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    ONE cuts its carbon footprint

    2021-02-16T14:31:00Z

    Container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has taken steps to cut its carbon footprint with a sustainable marine biofuel trial in collaboration with sustainable cargo initiative GoodShipping.

  • Maciej Mikulski, Associate Professor of Combustion Engine Technology (credit: Riikka Kalmi, University of Vaasa)
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    FINLAND LOOKS TO DEVELOP DUAL-FUEL RCCI ENGINE TECHNOLOGY

    2021-02-15T16:54:00Z

    The upcoming Clean Propulsion Technologies project aims to develop flexible fuel solutions based on Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI), advanced aftertreatment and hybridization technology for fast and medium-speed combustion engines.

  • UECC ceo Glenn Edvardsen noted that the newbuildings qualified for green financing from Svenska SkeppsHypotek (credit: UECC)
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    PEAK SHAVING EFFICIENCIES ON UECC HYBRID PCTC

    2021-02-15T16:48:00Z

    European ship operator United European Car Carriers (UECC) has successfully operated a pair of LNG-fuelled short-sea PCTCs since 2016. The company is now building a series of three further vessels that will be the first LNG battery hybrid PCTCs in the world.

  • At point of handover, HL Eco and HL Green. (credit: POSCO).
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    NEWCASTLEMAX TRANSITION TO LNG FUEL

    2021-02-15T16:32:00Z

    A seminal event in the move towards the use of LNG fuel in the deep-sea bulk trade lanes is signalled by the handover of two Korean-owned and -built vessels, writes David Tinsley.

  • Eventually 27 ships in the Solvang fleet will benefit from operational improvements made possible by Wärtsilä’s OPERIM solution Photo: Solvang
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    Wärtsilä operational management for Solvang

    2021-02-15T13:10:00Z

    Wärtsilä has signed an agreement to provide Norwegian shipping company Solvang with its digital Operational Performance Improvement & Monitoring (OPERIM) solution to support the operational efficiency of the Solvang fleet.

  • Alternative fuels are crucial if the shipping industry is to meet emissions targets Photo: RINA
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    MAN to support alternative fuel JDP

    2021-02-15T13:05:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions is providing external support to a joint RINA and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) project to develop a ship design capable of being fuelled by either ammonia or methanol.

  • Triumph Subsea Services’ new FDV will represent a major technological shift for the subsea construction market Photo: Kongsberg Maritime
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    Kongsberg technology package for next gen FDV

    2021-02-12T11:35:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has signed a letter of intent with Brodosplit Shipyard and DIV Group in Croatia to deliver a large technology package for a next generation field development vessel (FDV) being built for Triumph Subsea Services, with an option for three more vessels of identical design.

  • Nine new cargo vessels designed by Marine Engineering Bureau have Schottel propulsion systems Photo: Schottel
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    Schottel to propel nine new cargo vessels

    2021-02-12T11:30:00Z

    Schottel has delivered propulsion units for nine further newly built cargo vessels, designed by Marine Engineering Bureau.

  • The 200-metre long Ro-Pax vessels will be the first of their size to operate on battery power alone. (credit: Stena Line)
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    Stena Line to finalise full-electric Stena Elektra design by 2022

    2021-02-11T11:38:00Z

    Stena Line announced plans to start operating two fossil-free battery powered vessels between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn in Denmark by 2030. The final design of the 200 metre-long 1000 person capacity vessel will be finalised by 2022, with a first order likely to be placed by 2025, Stena Line CEO Niclas ...

  • ABB’s analytics platform brings together data from many systems and processes Photo: ABB
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    Improve efficiency with ABB analytics

    2021-02-11T10:51:00Z

    An analytics platform allowing owners to increase operational efficiency and sustainability is now available to shipping companies.

  • Wärtsilä is providing its Hybrid System for a new ferry for use in British Columbia Photo: Wärtsilä
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    Wärtsilä hybrid solution for new RoRo

    2021-02-11T10:46:00Z

    Wärtsilä is providing its hybrid solution for a new RoRo ferry being built for the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to serve the Kootenay Bay route.

  • The diesel-electric barge design is intended to ensure shipments from BASF's Ludwigshafen complex (pictured) are not disrupted by low water levels. (credit: BASF)
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    CUSTOM-DESIGNED FOR CHANGING RHINE CONDITIONS

    2021-02-11T10:31:00Z

    A unique design of diesel-electric inland tanker has been ordered to sustain a key industrial traffic on the Rhine, writes David Tinsley.

  • Salt transport points up potential for Rhine H2 ship propulsion.
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    Germans,Dutch plan Rhine hydrogen ships

    2021-02-11T09:52:00Z

    Covestro in Germany and NPRC in the Netherlands have joined forces to pioneer hydrogen-powered inland ship transport on the Rhine, reports Tom Todd.

  • Ricardo’s current large engine test facility; new capabilities will be added next year (image: Ricardo)
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    Ricardo invests in UK hydrogen research centre

    2021-02-10T17:16:00Z

    As Ricardo expands its research into hydrogen storage and fuel cells, efficiency and operating costs give FCs an edge over internal combustion engines, Ricardo’s experts tell Paul Gunton.

  • Høglund, A&R and HB Hunte Engineering are collaborating on a FGGS for LNG vessels Photo: Abeking & Rasmussen
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    Høglund signs German LNG FGSS deal

    2021-02-10T11:14:00Z

    Høglund has signed a contract with Abeking & Rasmussen (A&R) to supply the fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for three multipurpose LNG-fuelled vessels built for the German government for use on pollution control, emergency towing and firefighting.

  • Kongsberg Maritime will supply deck machinery for six LNGC Photo: Kongsberg Maritime
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    Kongsberg wins strategic Arctic LNGC contract

    2021-02-10T11:06:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has won a significant and strategic new equipment contract with Russian LNG producer Novatek.

  • Kongsberg Maritime transponder technology
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    Pressure sensors for Kongsberg transponders

    2021-02-09T17:03:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has added internal pressure sensors to new models in its cNODE MiniS transponder range, providing essential positioning and depth data for subsea operations.

  • Sotirios Mamalis, Manager, Sustainability, Fuels and Technology, ABS is presenting on 10 February at the IMO Symposium on alternative fuels on Hydrogen as Marine Fuel (credit: ABS)
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    Understanding the potential of Hydrogen as a marine fuel

    2021-02-09T16:44:00Z

    Hydrogen faces challenges common to other alternative fuels; price, availability, storage and the need for renewable feedstocks, writes Sotirios Mamalis, Manager, Sustainability, Fuels and Technology, ABS

  • Earlier trials on a Maersk vessel secured an interim LONO from Wärtsilä, Jason Miles said (image: Quadrise)
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    MSC to trial emulsion-based MSAR fuel

    2021-02-09T15:57:00Z

    An emulsified fuel made from waste refinery products and water may make a leap from the lab to long-haul shipping, reports Paul Gunton

  • Rendering of the MAN 12V175D propulsion engine (credit: MAN ES)
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    MAN 175D hybrid-propulsion package for Indonesian Navy minehunters

    2021-02-09T15:44:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions has been selected to supply a complete hybrid-propulsion package for two Indonesian Navy minehunters under construction at Abeking and Rasmussen in Germany.