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NewsPathfinding during a time of transitions: Mark Darley of LR
Mark Darley, Director, Marine & Offshore at Lloyd’s Register offered his perspectives on the rapidly changing commercial maritime market in an exclusive interview with The Motorship at Nor-Shipping in Lillestrom
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Is LNG the shipping industry’s dirty secret?
Transport & Environment recently released colourful images of gas and heat plumes from the stacks of two vessels, claiming to have exposed “Europe’s dirty secret at sea,” but industry organisation SEA-LNG is disappointed with what it sees as misinformation.
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Bold Shipbuilding Strategy Needs Delivery To Match
The extension of the UK National Shipbuilding Strategy to commercial maritime shipbuilding, as well as a renewed focus on improving export competitiveness is a welcome step.
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VDR calls for support on decarbonisation
The German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) has released new figures on the German shipping sector and called for action on decarbonisation.
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Call to change bilge water separator regulations
It is impossible to expect a bilge water separator approved according to MEPC 107 (49) which came into force in 2005 to work with the same efficiency today, says Benny Carlson, Owner of Marinfloc.
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Taking charge: the arrival of alt fuels will expand the use of batteries
“We expect to see ESS systems installed on every vessel powered by alternative fuels in future”, Corvus Energy’s Chief Commercial Officer Halvard Hauso tells The Motorship.
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Taking a systemic approach to digitalisation: Eero Lehtovaara
Eero Lehtovaara, Head of Regulatory and Public Affairs at ABB Marine & Ports calls for greater collaboration within the industry to ensure regulatory alignment as the pace of technological development in the digitalisation space accelerates.
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Change starts at home: Wärtsilä’s Håkan Agnevall plots a course through decarbonisation and beyond
President and CEO of Wärtsilä Håkan Agnevall outlines the company’s strategy to the energy transition in the maritime sector in an exclusive interview with The Motorship
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DNV’s Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen sees a need for coalitions to meet grand challenges
88639_Knut-Orbeck-Nilssen3 Source: DNV Mr. Ørbeck-Nilssen tells The Motorship the grand challenge of decarbonising shipping poses a more complex problem that the Apollo programme.
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EU Ports Call For FuelEU Clarity
European port operators want coherent legislation on the provision and the use of clean energy infrastructure for ports.
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Full steam ahead for methanol and ammonia
Klaus Heim, CEO of WinGD and former-president of CIMAC, underlined WinGD’s commitment to adding ammonia and methanol burning engines to its programme by 2024 during a recent interview.
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WinGD eyes the introduction of fully self-tuning engines
WinGD has plans to gradually introduce fully self-tuning engines for its engine programme by the end of 2026, Peter Krähenbühl, WinGD’s Head of Digital Transformation & Technology tells The Motorship in an exclusive interview
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European Commission to monitor IMO MBM developments during ETS review
The EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) covering shipping is expected to enter effect by 2024, but ship owners can expect a 2-3 year tapered introduction period.
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Babcock LGE discusses multi-fuel future for shipping industry
Andrew Scott, Business Development Director at Babcock LGE, shares his thoughts on the emerging alternative fuel markets and gives an insight into the market leading technology of LGE in an exclusive interview with The Motorship.
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How methanol holds the key to unlocking hydrogen at sea
If the arrival of low and zero carbon future fuels is central to achieving progress in decarbonising shipping, we can expect an increasing focus on the viability of solutions for alternative fuels in the maritime market ahead of COP26.
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Consultant Interest Revives Amid Need For Flexibility
Passenger ship owners have started to look at moving back towards developing designs in house, with the help of consultant naval architects, amid concerns that current shipyard designs offer insufficient flexibility over the lifetime of the ship, Anders Orgaard, Chief Commercial Officer at the Danish consultant naval architect company OSK-ShipTech ...
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MAN plots a course for hydrogen vectors for shipping amid a transforming market
Dr Uwe Lauber, ceo of MAN Energy Solutions, discussed the implications of the energy transition and MAN Energy Solutions’ response to the changing market, during a recent interview in Brunsbuttel.
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Capt von Berlepsch of Hapag-Lloyd: we’re navigating unknown waters
Captain Richard von Berlepsch, Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd’s Fleet Management arm, offered his thoughts about decarbonisation, regulatory changes and erroneous public perception in an interview with The Motorship.
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Dr Lauber of MAN ES discusses hydrogen vectors and a transforming market
Dr Uwe Lauber, ceo of MAN Energy Solutions, discussed the implications of the energy transition and MAN Energy Solutions’ response to the changing market, during a recent interview in Brunsbüttel, Germany.
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Localisation requirements for UK offshore wind could help rebuild local supply chains
Toby Mumford of Wight Shipyard Co discusses the challenges of preparing for changes in the UK and major European markets, and mulls greater localisation requirements.
