Wärtsilä has announced that its carbon capture solution (CCS) is now commercially available to the global maritime industry, which the company says delivers a step-change in shipping’s decarbonisation journey. According to Wärtsilä’s tests, the new Wärtsilä CCS has...
Hurtigruten Norway has initiated one of Europe's largest environmental ship upgrades, which will mean that the rebuilt ships will cut CO2 emissions by 25% and NOx emissions by as much as 80%. The upgrades, to be completed in 2023, will affect Hurtigruten Norway's...
In its efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of its 90 vessel fleet, Solstad Offshore has turned to Wärtsilä, aiming to achieve a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030. The agreement aims to identify, evaluate, and implement solutions that will increase fuel...
A concept design for a VLCC fuelled by green methanol, produced joinly by China's Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co, part of China State Shipping Corporation and COSCO Shipping Energy has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification societies DNV and...
Swedish ship designer FKAB has received an Approval in Principal (AiP) from RINA for an MR tanker design using LNG with steam to produce Hydrogen, for propulsion, and CO2. A gas reformer will produce hydrogen to supply the main engine as well as a bank of ABB fuel...
Dutch company Kotug is to deploy its E-Pusher type M and four barges for zero-emission transport of cocoa beans by Cargill between the Port of Amsterdam, the largest cocoa import port in the world, and Cargill's cocoa facilities in Zaandam. The vessel is equipped with...
The Grimaldi Group has reinforced its environmental sustainability credentials by partnering with Wärtsilä in a venture that Grimaldi refers to as 'the vacuum cleaner of the seas'. The Neapolitan shipowning company says it has been working for years to tackle the...
Finnish cleantech company Valmet says that it has tested a first-of-a-kind exhaust gas treatment system (scrubber) and wet electrostatic precipitator combination which is capable of cutting exhaust gas emissions from a marine diesel engine by up to 99%. Valmet...
Ship owners, operators and managers responding to an environmental survey instigated by Thordon Bearings and carried out by Canada-based McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business have acknowledged the need to reduce operational oil leakage from propeller...
Rolls-Royce is delivering its new generation mtu Series 2000 engines, which comply with the strict emissions regulations IMO III and EPA Tier 3 Recreational, for the first time for a large yacht to be built in the US. Rolls-Royce will provide two 16V 2000 M97L engines...
UK Chamber of Shipping President John Denholm has called on the IMO to take more decisive action to cut emissions from the international shipping industry. Delivering his address at the Chamber's annual dinner in front of 700 guests, including the IMO...
Cacao processing company Grain de Sail, of Morlaix, France, has signed a contract with the Piriou shipyard to build a second pure-sail zero-emission ship. The company began operating a sailing vessel, of 24m length and 50t capacity, in November 2020. This vessel has...
FuelTrust, a US-based technology company said to be dedicated to creating a trusted and sustainable fuel ecosystem for the maritime industry, has launched Carbon Baseline, described as an AI-enabled solution that delivers a detailed and verified baseline assessment of...
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