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BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

The Corvus Energy Hydrogen Fuel Cell System developed through the H2NOR project has received Approval in Principle (AiP) by DNV for its safety solution enabling simplified placement of the system inside a…

5th April 2022

Inherently gas safe marine fuel cell system awarded AiP

5th April 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a floating offshore hydrogen production plant developed by Japan Offshore Design & Engineering Platform Technology & Engineering Research Association (J-DeEP).

5th April 2022

AiP granted for floating offshore hydrogen production plant

5th April 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Design and engineering consultancy Houlder has acquired Seaspeed Marine Consulting, a leading computational fluid dynamics business.

5th April 2022

Houlder acquires UK-based CFD specialist

5th April 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded a contract to supply an integrated equipment package for two construction service operation vessels for Integrated Wind Solutions vessels. KM has also confirmed that it is supplying technology…

5th April 2022

Kongsberg supplying technology for offshore wind vessels

5th April 2022

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Yanmar Holdings has acquired a majority share in ELEO Technologies, a battery technology company based in the Netherlands.

5th April 2022

Yanmar Acquires Battery Technology Company ELEO

5th April 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lloyd’s Register, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and MISC via its subsidiary, AET, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development and construction of two very large crude carriers (VLCCs) which…

5th April 2022

MoU inked for dual-fuel ammonia fuelled VLCCs

5th April 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Two energy giants have acquired a 80% joint equity stake in Chile’s largest LNG regasification terminal.

4th April 2022

Chile LNG regasification investment targets new trades

4th April 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

OCI, a leading global producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products, has partnered with NortH2 project to develop the first integrated green ammonia and methanol value chains to OCI’s plants in the Netherlands.

4th April 2022

Dutch integrated green ammonia and methanol value chain project advances

4th April 2022

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Singapore-based Vallianz Holdings has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Royal IHC on the design and construction of a next generation Service Operation Vessel (SOV) to support the operations and…

4th April 2022

Vallianz and Royal IHC to develop battery hybrid SOV

4th April 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released a new collection of cases (Safety Digest volume 1 of 2022) detailing accidents and lessons learned.

4th April 2022

Safety report digest identifies risks of good intentions

4th April 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Global Maritime Forum has released the third edition of its Mapping of Zero Emission Pilots and Demonstration Projects report noting a 25% increase in projects from 2020 to 2021.

4th April 2022

Number of zero-emission projects grows by 25%

4th April 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Kongsberg Maritime is dividing its propeller systems into three distinct categories to meet customer-specific needs and pricing levels.

4th April 2022

Kongsberg propeller lines

4th April 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Caterpillar Marine has joined the push to streamline the adoption of methanol as a marine transport fuel.

1st April 2022

Green methanol push

1st April 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Yara International has announced plans to cooperate in the establishment of the world’s first network of green ammonia bunkering terminals around Scandinavia by 2024. 

1st April 2022

Yara targets commercial green NH3 bunkering in Scandinavia by 2024

1st April 2022

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Autonomous maritime ecosystem alliance One Sea has published a new whitepaper which offers a route forward for developing and implementing an international regulatory framework for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS).

1st April 2022

Whitepaper proposes MASS levels of autonomy

1st April 2022

LNG

LNG

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to GTT’s upgrade of the Mark III system with a design pressure up to 2 bar gauge (barg) for LNG fuel applications. 

1st April 2022

GTT receives AiP for Mark III upgrade

1st April 2022

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Foreship estimates that 6,000 inland vessels in Europe could benefit from a battery-electric power solution.

1st April 2022

6,000 inland vessels targeted for swappable battery power

1st April 2022

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

GF Piping Systems has appointed Christian Ludwig as the new Global Head of Marine to lead global coordination and increase customer proximity.

1st April 2022

GF Piping Systems appoints Christian Ludwig head of marine

1st April 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

PPG has launched PPG PHENGUARD® 985 phenolic epoxy tank coating for the marine and tank storage sectors.

1st April 2022

PPG launches PPG PHENGUARD 985 phenolic epoxy tank coating

1st April 2022

NEWS

NEWS

ABB has unveiled a new permanent magnet shaft generator suitable for a wide range of vessels including bulk carriers, container carriers, liquid natural gas tankers and car and passenger ferries.

31st March 2022

New in-line generator

31st March 2022