All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 80
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NewsHydrogen leakage could add to atmospheric methane
COP 27 saw the signing of a Joint Statement on Green Hydrogen and Green Shipping calling for the rapid adoption of green hydrogen-based fuels, but there may be a downside to consider.
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Newse1 Marine to build hydrogen generator to support CCS development
Global renewable energy company, e1 Marine, has been commissioned to build an S Series 130 methanol to hydrogen generator by Current AG for the development and evaluation of techniques to capture waste heat and CO2 from the exhaust stream created during the reforming process
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NewsFirst hybrid electric bunker tanker in Singapore delivery
The delivery of the first of a pair of hybrid-electric bunker tankers that will operate in the port of Singapore has been been confirmed by Vitol’s Singaporean bunker operations company, V-Bunkers. The vessel, Marine Charge, will be the first electric-hybrid bunker tanker in Singapore when it enters service.
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NewsJ-ENG To Develop Alt Fuel DF Engines With Licensee
Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has announced plans to develop and commercialise two-stroke dual-fuel engines capable of operating on ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen (H2) with Akasaka Diesels Ltd., a long-term licensee.
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NewsBusiness Pairing Yields Dual-Fuel Boxships
Hong Kong-headquartered Seaspan Corporation in cooperation with Israeli-owned carrier ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has realised the opening phase in a major newbuild programme.
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NewsCandidates announced for IMO Secretary-General
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that seven candidates have been nominated for the post of Secretary-General of the organisation. The term of the current incumbent, Kitack Lim of the Republic of Korea, expires on 31 December 2023.
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NewsResilient Dutch Build Business Platform
Although the much-vaunted scheme to realise at least 30 domestically-produced, zero-emission ships by 2030 under the Maritime Master Plan has yet to be endorsed by government, Dutch shipbuilders continue to show resilience and business verve.
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NewsCII and CCS: a quick route to 2050
Will IMO acknowledge carbon capture’s potential in reducing a ship’s carbon intensity?
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NewsCarbon insetting offers a route to reducing emissions
Seventeen companies will save 2023 tonnes of CO2 this year by providing several Samskip owned vessels with biofuel - also known as the ‘insetting’ concept.
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NewsFirst Ship In Offing For Explora Brand
Marking the debut of the MSC Group’s luxury cruise brand Explora Journeys, the 248m Explora I is being readied in Italy for a July service start.
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NewsVard Electro inks DC distribution system deal
Vard Electro, the marine electrical systems supplier, has signed a multi-million-euro agreement with Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch to supply full DC distribution systems along with its protection devices.
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NewsApproval for RC Dock remote-controlled workboats
RC Dock has received its first Class approval for new remotely controlled unmanned workboats from RINA
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NewsWärtsilä launches radical derating solution for two-stroke engines
Wärtsilä has introduced a new radical derating retrofit solution – Wärtsilä Fit4Power - to extend the emissions-compliant lifetime of merchant vessels by providing the existing two-stroke fleet with leaner, healthier and more optimised engines.
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NewsRolls-Royce announces plans to develop methanol-engine by end-2025
Rolls-Royce Power Systems confirmed that it plans to develop a high-speed internal combustion engine concept for ships that can run on green methanol in a CO2-neutral manner by the end of 2025 at a kick off meeting at Friedrichshafen. The project will be developed in collaboration with Woodward L’Orange and WTZ Roßlau, with which Rolls-Royce has been working since the beginning of 2023 on the “MeOHmare” project.
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NewsSuccessful TA test for MAN 49/60DF
MAN Energy Solutions’ new MAN 49/60DF four-stroke engine has been approved by six classification societies after successfully passing a five-day programme of type approval tests (TAT) at MAN ES’s Augsburg facility in Germany in March 2023.
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NewsAccelleron’s Christoph Rofka sees upcoming changes in the turbocharging market
Christoph Rofka, Accelleron’s president Medium & Low Speed products and VP Communications at CIMAC, discusses changes that are affecting the wider maritime propulsion market, and Accelleron’s response in an exclusive interview with The Motorship
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NewsBattery power to breakthrough in ice
An ABB study based on three years of operational ship data mounts the compelling case for integrating battery power onboard modern icebreakers, Samuli Hänninen, who specializes in icebreaking vessels at ABB Marine & Ports, tells The Motorship.
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NewsMethanol-ready engines for new cruise ship
The latest in Celebrity Cruises’ Edge Series will be powered by methanol-ready engines, advancing the use of alternative fuels in the cruise industry
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PodcastPODCAST: Shrinking mature CCS systems without increasing parasitic energy requirements
Tamara de Gruyter of Wärtsilä discusses the challenges of balancing footprint, solvent and energy requirements when marinising carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology for onboard CCS systems, and calls for regulators to bear CCS technology in mind during MEPC80 discussions
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NewsHydrogen testing on unmodified Wärtsilä 50SG engine confirms performance
Hydrogen-natural gas blends of up to 25% hydrogen by volume have been confirmed to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 10% without significantly impacting engine performance.
