Latest News – Page 113
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NewsBV releases BIOFUEL READY notation
Bureau Veritas (BV) has released a new BIOFUEL READY notation to support the wider deployment of biofuels in the shipping industry.
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NewsNew investor joins methanol fuel cell company
Fuel cell manufacturer Blue World Technologies has announced that the Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures has entered as an investor alongside Vaekstfonden (The Sovereign Investment Fund of Denmark), DEUTZ AG, and existing investors who invested back in December 2021.
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NewsNew projects push ammonia forward
In the latest of a string of projects promoting ammonia as ship fuel, DNV has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) for a floating green ammonia production unit.
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NewsWärtsilä to supply package for world’s largest aluminium catamaran
Wärtsilä will supply the engines, waterjets, and fuel storage and supply system for a new high speed catamaran ferry being built at the Incat yard in Tasmania, Australia on behalf of Argentinian ferry operator, Buquebus.
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NewsWeather routing gets AI treatment
Weather routing has been incorporated into ship performance analytics
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NewsDigital IHM registry solution launched
Environmental Protection Engineering (EPE), a leading supplier of environmental protection services and products, has launched HAZDASH – an intelligent cloud-based platform which allows the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) onboard a ship to be kept fully up to date.
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NewsJapan Looks To Its Own For Coastal Ferries
Although continual renewal of the fleet is a longstanding characteristic of the Japanese coastal ferry sector, the accelerated investment drive of recent years is an expression of the national bid to foster a modal shift in domestic transport.
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NewsDeck mounted hydrogen fuel cell solution to be launched
Norwegian technology provider HAV Group is set to launch a deck-mounted containerised hydrogen (H2) solution in order to fast-track the commercial use of hydrogen as a marine fuel.
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NewsClassNK releases update on strength assessments
ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Direct Load Analysis and Strength Assessment (Edition 2.0), which clarifies the requirements for more rational structural design reflecting the latest structural strength assessment methods based on R&D outcomes.
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NewsStudy: Pre-combustion carbon capture viable
Researchers from Austria and Sweden have modelled the potential for pre- and post-combustion carbon capture for a ferry burning renewable methanol and hydrogen and concluded that both systems would be cost effective.
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NewsLR grants AiP for hydrogen fuel cell-powered ferry
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Norwegian ship owner Torghatten Nord for two hydrogen-powered fuel cell ferries.
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NewsSvitzer’s EcoTow solution is part of its carbon neutrality target
Sven Lumber, Head of EcoTow, Group Operations makes the case for decarbonisation in the towage market
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NewsSvitzer saves 1,000 tonnes of CO2
Towage operator Svitzer has announced that its Aim for 8 speed initiative – which asks tug crews to navigate at a maximum speed of eight knots during mobilisation and demobilisation – has prevented 1,000 tonnes of CO₂ from being emitted into the atmosphere.
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NewsGerman Yard In Canadian Pact
Newfoundland-based transport company Oceanex is partnering with a German shipyard to examine the technical options for future low-emission tonnage requirements.
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NewsWärtsilä Refines its Hybrid FPP Concept For LNGCs
Treating the propeller design and electric motor as integrated components of the shaftline allows higher propulsive efficiency.
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NewsLow emissions CTV launches
A new vessel design promises fuel savings of 30%, making it the first low emissions crew transfer vessel
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NewsKey Ballast Water Issues Not Resolved After MEPC 78
In June 2022, the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 78th session agreed in principle to develop a Ballast Water Management Convention Review Plan after a review of the experience-building phase. The Motorship spoke to key stakeholders to get their views on where the issues lie.
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NewsKey Steps to Delivering Effective Engine Lubrication
Serge Dal Farra, Lubmarine Marketing Manager, outlines 3 steps towards an effective engine lubrication strategy including selecting the right engine oil, proper monitoring, and engineer support.
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NewsMOL orders six large LNG-fuelled vessels
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has ordered four Capesize bulkers and two VLCCs which will use LNG.
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NewsDP rudder propeller for offshore wind
Schottel has unveiled a new rudder propeller optimised for dynamic positioning operations in service vessels
