In answer to the European Union's aim to electrify ports by 2030, Spanish company Siport21 has developed a simulator to help ports make the correct investment decision when installing onshore power supply (OPS). Posts must instal the necessary infrastructure able to...
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FastRig RETROFIT WINGSAIL BEGINS LAND-BASED TESTS
UK company Smart Green Shipping has commenced on-land testing of FastRig, described as a robust aluminium wingsail that harnesses wind power to deliver thrust to the ship and can reduce shipping emissions by up to 30%. FastRig has been developed collaboratively with...
CORVUS ESS FOR SOUTH AMERICA’S FIRST HYBRID VESSEL
Corvus Energy has been selected to supply the battery energy storage system (ESS) onboard the 'Magellan Discoverer', the first hybrid diesel-electric vessel to be constructed in South America. The vessel is a luxury polar expedition cruise ship to be built at the...
WÄRTSILÄ LIFECYCLE AGREEMENT SUPPORTS LOW-EMISSION FERRY OPERATIONS
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Lifecycle Agreement with UK-based P&O Ferries, covering two vessels, the 'Pioneer' and 'Liberté'. The agreement is designed to optimise and ensure minimal impact on operations, while providing maintenance cost predictability. With...
CARGILL SHARES WIND PROPULSION TRIAL RESULTS
Ship operator Cargill today revealed exciting results of the six-month test period following the retrofit of wind propulsion technology to bulk carrier 'Pyxis Ocean', a move that Cargill says underscores the potential for wind assisted propulsion in moving the...
DECARBONISATION AGREEMENT SIGNED BY MOL AND RIO TINTO
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and dry bulk shipper Rio Tinto have agreed to further collaborate on shipping decarbonisation in addition to existing commitments to enhance safety and improve crew welfare in the dry bulk industry. MOL Group has positioned environmental...
MoU SIGNED TO ESTABLISH UK-SPAIN GREEN CORRIDOR
The Port Authority of Bilbao and Portsmouth International Port have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) whereby both parties declare their willingness to collaborate and work together to contribute to the growth of freight and passenger transport between the...
RICARDO SUPPORTS IMO DECARBONISATION AGENDA
Consulting engineers Ricardo reports that the company's Director of Maritime, Tim Scarbrough, will be participating in the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG). According to...
ALFA LAVAL AND KSB SIGN MoU FOR AIR LUBRICATION SYSTEM
Alfa Laval has collaborated with a Korean shipbuilding company by signing the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for OceanGlide installations. The agreement is said to show growing market interest in OceanGlide as a viable solution for energy efficiency and...
SHIPS AND PORTS PLAY CRUCIAL ROLE IN ACHIEVING EU CLIMATE GOAL
According to Danske Rederier (Danish Shipping), the European Commission estimates that 280m tons of CO2 will need to be captured to meet the ambitious 90% greenhouse gas emission reduction target in 2040, an ambition in which the shipping and ports industries will be...
PROJECT TO REMOVE NOx FROM AMMONIA-FUELLED SHIPS
ClassNK is working with Hitachi Zosen Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) on a joint project to develop an N2O reactor for ammonia-fuelled ships has been selected by the Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) as a...
PAY-AS-YOU-SAVE CAN ACHIEVE DECARBONISATION GOALS
According to the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), improving energy efficiency is a no-regrets approach when it comes to minimising fuel consumption and its associated costs. Closing the data-financing gap can turbocharge maritime Energy Efficiency...
FUEL CELL PROJECT EXTENDS eMETHANOL TECHNOLOGY TO LARGE VESSELS
US company Advent Technologies has received approval for funding for its latest R&D project, known as RiverCell 3, which aims to develop a maritime fuel cell system resulting in an auxiliary power unit with a total capacity exceeding 500kW. This will be based on...