DNV TYPE APPROVAL FOR CORVUS MARINE FUEL CELL SYSTEM
Corvus Energy’s Pelican fuel cell system, which was developed through the three-year-long H2NOR project, has received Type Approval from DNV. The system is said to be the first fuel cell system (FCS) designed to be inherently gas-safe. Receiving type...
MTU LARGE ENGINES NOW APPROVED FOR HVO AND IMO III
Rolls-Royce Power Systems now offers its mtu Series 1163 and 8000 large engines in all cylinder variants – 16 and 20V in each case – in the power range between 4,800 and 10,000kW with SCR system for compliance with emission stage IMO III. This enables ship...
ClassNK PUBLISHES NEW ALTERNATIVE FUELS INFORMATION
ClassNK has updated its report ‘ClassNK Alternative Fuels Insight’ initially released in May 2024, to Version 2.0, to include the latest information on alternative fuel ships, including orders and deliveries, demand outlook, and cost simulations for ammonia-fuelled...
MORE WORK NEEDED ON SAFETY OF METHANOL FUEL
Survival technology company Survitec has welcomed new guidance from classification society DNV on the fire safety arrangements for methanol-fuelled vessels but advises that more work is required before ships running on methanol can be completely fire-safe. Findings...
E-BUNKER VESSEL CONCEPT UNVEILED BY ABB AND SEAFJORD ENERGY
ABB’s power and propulsion solution has been chosen by SeaFjord Energy, a Swedish innovator in marine energy solutions, for a pioneering e-bunker vessel concept that offers a new way of supplying energy to ships at sea, in fjords or in ports. The vessel concept,...
COULD DEEP-SEA SHIPPING USE BATTERY POWER?
Newly-published research by the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, supported by Sea, the one-stop shop for digitising freight, examines the potential of battery-powered vessels for deep-sea shipping. With the global shipping industry being...
TYPE APPROVAL FOR SUCTION SAIL
Spanish wind-assisted propulsion company bound4blue’s eSAIL has received a full Type Approval Design Certificate (TADC) from DNV, validating compliance with the classification society’s Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) technical standard, and...
MAN’S HAMBURG SERVICE CENTRE ADAPTS TO NEW FUELS
MAN Energy Solutions’ largest service centre, MAN PrimeServ Hamburg, has announced changes to its core concept to adapt to the changing times the maritime service industry is currently experiencing, citing the emergence of alternative fuels, larger ships and shorter...