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ABB to power world’s first hybrid-electric biomass fuel carriers

ABB to power world’s first hybrid-electric biomass fuel carriers

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 20, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

The Japanese consortium e5 Lab has designed Roboship, a biomass fuel carrier, powered by a fully standardised, electric propulsion system to attain zero-emission operations in port. Honda Heavy Industries will build the ship while ABB will supply the modularised...
EUR 50 million subsidy for ZES inland navigation battery containers

EUR 50 million subsidy for ZES inland navigation battery containers

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 19, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping

Zero Emission Services (ZES) will receive EUR 50 million through the Dutch National Growth Fund for the accelerated implementation of its solution for inland shipping. The investment goes to the development of 75 battery containers (ZESpacks), fourteen docking...
EMSA to check ships’ emissions in the Baltic Sea with drones

EMSA to check ships’ emissions in the Baltic Sea with drones

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 15, 2022 | Emissions, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is conducting a large-scale emissions monitoring campaign using remotely piloted aircraft, scheduled to begin later this month. Over a three-month period, a specially equipped drone will measure the sulphur content in the...
Lloyd’s Register gives AiP for China’s first ammonia-powered Newcastlemax bulk carrier

Lloyd’s Register gives AiP for China’s first ammonia-powered Newcastlemax bulk carrier

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 15, 2022 | Classification/inspection, Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding

Lloyd’s Register has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC), the largest shipbuilding company in China, for the first Chinese Newcastlemax bulk carrier concept to be powered by ammonia. Running on ammonia allows for...
Gasunie, HES and Vopak to develop import terminal for hydrogen carrier in Rotterdam

Gasunie, HES and Vopak to develop import terminal for hydrogen carrier in Rotterdam

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 15, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ports, Shipping

Gasunie, HES International and Vopak will be working together to develop an import terminal for green ammonia as a hydrogen carrier. The terminal, that will operate on the Maasvlakte in the Port of Rotterdam under the name ACE Terminal, will be operational from 2026....
Boskalis to equip six offshore vessels with hybrid propulsion

Boskalis to equip six offshore vessels with hybrid propulsion

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 11, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Heavy lift, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Ship conversion/refit, Ship propulsion

Boskalis will convert six offshore vessels, including the BokaLift crane vessels, into hybrid ships through the retrofitting of energy storage systems, or “power packs”. The conversions are to reduce fuel consumption and associated carbon dioxide and...
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