Bibby Marine News
Nor-Shipping 2025, taking place in Oslo and Lillestrøm 2-6 June, has announced the shortlists for two of its most coveted accolades, the Next Generation Ship Award and the Ocean Solutions Award. Celebrating innovations, technologies and pioneering projects capable of balancing both environmental and commercial sustainability, the initiatives attracted a huge number of entries from across the world. Selecting the eventual winners was, according to Nor-Shipping Director Sidsel Norvik, &ldq...
Kongsberg Maritime has won a major contract to supply an integrated package of equipment for Bibby Marine’s new eCSOV, the world’s first full-electric offshore vessel. Kongsberg Maritime’s comprehensive package will be at the core of this advanced vessel’s systems. The company will provide full-electric rim-drive propulsion with azimuth and tunnel thrusters. Integrate with the battery system The new eCSOV will feature the largest-ever battery facility on...
Corvus Energy, the supplier of zero-emission solutions for the offshore and marine industry, is proud to announce that it will deliver a mega-size battery system for the first fully electric offshore vessel ever to be built. The vessel is an electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV) that will be constructed by Armon shipyard in Spain for UK-based shipowner Bibby Marine Ltd. World's first of its kind Corvus Energy will supply its Blue Whale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) de...
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, working in conjunction with pioneering Spanish law firm Uría Menéndez, has advised Bibby Marine on a financing package with HSBC UK to support the development of its previously announced zero-emission electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel for servicing offshore wind farms. The multi-million euro financing made available by HSBC UK is backed by Cesce, the Spanish Export Credit Agency. HSBC acted as sole ECA coordinator, mandated lead...
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) advised HSBC UK on the financing of Bibby Marine’s previously announced zero-emission electric commissioning service operation vessel. HSBC UK’s pre- and post-delivery facility was supported by Cesce, the Spanish Export Credit Agency, with HSBC acting as sole ECA coordinator, facility agent, and mandated lead arranger. Battery technology The vessel, to be built at Astilleros Armon in Vigo, Spain, incorporates pioneering battery techno...
Construction of Scotland’s largest commercial shore power system started at Port of Aberdeen as part of a £4 million project designed to supply clean electricity to vessels at seven berths. The project is scheduled to deliver its first power in March 2025. The ‘Shore Power in Operation’ demonstrator project is one of the first of its kind in the UK and was awarded match funding as part of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Zero Emissions Vessels and Infrast...
Global law firm - Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Bibby Marine on a shipbuilding contract to deliver the world’s first truly zero-emission, electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV). The eCSOV, which will be built at Astilleros Gondán’s shipyard in Asturias, Spain, is expected to be delivered in 2026. Designed in collaboration with UK-based ship designers Longitude, it will feature a powerful battery system, complemented by dual-fuel methanol engines for emiss...
Decarbonisation and the battle against climate change will only be achieved by a global effort – and ‘the UK can lead the world.’ That is the view of Victoria Race, Deputy Director of Maritime Policy at the Department for Transport, who opened the first panel session at the Maritime Exchange conference at the Tung Auditorium in Liverpool. Two panel sessions Chaired by Mersey Maritime Chief Executive Chris Shirling-Rooke, the decarbonisation panel was one of two panel session...
Technological innovation driven by a skilled workforce that is ‘fit for the future’ is critical to the future growth of the UK’s £116 billion maritime sector. That was the overall message delivered by speakers at the fifth annual Mersey Maritime Exchange conference in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Organised by Mersey Maritime, the event brought together industry and Government leaders in the industry. Mersey Maritime Exchange 2023 The Exchange used the Government’s...
Mersey Maritime has welcomed the news that plans to build a world-class maritime centre of excellence, focused on innovation, engineering, R&D, entrepreneurship and training at the heart of Peel L&P’s Wirral Waters, have been approved by Wirral Council. This significant step in the project journey follows the championing of the project by the region’s cluster organisation over a number of years, including promotion of it to senior members of the government. The announcement...
In Mersey Maritime’s 20th anniversary year, the North West and national maritime industry came together on Thursday, 10th November 2022 to celebrate the sector at the 8th Annual Mersey Maritime Industry Awards. The event, which was held at Liverpool Cathedral, was the biggest and most high-profile yet, with some 600 guests present drawn from across the UK and beyond. Preparations for the awards saw over 100 individual applications on behalf of more than 50 different businesses and organ...
Final preparations have been completed for the globally renowned maritime conference - Mersey Maritime Exchange Conference 2022, which is set to take place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, on Thursday, 23rd June 2022. In its fourth iteration, the Mersey Maritime Exchange Conference 2022, will see government ministers, politicians and leading industry figures come together to debate the most topical industry issues around the environment, innovation, technology, people, skills, regional growth and...