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Wärtsilä ammonia engine cuts GHG emissions by 90%

Wärtsilä ammonia engine cuts GHG emissions by 90%

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 3, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, Maritime research, News, Ship propulsion

Tests of Wärtsilä’s 4-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia fuel show that a 95 per cent ammonia energy share now achieves up to a ninety per cent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to equivalent diesel engines. The extensive testing follows the...
ABS publishes safety insights for ammonia as a marine fuel

ABS publishes safety insights for ammonia as a marine fuel

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 22, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, Maritime research, News, Shipping

How does ammonia behave when it leaks in an engine room? How does a cloud of escaped ammonia disperse during bunkering operations? These and many other critical safety questions that must be understood if ammonia is to become widely adopted as a marine fuel are...
VIDEO: How MARIN studies wind propulsion’s impact on operations

VIDEO: How MARIN studies wind propulsion’s impact on operations

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 21, 2025 | Digitalisation, Maritime research, News, WASP

Last February, MARIN conducted simulations on its Large Motion Simulator to explore the impact of wind propulsion on onboard operations. Using a human-centred design approach, it was evaluated how integrating wind propulsion systems affects daily operations on ships....
Denmark first to launch remote pilotage

Denmark first to launch remote pilotage

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 15, 2025 | Digitalisation, Maritime research, Navigation, News, Shipping

With approval from the Danish Emergency Management Agency, DanPilot and Danelec are now initiating a test programme for remote pilotage – the first of its kind in the world. The programme allows pilots to guide ships from land, using only advanced data transmitted...
Australia locates 19th century Dutch merchant ship

Australia locates 19th century Dutch merchant ship

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 14, 2025 | Maritime research, News, Shipwreck

Researchers in Australia are confident they have located the shipwreck site of Koning Willem de Tweede. This 800-tonne Dutch merchant sailing ship was lost in Guichen Bay near Robe, South Australia, in June 1857. The researchers are affiliated with the Australian...
VIDEO: How a robot can improve wind turbine maintenance

VIDEO: How a robot can improve wind turbine maintenance

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 28, 2025 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Maritime research, News, Offshore wind

TNO, in collaboration with TU Delft and Robohouse, is developing a cutting-edge robot designed to install sensors deep inside wind turbine blades. The sensors provide valuable data on the blade’s health. Source article: TNO Wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger...
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