Opinion – Page 5
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NewsABS’ Patrick Ryan looks forward to digital Freedom in 2023
Patrick Ryan, Senior Vice President of Global Engineering and Technology discusses the upcoming migration of ABS customers to the Freedom platform and the rollout of the Class Digital Twin in an exclusive interview with The Motorship at Posidonia 2022.
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NewsWinGD’s Schneiter looks forward to further efficiency savings
Dominik Schneiter, WinGD’s Vice President R&D discusses improvements in operational performance for the engine maker’s customers in an interview with The Motorship.
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NewsTougher measures needed to meet IMO targets: WoodMac
Will the IMO’s efficiency measures be enough to reach current emission targets? “No,” says Iain Mowat, Principal Analyst, EMEARC Refining and Oil Product Markets at Wood Mackenzie.
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NewsFuel Flexibility Strategy Underpins Engine Launch Plans: Stefan Nysjö
Stefan Nysjö, Vice President Power Supply – Marine Power at Wärtsilä discusses the importance that fuel flexibility is likely to play in the new multi-fuel operating environment, and locates the new 46TS-DF engine in a broader context.
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NewsABB’s Christoph Rofka: ‘new approach’ in low speed turbocharging in 2023
Christoph Rofka, Senior Vice President, Medium & Low Speed and Rail, ABB Turbocharging, hinted at a step change in low-speed turbocharging in a recent interview with The Motorship.
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NewsMSC Cruises maintains interest in hydrogen: Francioni
MSC Cruises is continuing to examine the possibility of using fuel cells and hydrogen aboard its vessels and hopes to use liquefied hydrogen as fuel onboard its ships in the future, Michele Francioni, Senior Vice President – Cost Optimisation and Process Improvement at MSC Cruises in Geneva tells The Motorship.
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NewsGreen hydrogen: the European Union nails its colours to mast
The European Union’s USD221 billion (EUR210bn) REPowerEU scheme will accelerate the emergence of a hydrogen economy in the EU, while ending the trading bloc’s reliance upon imported Russian hydrocarbons by 2027.
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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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NewsIs 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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NewsBold 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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NewsVDR 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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NewsCall 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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NewsTaking 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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NewsTaking 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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NewsChange 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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NewsDNV’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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NewsEU 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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NewsWinGD 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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NewsEuropean 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.
