by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 28, 2022 | Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, SWZ|Maritime, WASP
The end of May is traditionally the period that the various national shipbuilding associations announce their results from the previous year. Our editor Gerrit de Boer has compiled a detailed overview of the ships delivered last year with a map that shows where in the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 23, 2022 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Shipping
SeaShuttle, an ambitious project to build two hydrogen-powered, remotely controlled and autonomous-ready container ships for delivery by 2025, has secured NOK 150 million (EUR 15 million) in funding from Norwegian state enterprise ENOVA. The vessels are planned to...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 15, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping
Hydrogen has a crucial role in decarbonising the world’s energy system, but uptake will be too slow. Governments need to make urgent, significant policy interventions, according to a new report by DNV. In Hydrogen Forecast to 2050, DNV predicts the amount of hydrogen...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 14, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipping
Tata Steel has entered into a partnership with Van Dam Shipping of Spijk, Groningen, to develop a hydrogen-powered vessel. The steel company wants to use the ship to reduce the CO2 emissions caused by the sea transport of steel coils. The vessel to be developed is a...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 7, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, Maritime research, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipping
Ammonia, combined with fuel cell and internal combustion engine technologies, could be used to fuel large ships and heavy road transport to reduce emissions. The TU Delft’s multi-organisational interdisciplinary project AmmoniaDrive researches such solutions and...
