Emissions Reduction Technology

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has announced that it will install a catalytic removal system for nitrous oxide (N2O) reactor developed by Hitachi Zosen on the 40,000 cbm ammonia-fuelled ammonia carrier that is scheduled to be completed in November 2026.

7th March 2024

Hitachi Zosen to Supply N20 Reactor For First NH3-Fuelled Gas Carrier

7th March 2024

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Danfoss IXA, an exhaust emission monitoring solutions specialist, has announced the introduction of a state-of-the-art SO₂/CO₂ analyzer designed specifically for scrubber applications.

5th March 2024

New continuous SO₂/CO₂ analyser for regulatory exhaust monitoring applications

5th March 2024

LNG

LNG

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).

27th February 2024

Chevron, TotalEnergies and Seapeak join methane emission reduction initiative

27th February 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Blue Wasp Marine has received RINA Approval in Principle for its Pelican performance prediction software, a huge step forward for wind propelled ships.

20th February 2024

RINA green lights Pelican performance software

20th February 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has confirmed that an order for MAN B&W ME-GA engines has been placed in connection with an order for a series of 4 × 174,000 cbm. LNG carriers placed by Nippon…

9th January 2024

MAN ME-GA engines specified for NYK LNGC newbuildings

9th January 2024

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

RINA has awarded Full Type Approval to the EcoPro Fuel Catalyst System, a standalone retrofit design that uses hydrogen to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency on marine engines.

7th December 2023

TA for Ecomotus’ EcoPro Fuel Catalyst System

7th December 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

New EU regulations could add to the incentives for managing the methane present in the volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions that occur during oil loading operations.

28th November 2023

Fresh opportunities emerge for VOC recovery

28th November 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it is developing an oxidation catalyst for four-stroke engines that will significantly reduce methane slip. Called ‘IMOKAT II’ and developed at MAN Energy Solutions’ headquarters in…

20th November 2023

MAN Targets Methane Oxicat Field Tests in Q1 2024

20th November 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

From a tank-to-wake perspective, even the use of green methanol fuel counts towards GHG emissions since methanol contains carbon, but it remains to be seen if onboard carbon capture and storage (CCS)…

9th November 2023

Value of combining methanol fuel and CCS still a topic of discussion

9th November 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

A further option for achieving IMO Tier III NOx emission compliance when operating on methanol fuel has been unveiled by MAN Energy Solutions. Methanol dual-fuel two-stroke engines of the ME-LGIM series will…

7th November 2023

MAN Adds SCR Options For ME-LGIM Engines For Tier III Compliance

7th November 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

AD Ports Group has chosen to deploy RightShip’s Maritime Emissions Portal across its portfolio of ports worldwide.

3rd November 2023

AD Ports chooses RightShip emissions tool

3rd November 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) held a webinar on 30 October 2023 discussing its after-treatment research for LNG, and announced that it plans to complete the prototype of its methane…

30th October 2023

HHI-EMD targets oxicat prototype test by Q3 2024

30th October 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

KR (Korean Register) and HD Hyundai Global Service announced that they will cooperate in the development of “shipping and maritime big data and artificial intelligence (AI) technology”, with the aim of applying AI technology…

26th October 2023

KR and HD Hyundai Global Service agree carbon-reduction verification MoU

26th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dry bulk ship owner, Berge Bulk, has had its Newcastlemax bulker, Berge Olympus, retrofitted with four BARTech WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies.

17th October 2023

Berge Bulk unveils emission busting wind cargo ship

17th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Newport Shipping has signed an Letter of Intent (LOI) with Zhejiang Energy Marine Environmental to enable it to sell ZEME scrubbers.

19th September 2023

Newport teams up with ZEME on emissions reduction technology

19th September 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) received an approval in principle (AIP) from ABS for an ammonia reductant supply system for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) in ammonia-fuelled…

18th September 2023

AiP for NH3-fuelled SCR design using ammonia as reductant

18th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has developed a new turbocharger cut out system to optimize the low load performance of its new high efficiency G95ME-C10.6 engines, and researchers shared details of its development at CIMAC…

14th September 2023

New turbocharger cut out system ensures efficiency of MAN 10.6 engines

14th September 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

The first onboard trial of a catalyst-free methane slip reduction technology system on board a LNG gas carrier is expected to occur after a agreement was signed at Gastech in Singapore last week.

12th September 2023

Catalyst-free methane slip reduction trial on Angelicoussis Group LNGC

12th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

The developments from the X-DF1.0 to X-DF2.0 involved inclusion of the iCER EGR technology without changing brake mean effective pressure (BMEP), but now WinGD is looking to further increase efficiency and reduce…

24th August 2023

WinGD plans next updates to X-DF engine

24th August 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

A bulk carrier vessel equipped with Anemoi Marine Technologies’ rotor sails has concluded its first voyage from China to Western Australia, following the successful installation of the rotor sails in Chengxi Shipyard, China, in…

17th August 2023

Initial rotor sail results suggest Kamsarmax will achieve 10% fuel efficiencies

17th August 2023