CMB.TECH

Euronav to acquire design firm specialising in hydrogen-fuelled vessels

Antwerp-based shipping company Euronav and controlling shareholder CMB have entered into a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares in CMB.Tech for a purchase price of US$1.15 billion in cash. CMB.Tech builds, owns, operates, and designs large marine and industrial...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-operations-maintenance/crew-transfer/euronav-to-acquire-design-firm-specialising-in-hydrogen-fuelled-vessels/

Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH launch world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat

Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH announced a world first, the Hydrotug 1, the first hydrogen-powered tugboat, which is now ready for operation in the Antwerp port area.

This ground-breaking development will play a crucial role in Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ efforts to green its fleet and achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

The Hydrotug 1 is the first tugboat in the world to be powered by combustion engines that burn hydrogen in combination with traditional fuel.

It is the first vessel that uses the...

https://container-news.com/port-of-antwerp-bruges-and-cmb-tech-launch-worlds-first-hydrogen-powered-tugboat/

VIDEO: Hydrotug 1 set to start operations

Inside Hydrotug 1

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH today announced that Hydrotug 1, the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat, is ready to start operations in the Antwerp port area. While a lot of attention has been paid to hydrogen fuel cell powered vessels, the Hydrotug 1 is the first tugboat to be powered by combustion engines that burn hydrogen in combination with traditional fuel.

It is the first vessel that uses the BeHydro V12 dual fuel medium speed engines – each rated at 2 MW – with the latest EU...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/video-hydrotug-1-set-to-start-operations/

CMB.TECH and WinGD move ahead on ammonia-fueled bulkers

CMB.TECH, the clean tech division of Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), and CSSC group member WinGD have signed an agreement that will see WinGD X72DF‑A ammonia-fueled engines power a series of 210,000 dwt bulkers to be delivered through 2025 and 2026 to CMB Group member Bocimar. Other signatories to the agreement are CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding (QBS), which will build the ammonia-fueled bulkers, and CSSC Engine Co (CSE), which will build the engines.

FIRST-AMMONIA FUELED BULKERS

The vessels...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/cmb-tech-and-wingd-move-ahead-on-ammonia-fueled-bulkers/

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