Emissions control specialist Eminox and turbocharger maker Kompressorenbau Bannewitz (KBB) have announced a new collaboration to meet increasing emissions compliance requirements for marine diesel engines. The two companies will provide marine engine manufacturers and vessel operators with a fully integrated emissions control solution, from turbo to tailpipe, to deliver clean marine diesel engines. Aimed at...
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced an agreement with Vale International to conduct a joint study on the installation of a Rotor Sail onboard a 200,000-ton class in-service bulk carrier to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The bulk carrier, which mainly transports iron ore for steel production, will be installed with the tall cylindrical...
Norway based Simon Møkster Shipping has signed a collaboration agreement with Wärtsilä to carry out a feasibility study on utilising ammonia as the main fuel in dual-fuel engines where LNG is the alternative fuel. The aim of the study is to demonstrate the feasibility of converting vessels for dual ammonia – LNG operation, and that...
Helios Nordic Energy together with partners Gotland Tech Development, METS Technology and ABB, has been granted financial support from the Swedish Energy Agency via the Energy Pilot Gotland programme to investigate how Destination Gotland’s two LNG/LBG vessels could receive increased electrification. The project will aim to decrease the ferries’ carbon emissions by 10 per cent...
Hyundai Global Service (HGS), the aftercare division of shipbuilder and engine maker Hyundai Heavy Industries, has teamed up with ABB Turbocharging to offer an engine part-load optimisation (EPLO) service for shipowners seeking to cut emissions in line with the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) requirements. Ahead of the entry into force of the Energy Efficiency Existing...
Wärtsilä will supply a comprehensive package of propulsion machinery for a new asphalt carrier vessel being built at the Wuhu Shipyard in China for Canadian operator McAsphalt Marine Transportation. This is the 22nd order placed by the Wuhu yard for Wärtsilä propulsion solutions and was placed in August 2021. This is the third order for...
NYK Line, Japan Engine Corporation, IHI Power Systems, and Nihon have been approved by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to participate in a demonstration project that will see the commercialisation of vessels equipped with a domestically produced ammonia-fuelled engine. The demonstration project forms part of the Green Innovation Fund project, a...
Norwegian shipowner Siem Offshore will retrofit a Vard Electro battery pack onboard one of its subsea construction vessels lined up for work in the wind sector. The newly signed contract covers Vard Electro’s SeaQ Energy Storage System (ESS) with two battery packs and a DC link, which will be installed in the first quarter of...
Marine battery company Sterling PlanB Energy Solutions (SPBES) has changed its name to Shift and at the same time launched a one-of-a-kind, new pay-as-you-go energy supply service called PwrSwäp. PwrSwäp is a cost-effective way for any customer to electrify their site, be it maritime or on land. Its practical, pay-as-you-go service gives customers a clean...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its 160,000 CBM liquefied hydrogen carrier, a key result from a joint development project (JDP) launched earlier this year. As part of the JDP, SHI developed the concept and basic design for the Hydrogen Cargo Containment System (Membrane Type) and...
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsui E&S Machinery (MES-M) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) regarding the low-speed, ammonia-fueled main engine that MAN Energy Solutions is currently developing. The MoU provides for keeping MOL and MES-M updated on MAN Energy Solutions’ progress in this regard, with the ultimate intention of...
Stena and methanol producer Proman have committed to jointly develop a retrofit & supply solution, enabling both Stena’s vessels as well as third party vessels to experience the immediate environmental benefits and greenhouse gas emission reductions delivered by methanol. By switching to this fuel, methanol-powered vessels can lead the transition to a lower carbon future...