All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 81
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NewsSouth Korean flag type approval for ERMA FIRST’s BWTS
ERMA FIRST’s full flow electrolysis ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has been awarded type approval by the South Korean flag for its ERMA FIRST FIT BWTS solution.
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NewsShortlisted US hydrogen hubs to receive $7bn funding
Ambitious plans to establish a number of regional hydrogen hubs across the United States moved closer after the US administration announced a final short list of seven regional projects on 13 October.
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NewsEvergreen explores Taiwanese green fuel production
Container liner operator Evergreen has announced that it is exploring the feasibility of developing a green methanol and ammonia supply chain for applications including maritime fuel on the island of Taiwan.
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NewsShell and MSC Cruises enter LNG deal
Shell and MSC Cruises have kicked off their new LNG agreement with the successful bunkering of MSC Euribia in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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NewsDigital sound tool for engine anomaly detection
NYK (Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha) has announced that it has developed a digital diagnostic tool to analyse the operational sound of a vessel’s engines together with MTI Co., Ltd. (MTI) and Nabtesco Corporation (Nabtesco).
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NewsEGR bleed off water treatment solution approval
Sweden-based marine equipment supplier Marinfloc’s membrane-free EGR water treatment system has received approval from WinGD for use with engines equipped with iCER systems.
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NewsMitsui and BEMAC to acquire The Switch from Yaskawa
Japanese marine electrical specialist BEMAC Corporation and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui) have agreed a deal to acquire 100% of the shares of The Switch from Yaskawa Europe Holding AB, a subsidiary of Yaskawa.
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NewsFinnish-Built Dredger For New Polish Canal
Purpose-designed for a new waterway in northern Poland, the 63m trailing suction hopper dredger Ursa was launched last month by Finnish shipbuilder Tyovene.
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NewsExperience Builds Wind-Assist Technology Confidence
The calculations made for IMO efficiency regulations are theoretical and generic, so work is continuing to provide shipowners with a means of accurately measuring energy savings from wind-assist technologies in practice, but confidence is growing nonetheless.
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NewsWärtsilä inks deal to study feasibility of ethanol as marine fuel
Wärtsilä has signed a Decarbonization Agreement with Raízen, an integrated energy company with a broad portfolio of renewables, to explore the potential use of ethanol as a marine fuel and to advance the development of the first ethanol-fuelled seagoing vessel.
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NewsBrazilian shipowner opts for digitalisation tools
Brazilian offshore and merchant shipping company Posidonia signed a deal to install Kongsberg Digital’s vessel-to-cloud infrastructure, Vessel Insight, and its K-fleet applications on a number of vessels in its fleet.
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NewsClassNK awards world’s first AiP for H2-fuelled 2-stroke vessel design
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a hydrogen-fuelled multi-purpose vessel using Japan Engine’s (J-ENG) large low-speed two-stroke hydrogen-fuelled engine as a main mover. The AiP is the world’s first for a ship equipped with such a large low-speed two-stroke hydrogen-fuelled engine.
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NewsSuccessful lab test advances Norwegian fuel cell project
Norwegian technology provider HAV Group’s hydrogen-focused subsidiary HAV Hydrogen and Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) have completed a successful laboratory test of a hydrogen fuel cell in combination with a maritime control system.
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NewsDamen inks Combi Freighter deal with Belgian shipper
Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with Belgian shipping company Fast Lines Belgium for the delivery of two Combi Freighter 3850s
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NewsHyundai extends Siemens collaboration to shipyards
HD Hyundai has announced that will collaborate with Siemens to integrate digitalised manufacturing practices in its shipyards. As part of the deal, the two companies will jointly develop a digital platform to streamline its shipbuilding process from design to manufacturing.
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NewsHurtigruten ESS and engine retrofit delivers 23% CO2 emissions cut
Norwegian ferry and cruise operator Hurtigruten has achieved a 23% reduction in CO2 emissions on its 121-metre passenger vessel MS Richard With in the first year of service after the conclusion of a retrofit programme. The extensive retrofit by Kongsberg Maritime saw the vessel’s engines replaced with low-emission Bergen engines and the installation of 2.24MWh capacity battery pack.
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NewsBerge Bulk unveils emission busting wind cargo ship
The Berge Olympus is part of the ship owner’s ambition to become carbon neutral by 2025
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NewsAccelleron e-fuel survey indicates varying degrees of e-fuel preparedness
Accelleron has published the results of a survey of 200 maritime decision-makers drawn from ship owners and operators. The results indicate that ship owners and operators believe that fuels produced from renewable sources, including biomethane, synthetic methane, and other e-fuels will be more important to shipping’s climate goals than any other fuel.
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NewsExmar orders pair of 46,000cbm gas carriers with WinGD X-DF-A engines
Exmar LPG, a joint venture between Exmar and Seapeak, has confirmed that a pair of 46,000 cbm gas carriers on order at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea will be powered by WinGD’s ammonia-fuelled X-DF-A engines.
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NewsVPS experience of methanol as a marine fuel
As the number of vessels operating on methanol as a fuel has steadily increased in recent years, VPS has deepened its experience of methanol as a marine fuel. Steve Bee, VPS Group Commercial Director, summarises some of the key learnings to date.
