Pushing boundaries – Engineering the future fleet: Casper Koopman
From the magazine – A different perspective on various topics. Casper Koopman has changed the perspective on boundary conditions and saw it happening with the use of AI. His interest in the offshore sector and hydromechanics brought it all together. Bas Lenferink....
EST-Floattech to supply batteries for FPS Maas hydrogen retrofit
EST-Floattech has become part of the innovative inland container vessel FPS Maas retrofit project of Future Proof Shipping and Holland Shipyards Group. The FPS Maas will be refitted to operate on a hybrid H2-electrical propulsion engine. Both Future Proof Shipping...
MOL takes delivery of first cargo vessel with Wind Challenger hard sail
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Tohoku Electric Power took delivery of the coal carrier Shofu Maru equipped with the Wind Challenger system on October 7. The Wind Challenger is a hard sail wind power propulsion system. The vessel was handed over at Oshima Shipbuilding....
KVNR: Impending shortage of renewable fuels will affect shipping
According to a study by TU Delft's Aerospace Engineering department, a shortage of raw materials for sustainable fuels is looming. As of 2035, this would make airlines less likely to go green. The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) says this...
Bakker Sliedrecht to fit Energy Storage System on Subsea7’s Seven Arctic
Subsea7's order for an Energy Storage System from Bakker Sliedrecht is a double first. It is the first order for such a system on this scale for the independent system integrator. Also, Subsea7’s Seven Arctic is believed to be the first heavy construction/flex-lay...
New microreactor that could be used for ships takes next steps towards commercialisation
Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a service agreement with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to bring its eVinci microreactor closer to commercialisation. Besides land-based use, the nuclear battery technology can also be used for marine propulsion. The...
Heesen sells 55-metre steel superyacht Project Serena
Heesen Yachts has sold YN 20555, a 55-metre steel Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) superyacht, the first in the restyled series. Project Serena will be delivered in autumn 2024. Arcon Yachts Monaco introduced the client, an experienced yachtsman who appreciated the...
GCMD, OGCI and Stena Bulk kick off shipboard carbon capture project
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) and Stena Bulk have initiated a two-year project to demonstrate shipboard carbon capture at scale. With Alfa Laval, the American Bureau of Shipping, Deltamarin and TNO,...
Holland Shipyards to build four autonomous electric ferries for Sweden
Holland Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Trafikverket Sweden for the delivery of two plus two autonomous all-electric ferries. The ferries will sail according to autonomy level 2, and will be controlled from the remote control centre based in Stockholm. The...
Barge Master lands extra funding to further develop feeder solution
Barge Master has developed a motion-compensated platform, or Feeder, that can be installed on existing vessels to make them suitable for carrying wind turbine components. To further develop this solution, Barge Master will receive a capital injection of EUR 7.5...
CMA CGM to equip entire fleet with container fire-fighting tool HydroPen
In 2020, CMA CGM ordered Viking Life-Saving Equipment's HydroPen sets to equip its larger container ships. This order has now been extended to cover the entire fleet of more than 270 ships. CMA CGM is not the only container liner making this decision, as Maersk also...
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