Wärtsilä spark gas conversion targets methane slip
Wärtsilä has completed the conversion of the engine on three LNG carriers from dual-fuel (DF) to spark gas (SG) operation. Chevron Transport Corporation operates the vessels. This conversion aims to lower greenhouse gas emissions from the vessels by reducing methane...
eCap Marine to power two more bulk carriers with hydrogen
eCap Marine has secured another contract for the supply of hydrogen-based energy systems for the maritime industry. The company will equip two additional hydrogen-powered bulk carriers for GMI with integrated hydrogen energy power systems called eCap H2EPS. The new...
EST-Floattech batteries for fifteen new river cruisers
Dutch system integrator Van Tiem Elektro has contracted EST-Floattech to supply its Octopus High Energy battery systems for fifteen new river cruise vessels. The vessels are being outfitted at De Gerlien van Tiem in Druten and at Vahali Shipyards in Ghent for a group...
LR and MARIC unveil tri-fuel-ready tanker concept
A new 114,000-DWT product and crude oil tri-fuel tanker designed to accommodate future conversion to LNG, methanol or ammonia has secured approval in principle (AiP). It concerns a project of Lloyd's Register (LR) and the Marine Design and Research Institute of China...
Anemoi and Maersk plan Rotor Sails for container ship
Anemoi Marine Technologies will supply its Rotor Sail system for installation on a container vessel in A.P. Moller-Maersk's 8700 TEU Lima class. This is the first time that Rotor Sails will be installed on a container vessel. Anemoi is a British innovator in...
Damen adds container feeder to vessel portfolio
Damen Shipyards Group has launched the Container Feeder (CFe) 1100 design in response to market demand for more efficient, flexible feedering capabilities for regional and international shipping. The design has a firm focus on fuel efficiency, including preparation...
WinGD shows payback on retrofit pathways to net-zero
Retrofitting for alternative fuels could help ship operators reach net-zero emissions cost-effectively, but further policy support is needed to strengthen the business case and ensure maritime decarbonisation targets are met. That is the key finding from WinGD's the...
Sweden orders four frigates from Naval Group
Naval Group has signed a contract with the Swedish Ministry of Defence for the procurement of four defence and intervention frigates (FDIs) for the Royal Swedish Navy. The signing comes less than four months after Sweden announced its selection of the FDI. The...
Wagenborg chooses De Boer Marine for fleet IT
Royal Wagenborg has selected De Boer Marine for a multiyear, phased rollout of onboard connectivity, IT and cybersecurity across its fleet of general cargo vessels. The programme will support secure ship-to-shore communications, stronger onboard digital infrastructure...
Onboard carbon capture offers route to lower emissions
Onboard carbon capture and storage systems (OCCS) could play a significant role in helping shipping reduce CO2 emissions, while alternative fuel supply chains continue to develop. This follows from a new Lloyd’s Register (LR) report. The report, Applying Onboard...
NextOcean to outfit SOV with WavePredictor tech
NextOcean, the Netherlands based provider of offshore vessel motion prediction technology, will supply its motion radar to the Esvagt Njord. This is a dedicated service operations vessel (SOV) commissioned by Esvagt. The system will support safer, more efficient...
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