by Mariska Buitendijk | May 24, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship conversion/refit, Ship propulsion, Shipping, WASP
Netherlands-based Econowind will install wind-assist VentiFoil units on multiple Vertom vessels by the end of 2022. These will be retrofitted on the general cargo vessels MV Progress and MV Perfect, making it the first fleet order for Econowind. Econowind will install...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 13, 2022 | Autonomous operation, Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion
DB Schenker has revealed plans to run a zero-emission coastal container feeder between Ikornnes quay and the Port of Ålesund in Norway. The autonomous and fully electric vessel will use the Naval Dynamics’ NDS AutoBarge 250 concept developed in partnership with...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 12, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
The fourth electric ferry that will sail across the North Sea Canal, the NZK Pont 103, was christened on Thursday, 12 May. The christening took place in Hardinxveld-Giessendam at Holland Shipyards Group (HSG), where the ferry was built. Inge Keur, commercial director...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 12, 2022 | Digitalisation, Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Renewables, Ship propulsion, Shipping
Uncomfortable and discouraging. That is how maritime economist Martin Stopford characterises how maritime businesses must be feeling now that they are facing the energy transition, digitalisation and the current geopolitical situation. His advice in terms of switching...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 5, 2022 | News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, WASP
The engineers at Oceanbird have made changes to their low-emission car carrier concept’s wing design. It is now half the size, but shows the same performance as the previous design. And instead of a telescopic solution to allow the vessel to pass under bridges...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 29, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion
Ulstein’s new vessel concept Thor could make zero-emission cruise operations a reality. The 149-metre 3R (Replenishment, Research and Rescue) design will feature a thorium molten salt reactor (MSR) to generate electricity. This enables the vessel to operate as a...
