Motorship News – Page 156
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NewsMAN announces significant hydrogen production investment
MAN Energy Solutions has announced plans to invest up to EUR500 million (USD554m) in its subsidiary H-TEC SYSTEMS to accelerate the beginning of serial production of PEM electrolysers as quickly as possible.
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NewsSteel cut for second Skywalker class vessel
The first steel has been cut for Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) second construction service operation vessel (CSOV) at the China Merchants Heavy Industry facility in Jiangsu.
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NewsConstruction underway on Australian LNG-powered ferry
Construction of an LNG-powered car and passenger ferry is underway at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), Finland. The Spirit of Tasmania IV is destined for the crossing between mainland Australia and Tasmania.
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NewsAiP granted for zero-emission bulk carrier
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Norwegian ship owner Egil Ulvan Rederi for its zero-emission self-discharging hydrogen-fuelled bulk carrier, With Orca.
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NewsAiP for dual-fuel conversion and extension of containerships
Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to GTT, Alwena Shipping, and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI) Zhoushan shipyard for a new concept, combining LNG retrofit and the up-sizing of large container ships.
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NewsTotalEnergies Marine Fuels joins Methanol Institute
The Methanol Institute has announced TotalEnergies Marine Fuels as the association’s newest member company.
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NewsBattery developer expands
A marine electrification company is expanding into Norway on the back of continued growth
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NewsUK launches consultation on shore power
The UK government launched a consultation in February 2022 to form a fully considered cost/benefit analysis around the proposed introduction of shore power charging in the UK.
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NewsABS autonomous vessel whitepaper
ABS has published a whitepaper proposing a goal-based framework for future rules to enable autonomous vessel operations.
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NewsStena RoRo builds world’s largest civilian hospital ship
Stena RoRo has been the project manager for the construction of the world’s largest hospital ship, Global Mercy, which is currently in Rotterdam being outfitted for a mission in West Africa.
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NewsDamen and Caterpillar sign global agreement
Damen Shipyards Group and Caterpillar signed a global value agreement enabling Damen to provide bow-to-stern services including fleet management and monitoring systems.
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NewsPort of Valencia in hydrogen-fuelled stacker trial
The Port of Valencia has signed a deal with Spain’s National Hydrogen Centre (CNH2) to construct a mobile hydrogen supply station to provide fuel to a reach stacker crane and terminal yard tractor unit prototypes.
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NewsIndia reveals green hydrogen production goals
The Indian power ministry has said that it wants to manufacture 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen per annum by 2030, to meet its emission targets and also become an export hub. Details about producer incentive schemes will follow in the upcoming main Hydrogen Mission Policy.
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NewsDB Schenker claims biofuel first for LCL containers
DB Schenker says that it will be able to reach net carbon zero-emission on a well-to-wake basis on the Less-than Container Load (LCL) segment, following the purchase of 2,500 tonnes of biofuel from CMA CGM.
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NewsAccelleron inks technical collaboration deal with Sauber
Accelleron, the global leader in heavy duty turbocharging for diesel and gas engines, has entered into a partnership with Swiss-based engineering and technology specialists, Sauber Group.
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NewsDSIC delivers dual-fuel LNG powered VLCC
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) has delivered a dual-fuel LNG fuelled VLCC to shipping giant COSCO. The Yuan Rui Yang was delivered on 28 February.
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NewsHagland exercises self-discharging bulker option
Hagland Shipping has taken up an option for a further mini geared bulker at Royal Bodewes shipyard in the Netherlands. The 5,000 dwt newbuilding will be equipped with a shore power connection, and features a similar hybrid battery solution to the two preceding vessels in the series.
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NewsUK Funding To Drive Electric Revolution
A new UK research project is to be launched to strengthen know-how and capabilities in electrification technologies. Led by GE Power Conversion, the initiative has been approved for government co-funding, as part of a broader programme of sponsorship of studies related to power electronics, electrical machines, and drives (PEMD).
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NewsKR signs SOFC MoU
The Korea Register (KR) has signed an MoU with STX Energy Solutions (STX ES) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to work together on the technology standardisation and commercialisation of solid oxide fuel cells for ships.
