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PortLiner to build two zero-emission inland ships

PortLiner to build two zero-emission inland ships

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 8, 2023 | Autonomous operation, Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

PortLiner intends to build two 135 x 14.50 m (429 TEU) inland waterway ships of the PortLiner “DUTCH” design. The company has now received a recommendation from Lloyd’s Register for the concept flow battery on board these inland vessels, which allows...
LR, SDARI, MAN & MSC to develop ammonia-fuelled container ship

LR, SDARI, MAN & MSC to develop ammonia-fuelled container ship

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 7, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion

Lloyd’s Register (LR), Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and MAN Energy Solutions (MAN-ES) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a design for the ammonia dual-fuel operation of an MSC...
MAN to supply first methanol engine for a car carrier

MAN to supply first methanol engine for a car carrier

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 5, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

China Merchants Heavy Industry has ordered two MAN B&W 7S60ME-LGIM (Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) engines for two car carriers for China Merchants Energy Shipping. The contract represents a number of firsts: the first order globally for the S60ME-LGIM variant,...
VIDEO: ABB reveals propulsion concept that mimics whale tail

VIDEO: ABB reveals propulsion concept that mimics whale tail

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 1, 2023 | Emissions, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion

ABB has introduced ABB Dynafin, a new concept representing a revolutionary propulsion system. Inspired by the dynamic motions of a whale’s tail, the innovative concept is the result of over a decade of research, development, and testing. The company estimates the...
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards reveals SALMO series dry cargo vessels

Thecla Bodewes Shipyards reveals SALMO series dry cargo vessels

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 31, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion

After the delivery of the first two of eight LABRAX vessels, MV Vertom Patty and MV Vertom Cyta, Thecla Bodewes Shipyards will present the SALMO series at Nor-Shipping 2023 in Oslo, Norway. The SALMO series is the yard’s latest product line of innovative...
Coanda effect can pave the way for wind-powered ships

Coanda effect can pave the way for wind-powered ships

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 26, 2023 | Emissions, Maritime research, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, WASP

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden are the first to demonstrate a method that reduces the aerodynamic resistance of ships through the Coanda effect by 7.5 per cent. This opens the way for large cargo ships borne across the oceans by wind alone,...
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