboard carbon capture systems

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, , ,
(LONDON) — A recent study commissioned by the Global Center for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD), in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register and ARUP, has identified low port readiness as a major hurdle bottlenecking the adoption of onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) systems as a practicable decarbonization solution. While the technologies required for offloading onboard captured CO2 exist at high levels of…
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Colonial Oil partnering on renewable diesel for Southeast
01 Feb

Colonial Oil partnering on renewable diesel for Southeast

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News
(SAVANNAH, Ga.) — Colonial Oil Industries, one of the largest independent oil and gas companies in the United States, has announced a partnership with Neste, TICO and Gateway Terminals in offering renewable diesel to customers and businesses in the region, marking a significant stride toward a more sustainable future in the Southeast. “As a trusted supplier of quality fuels and…
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Crowley ship to test advanced carbon capture system
14 Dec

Crowley ship to test advanced carbon capture system

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, ,
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) ­— Crowley and Carbon Ridge Inc., a leading developer of modular onboard carbon capture and storage solutions (OCCS), with support from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META) program, have initiated an advanced pilot project to reduce emissions impacts using Crowley’s Storm international containership. Using Carbon Ridge’s patent-pending, second-generation carbon capture technology, the companies…
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BOEM approves fifth and sixth offshore wind projects
30 Nov

BOEM approves fifth and sixth offshore wind projects

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News,
(WASHINGTON) — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently announced the approval of the nation's fifth and sixth commercial-scale offshore wind energy projects: Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) and Empire Wind off the coast of New York and New Jersey. The announcements support the Biden administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, following…
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Wartsila, WETA teaming on electric high-speed ferries
30 Nov

Wartsila, WETA teaming on electric high-speed ferries

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, ,
(SAN FRANCISCO) — Technology group Wartsila has signed a strategic partnership agreement for a project to build the first zero-emission high-speed ferries in the United States. The fully electric vessels will be built for San Francisco’s Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), the operator of the San Francisco Bay Ferry system. The project, and several others Wartsila will work on under…
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SAFE Boats, Vita partnering on electric patrol boat
28 Nov

SAFE Boats, Vita partnering on electric patrol boat

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, ,
(BREMERTON, Wash.) — SAFE Boats International (SBI) is collaborating with Vita Power to bring electrification to the patrol boat market. The first objective of this partnership was to develop a 100 percent electric patrol boat that is both reliable and practical. Together, the companies have adapted one of SAFE Boats’ most proven hull designs – the 23-foot center console –…
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