by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 22, 2021 | News, Passenger ships, Propulsion
Ferry operator Stena Line, Frederikshavn Municipality, and the Port of Frederikshavn have signed an agreement for making Gothenburg-Frederikshavn the world’s first fossil fuel free ferry line of its kind. The route is to be operated by two battery-powered Stena...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 4, 2021 | News
Holland Shipyards Group (HSG) will retrofit Future Proof Shipping’s inland vessel Maas to a zero-emissions hydrogen propulsion system. After months of energy profiling, the 110 x 11.45-metre container ship will be retrofitted at the HSG yard in Hardinxveld...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 17, 2021 | News
Maersk has now identified four alternative fuels with which the Danish container shipping company wants to realise its ambition of being CO2 neutral by 2050. They are ammonia, methanol, biodiesel and lignin. The latter fuel is made from biomass such as rice. The...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 8, 2020 | News
The first all-electric vessels built in the US, the James V. Glynn and Nikola Tesla have been approved to enter service. The Niagara Falls tour ferries are each powered by a pair of battery packs providing 316 kWh total capacity divided across two catamaran hulls....
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 28, 2020 | News
In October, MARIN will kick off the ZERO JIP initiative focused on the maritime energy transition. In this Joint Industry Project, project partners will design, build and test prototypes of the “Engine Room of the Future” to assure reliable future...
