Motorship News – Page 39
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NewsGreener shore power derived from wastewater
A Scottish consortium has been awarded a UK Government grant to develop the use of green hydrogen to reduce carbon emissions from vessels while berthed in port.
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NewsNEXANS’ New Cable Layer at Ulstein Verft Advances
Ulstein Verft recently awarded the contract to supply an Automation and Power Management System for Nexans latest cable layer to the Ålesund-based supplier, Blue Ctrl AS. The vessel, New Build 317, has been commissioned by Nexans Marine Operations AS, and is based on the ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk.
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NewsUK announces awards fourth round of clean maritime funding
The British government awarded USD42 million (£33 million) towards a number of maritime green technology projects on Friday 26 January. The funding was awarded as part of the fourth round of the government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC4) to a number of ports and ship projects, encompassing a range of clean maritime technologies including electric, hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and wind power.
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NewsFirst renewable LNG bunker project set to proceed in Oman
The world’s first large scale renewables-based green LNG project is set to proceed following the expected appointment of Technip Energies as the EPC contractor in early 2024. The project is expected to create the world’s first supply of green LNG for bunkering, with production of low-emission LNG expected to begin in 2027, eventually ramping up to 1m tonnes per year.
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NewsHigh-class design and engineering for a Canadian Polar Icebreaker
Elomatic and Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards (VSY) will keep working jointly to support the development of a new generation of icebreakers, Rami Hirsimäki, Senior Vice President, Marine & Offshore Energy at Elomatic writes.
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NewsAmmonia cracking project will focus on cost and reliability
The four-year EU-funded APOLO project will take a holistic approach to ensuring the commercial viability of ammonia cracking technology that can produce hydrogen onboard short and deepsea vessels.
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NewsFrench Ferry Upgrade Yields Big Fuel Saving
The fuel efficiency of Brittany Ferries’ 20 year-old flagship Pont-Aven is expected to improve by around 10% as a result of the incorporation of a duck tail projection at the stern.
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NewsPerception Study Unpicks Complexity Of Maritime Pathway To Net-Zero
Thetius, the marine technology research consultancy, has launched a Maritime Alternative Fuels Barometer, measuring the gaps between the shipping industry’s perception of alternative marine fuels and the reality in terms of availability, supply, technological readiness and impact on emissions.
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NewsLSEG analysis identifies cost pressures from Red Sea diversions
The incremental costs of diverting a tanker from Asia to NW Europe via the Cape of Good Hope is accounting for an extra USD932,905 per voyage while increasing transit time from 16 days to 32 days according to a report by LSEG Shipping Research.
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NewsABB to acquire weather routing business
ABB has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the shipping business of DTN Europe BV and DTN Philippines Inc. (hereinafter DTN Shipping), expanding the company’s offering in maritime software. This will establish ABB as one of the market leaders in ship route optimisation.
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NewsOdfjell opts for Italian ShaPoLi supplier
Odfjell, the wet products transportation specialist, has selected Italy-based technology developer Oceanly as the supplier of Shaft Power Limitation (ShaPoLi) technology for its fleet.
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NewsRolls-Royce Power Systems opens US remanufacturing service centre
Rolls-Royce Power Systems Division opened a new Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center on its mtu Aiken campus in South Carolina (USA) on 24 January. The new facility is connected to the existing manufacturing operations and represents a low double-digit million dollar investment.
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NewsUK Island Ferry Deal Goes To France
Replacement of the time-served ferries linking the Isles of Scilly with the English mainland is finally in sight through the confirmation of contracts with French shipbuilder Piriou.
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NewsJOVO extends LNGC service agreements with GTT
JOVO, a major China-based energy supplier, has signed two new Technical Services Agreements (TSA) with GTT, the liquefied gas containment systems specialist.
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NewsCarnival inks 12-month extension of performance based agreement with Wärtsilä
Carnival Corporation has signed a one-year extension to its Performance based agreement with Wärtsilä, which has been in place since 2017. The agreement, which was due to expire in March 2029, will now be valid until March 2030. It covers the maintenance, technical support, optimisation and fuel saving solutions for 57 cruise ships within the global Carnival Corporation fleet. The contract was signed in October 2023.
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NewsJapanese Consortium Targets 2026 For First NH3-Fuelled Gas Carrier
Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has announced that it will provide a low-speed two-stroke dual-fuel engine capable of operating on ammonia for an ammonia-fuelled medium-sized gas carrier, which will be constructed at Nihon Shipyard. A series of contracts relating to the construction of the 40,000 cbm ammonia carrier were signed in December 2023 by J-ENG, Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. and ship owner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK).
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NewsChemfleet adds three ships to Berg energy efficiency upgrade after verifying 10% fuel savings
Specialised ship manager Chemfleet has confirmed that an in-service Berg Propulsion upgrade to control systems onboard the tanker YM Miranda has yielded fuel savings of around 10%.
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NewsAiPs for MAN Cryo NH3 FSS
MAN Cryo has announced that its design for an ammonia fuel-supply system to safely provide ammonia to marine-engine applications has been awarded an Approval in Principle from classification societies, DNV and Bureau Veritas.
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NewsWinGD expects to claim ‘majority’ of QatarEnergy phase two engine orders
WinGD is expecting to secure the majority of dual-fuel engine orders for LNG carriers being built in the second phase of QatarEnergy’s newbuilding project. With initial engine and technical specifications confirmed for nearly half of the orders in the second round, WinGD’s X-DF2.0 engines are already the preferred choice to be installed on most vessels.
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NewsShanghai and Evergreen team up on methanol
Shanghai International Port Group and Evergreen Marine have teamed up to supply green methanol to ships in port.
