Norsepower, in collaboration with Kongsberg Maritime, has published a new white paper proposing the first structured taxonomy for mechanical sail generations in wind assisted propulsion systems (WAPS). The aim is to bring greater technical clarity to a field that is...
Amogy, a US company developing ammonia as a clean fuel for heavy transport applications, has announced plans to launch an ammonia-powered, zero-emission tugboat in late 2023. The company believes that getting the first ammonia-powered vessel on the water will signal a...
Fincantieri Group company Isotta Fraschini Motori (IFM), which designs, builds and markets engines, gensets and thrusters, has inaugurated a new Innovation and Development Centre (CIS) at its Trieste headquarters. Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO Fincantieri, said:...
Dutch company Blue Wasp Marine has been working with Technical University Delft (TU Delft) and the Sea Axe Fund to assess the potential of a small modification to the Flettner rotor wind assistance device. Using its in-house developed Pelican software, Blue Wasp...
UK company Windship Technology has been awarded GBP 4m as part of a consortium in the latest round of the UK’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC), towards a project to demonstrate a symbiotic wind propulsion and carbon capture system, aimed at making a...
A propeller technology capable of substantially reducing the underwater radiated noise (URN) generated by ships’ propellers has been developed by Oscar Propulsion and the University of Strathclyde. The patented PressurePores system reduces propeller tip vortex...
Vard, its subsidiary Seaonics, and partners have been awarded NOK 38m for the Ocean Charger project through the Norwegian Government's support scheme 'The Green Platform Initiative'. Norwegian Minister of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Jan Christian Vestre, said: "We...
At an Artificial Intelligence (AI) forum hosted by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group and Seoul National University, accelerating the development of AI technology was described as key for innovation in the shipbuilding and marine engine industry. The forum was...
A new consortium, known as Hemos (Holistic Energy Management and Optimisation System) funded through the Horizon Europe initiative, has been formed to find a "Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes”. The Hemos consortium consists of LTH-Baas, Estonia;...
Ricardo, a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, has celebrated the official opening of its hydrogen test facility at its headquarters in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. The facility has been designed to leverage and extend Ricardo’s capabilities...
BlueRoute, an application developed by Dutch research agency Marin, has been expanded following the first results of the WiSP2 project, which aims to identify the amount of fuel savings shipowners can achieve using wind assistance. Project manager of WiSP2 Patrick...
According to LNG industry collective Sea-LNG, the recent study from UCL, 'Exploring methods for understanding stranded value: case study on LNG capable ships', is a flawed academic exercise, detached from reality. Sea-LNG's view is that, in setting out a framework for...
Maritime digitalisation company Voyager Worldwide is partnering with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to promote joint innovations that support voyage optimisation, decarbonisation and just-in-time port arrivals with a signed Memorandum of...
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