by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 22, 2021 | Emissions, News, Ship conversion, Shipping
Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment and Solvang ASA have agreed on a full-scale pilot retrofit installation of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) system on one of Solvang’s ethylene carriers, the 21,000-m3 Clipper Eos. Wärtsilä designs the retrofitted unit, which is to be...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 12, 2021 | Marine fuels, News, Ship conversion
Wärtsilä and Norwegian ship owner Eidesvik Offshore ASA will convert an offshore supply vessel to operate with an ammonia-fuelled combustion engine with required fuel supply and safety system. This project will be the first of its kind ever in the world and has a...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 6, 2021 | News, Ports, Ship conversion
Shipyard Gebr. Kooiman BV from Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands, recently converted the incident response vessel RPA10 into a hybrid vessel. By combining hybrid technology with exhaust gas after-treatment, this vessel has now achieved the Stage V standard. The Port of...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 21, 2021 | Marine fuels, News, Ship conversion, Shipping
The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine has recommended that Future Proof Shipping’s motor cargo vessel Maas receives an exemption from the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulations. The exemption is to allow the use of hydrogen as a fuel for propulsion and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 11, 2021 | Inland navigation, News, Ship conversion
Koedood Marine Group is supplying a fuel cell system to convert the inland container ship Maas to hydrogen for Future Proof Shipping (FPS). The FPS ship is expected to be completely powered by hydrogen by the end of this year. Koedood will build three fuel cell units...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 8, 2021 | News, Ship conversion, Shipping
Hapag-Lloyd has converted the 15,000 TEU container ship Brussels Express to LNG propulsion. According to the German shipping company, it is the first time ever that such a large container ship has been retrofitted to gas propulsion. The Brussels Express sailed into...
