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Emission-free push boat Elektra starts testing in Berlin’s Westhafen

Emission-free push boat Elektra starts testing in Berlin’s Westhafen

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 23, 2021 | Emissions, Inland navigation, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping

After almost two years of construction at the Hermann Barthel shipyard in Derben and the three-day transfer to Berlin’s Westhafen, the testing of the innovative and emission-free push boat Elektra has now begun. The hydrogen-fuelled Elektra will serve as a role...
Bulk carrier retrofitted with hybrid and solar energy solution

Bulk carrier retrofitted with hybrid and solar energy solution

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 22, 2021 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping

Wärtsilä has installed a hybrid power system combined with a PV solar energy system on board the bulk carrier Paolo Topic, built in 2016. The installation was carried out at the Onomichi Dockyard in Japan and managed by Marfin Management. The combination with solar...
Volvo Penta joins forces with Danfoss to boost marine electrification

Volvo Penta joins forces with Danfoss to boost marine electrification

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 15, 2021 | News, Ship propulsion

Volvo Penta and Danfoss’ Editron division have signed a partnership agreement that will drive the transformation towards sustainable power solutions within the marine industry. The two companies share a visionary mindset to take the marine sector to the next level...
VIDEO: Maersk unveils design of its methanol-powered container ships

VIDEO: Maersk unveils design of its methanol-powered container ships

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 9, 2021 | Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

Maersk has introduced the design of its eight new 16,000 TEU container vessels that will be powered by methanol. With the accommodation at the bow, the ships look distinctly different from conventional container ships. They are said to be twenty per cent more energy...
World’s first hydrogen cargo vessel set for Paris debut

World’s first hydrogen cargo vessel set for Paris debut

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 14, 2021 | Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion

The European innovation project Flagships will deploy the world’s first commercial cargo transport vessel operating on hydrogen, plying the river Seine in Paris. The zero-emission ship is scheduled to start operations before the end of 2021.  The vessel will be owned...

‘New, greener types of ships need a lot more R&D’

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 25, 2021 | Emissions, Marine fuels, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping

The greening of shipping needs much more R&D, not only in finding alternative fuels, but also for the design of completely new ship concepts. In his latest opinion piece, SWZ|Maritime’s editor-in-chief Antoon Oosting argues that for this R&D, a lot more...
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