AI SYSTEM UPGRADED TO HELP SAVE FUEL AND CUT EMISSIONS
Danish marine tech company Frugal Technologies is upgrading its class-approved Frugal Propulsion, described as a cost, fuel-, and emissions-saving system for large vessels, to now include temperature, pressure and vibration deviations, helping engineers and shipowners...
ClassNK UPDATES FuelEU FAQ PUBLICATION
Tokyo-based classification society ClassNK has released ‘FAQs on the FuelEU Maritime (2nd Edition)’ providing details on responsible entities and timeline required for shipping companies. FuelEU Maritime, an EU regulation aimed at promoting the...
FUNDING RECEIVED FOR CARGO VESSEL FUEL CELL RETROFIT PROJECT
Norwegian company Teco 2030, Blom Maritime and Samskip, are to receive an Enova grant for a pre-project aiming to retrofit Samskip’s vessel ‘Kvitnos’ with Teco 2030 fuel cells using hydrogen as fuel. This innovative project aims to significantly reduce...
ARMADA AND QATAR SHIPYARD TO COLLABORATE ON AIR LUBRICATION
Armada Technologies, a provider of a second-generation hull air lubrication system and Qatar Shipyard Technology Solutions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on installing Armada’s Passive Air Lubrication Systems (PALS) on vessels. The...
TÄRNTANK ORDERS ANOTHER HYBRID CHEMICAL TANKER DESIGN FROM KONGSBERG
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to design and a equip a 10th hybrid chemical tanker for Danish operator Tärntank. The new Tärntank vessels will reduce CO2 emissions using a combination of clean technologies. The wind-assist technology will be installed on...
FIRST LARGER H2-POWERED CTV DELIVERED BY WINDCAT
Windcat has delivered the ‘Windcat 57’, the first CTV (Crew Transfer Vessel) of its new MK5 vessel design, which will go into operation from mid-June 2024 in Scotland. The new MK5 design answers to the changing needs of the offshore wind industry. These vessels have...
SILVERSTREAM AND HYUNDAI COOPERATE ON AIR LUBRICATION SYSTEM
Silverstream Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with HD Hyundai Marine Solution, part of HD Hyundai Heavy Industry (HD HHI) Group of South Korea. HD Hyundai started as a shipbuilder in 1972 and has grown into a comprehensive heavy industry...
BIOFUEL HELPS UECC’S AIM TO BEAT 45% EMISSIONS REDUCTION BY 2030
United European Car Carriers (UECC) says it is reaping the rewards of its pioneering investments in alternative fuels and is on track to exceed its goal of a 45% emissions reduction by 2030 after more than doubling biofuel usage across its fleet in 2024. The European...