DUTCH/SWISS AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE FUEL CELLS
NIM, a Dutch maritime engineering innovator, and EH Group, a Swiss high-tech company specialising in high-performance hydrogen fuel cell technology, are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This partnership hopes to make a...
BAR ENTERS JAPANESE WIND PROPULSION MARKET WITH MoU
UK marine engineering consultancy specialising in wind propulsion BAR Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Corporation, and Nihon Shipyard of Japan. The MoU is itended to set a framework for further collaborations between the...
COULD ALTERNATIVE FUEL RACE INCREASE EMISSIONS?
Provider of fleet performance solutions Oceanly has conveyed a warning that the green fuels push may lead to increased global emissions. As the race to decarbonise the industry focuses on alternative fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia, biofuels, and LNG, the head of...
BIO-UV HIGHLIGHTS ANOMALIES IN BWTS TESTING
French ballast water treatment system (BWTS) manufacturer Bio-UV Group has found that over 30% of all installed ballast water treatment systems fail Port State Control D-2 compliance inspections despite 95% of systems having successfully passed commissioning tests....
CANADIAN AND GERMAN PORTS COLLABORATE ON SUSTAINABILITY
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) in Germany and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate across a range of port priorities including decarbonisation, safety and cruise. The MoU will see the two port...
VARD TO BUILD FIVE HYBRID OFFSHORE SERVICE VESSELS
Vard, a Fincantieri Group company, has signed a contract for the design and construction of five 88m offshore vessels with an undisclosed international customer. The five Vard 3 32 design vessels, described as ‘Walk-to-work’ vessels, will provide...
AURAMARINE AND QUADRISE PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS DECARBONISATION
Auramarine of Finland and Quadrise, a supplier of clean energy solutions, have announced a collaboration agreement to develop innovative solutions that will support maritime decarbonisation. The purpose of the co-operation is to leverage the expertise of both...
LOW-SULPHUR FUEL PROBLEMS STILL WITH US FIVE YEARS ON
According to Glückstadt, Germany, based condition monitoring company CM Technologies (CMT), as the fifth anniversary of the IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap approaches, fuel compatibility and viscosity problems continue to result in marine engine component damage and high cat...