Motorship News – Page 7
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NewsSupporting Shipping’s Decarbonisation Towards a Carbon-Free Future
Dr Olivier Denizart, Technical Manager at Lubmarine shares some of the key findings on Lubmarine’s latest R&D projects on future fuels including experiments on an Ammonia-fuelled engine that it has modified.
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NewsKawasaki Heavy Industries inks MoU, expands fuel cell focus to mobility sector
Japanese heavy industrial supplier Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has signed an agreement to jointly conduct research with French-headquartered Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell developer and manufacturer, Symbio, into the application of its solutions for mobility solutions.
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NewsBV research confirms central role of operational and energy efficiency in meeting shipping’s 2050 carbon budget
Bureau Veritas (BV) has unveiled the results of new modelling research project, which confirmed the potential substantial cumulative impact of operational and technical efficiency measures in keeping shipping within its “carbon budget” to 2050.
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NewsTotalEnergies Marine Fuels Completes First Digital Bunker Operation in Singapore
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has announced that it conducted its first digital bunker delivery for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) in Singapore in early February. The introduction of digitalisation is expected to boosting the efficiency of its bunkering process, according to the energy major.
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NewsCompact STC0-23 sewage treatment plant solution relaunched
The STC0-23 sewage treatment plant has been relaunched following a number of improvements, according to the product supplier Wärtsilä Water & Waste.
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NewsTersan clinches order for first full-electric autonomous vessels
Turkish shipyard Tersan Shipyard has been awarded a contract to construct four double-ended full-electric vessels for Norwegian ship owner and operator, Fjord 1. The contract, the first for a vessel intended to carry passengers autonomously, was signed after the Norwegian Public Road Administration awarded a long-term public transport tender to Fjord1 for the Lavik-Oppedal crossing north of Bergen along Norway’s west coast.
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NewsBOUND FOR DUTY ON THE DOGGER BANK
Illustrative of accelerating investment in the offshore market’s commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) category, Norwegian interests are introducing a new generation intended to raise the bar in wind farm support.
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NewsWärtsilä introduces AFSS for NH3 fuelled vessels
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has launched an Ammonia Fuel Supply System (AFSS) for ships able to operate with ammonia fuel. The groundbreaking solution is available for both liquid and gaseous fuel.
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NewsLISCR establishes Innovation & Energy Transition Team
The Liberian Registry, the world’s largest shipping registry, has announced the creation of an Innovation & Energy Transition Team focused on helping its partners reach net-zero GHG emissions.
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NewsChevron, TotalEnergies and Seapeak join methane emission reduction initiative
TotalEnergies and Chevron, along with major gas carrier Seapeak, have joined an initiative to tackle methane slip from ships, the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII).
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NewsLOW-EMISSION CAR CARRIERS FOR VW TRADE
A new breed of vehicle carrier introduced to the Volkswagen Group’s transatlantic trade has been designed to marry high productivity and two-way utilisation with corporate goals as to a much reduced carbon footprint.
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NewsCHANGE OF ROLE FOR TRIESTE ENGINE PLANT?
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) head Gianluigi Aponte is reported to have reached an agreement to acquire Wartsila’s extensive Trieste marine engine plant, according to local Italian sources.
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NewsCONVERTER TECHNOLOGY BOOSTS ONSHORE POWER SOLUTIONS
Pekka Järvinen, Product Portfolio Manager at ABB Motion, explains how sophisticated converter technology addresses key obstacles, such as operating frequencies used by onshore networks and vessels, to deliver reliable shoreside electrical power to ships.
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NewsNorway’s Vestland Evaluating Hydrogen Value Chain
Ocean Hyway Cluster and partners are exploring the potential for retrofitting PSVs for hydrogen or ammonia fuel, including what value a local industry could create for Vestland in western Norway.
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NewsGAS HYBRID POWER FOR JAPANESE COASTAL BULKER
A gas engine developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries is central to the hybrid propulsion system fitted in a Japanese limestone carrier due to be delivered next month. The purely gas-fuelled, L30KG reciprocating main engine will be complemented by a 2,847kWh lithium-ion battery pack.
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NewsLR OneOcean names new CEO
Martin Penney will success founder Martin Taylor as new CEO of Lloyd’s Register OneOcean
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NewsDNV approves DESMI UV water treatment
DESMI has ‘set a new standard for aquaculture’ with the approval by DNV of its UV water treatment system
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NewsNOCC orders dual-fuel PCTC pair
Norwegian Car Carrier A/S (NOCC) has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement with CIMC Raffles Shipyard for a pair of dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) newbuildings.
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NewseFuel partners establish design centre to accelerate production roll out
Swedish green electro-fuel developer, Liquid Wind has established a Design and Performance Centre (DPC) in Denmark with project partners Alfa Laval, Carbon Clean, Siemens Energy and Topsoe in a bid to streamline innovation in design and accelerate the development of eFuel production sites.
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NewsWinGD and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding complete NH3 fuel supply system design
WinGD and Japanese shipbuilder and technology developer Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. have completed the initial design of an ammonia fuel supply system (AFSS) for vessels powered by WinGD’s X‑DF‑A ammonia-fueled engines.
