Maritime

Fabrum and King Watercraft have collaborated to design a hydrogen-powered rigid inflatable boat (RIB), suitable for tourism, commercial and leisure activities.

CryoVac’s liquid hydrogen storage system, featuring a vacuum insulation system, has secured Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV.

The India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A) has earmarked green methanol, ammonia and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as pivotal solutions to decarbonise the Indian transportation sector.

Elyse Energy has secured €120m ($126m) from Hy24, PGGM, Bpifrance and Mirova to support the development of hydrogen-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and e-methanol production projects in France and Spain.

France’s first hydrogen-powered river vessel, launched by the Sogestran Group, sailed down the Seine in Paris yesterday (December 3).

German shipowner Hapag-Lloyd has agreed to offtake up to 250,000 tonnes of biogenic and green hydrogen-based methanol per year from Chinese firm Goldwind.

EH Group and NIM have agreed to jointly develop hydrogen fuel cell technology tailored for use in the maritime industry.

The French government has provided funding to develop hydrogen production and import facilities at the port of Le Havre, reportedly representing around €1.6bn ($1.69bn) of investment.

Mair advised fuel cell developers to always conduct an experimental test at the end of a development cycle, “to prove on the final hardware that whatever you virtually developed is also safe and reliable in...

“While the liquid hydrogen RoPax ferry design is already DNVGL-classed, there is still some work to do to bring it into US Coast Guard compliance.”