by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 3, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, Maritime research, News, Ship propulsion
Wärtsilä Corporation hasopened its new technology centre, the Sustainable Technology Hub, in Vaasa, Finland. The new centre will contribute to efforts to advance the global decarbonisation of marine and energy by fostering innovation, collaboration, and the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 31, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Shipping, Towage
Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.Tech will soon welcome the Hydrotug, the first hydrogen-powered tugboat. The Hydrotug consists of two BeHydro V12 dual-fuel medium speed engines that can run on hydrogen and traditional fuel. The port sees the tug as an important step in...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 21, 2022 | Marine engines, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion
After already having suspended deliveries, sales, orders, and bidding to Russia after the country invaded Ukraine, Wärtsilä will now further downscale its Russian operations. The company says that in the current environment, it cannot maintain activities in Russia....
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 5, 2022 | Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, Maritime research, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping
A consortium of shipping stakeholders wants to develop demonstrators for two-stroke and four-stroke marine engines running on ammonia fuel. The Ammonia 2-4 project aims to advance viable concepts for ammonia fuel. The project is coordinated by technology group...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 1, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Heavy lift, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Offshore wind, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
Van Oord’s new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Boreas will be powered by five Wärtsilä 32 dual-fuel methanol generators. It is the first time Wärtsilä supplies methanol engines for a newbuild project. Schiedam based Huisman will construct a Leg Encircling...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 24, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, Navy, News, Offshore wind, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime
Hope and optimism keep us going, but one can also get lost in it. As with too much optimism people like to forget reality. Long before the 24th of February, simple people like me could see that the so-called “exercise” posed a real threat to peace. Yet, most of us...
