HAMBURG ACTS TO PROTECT ITS WATERS
According to the Port of Hamburg, from September 2024, the rules for discharging ballast water in ports will change; IMO will then require all seagoing vessels to treat ballast water when discharging it, usually in coastal areas, to prevent the spread of invasive...
HYBRID CAPACITOR DRIVE PROPOSED TO REPLACE BATTERIES FOR VESSEL POWER
UK maritime consortium MSE International, in collaboration with four other organisations, has been successful in attracting Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) Round 4 funding from Innovate UK to build a prototype parallel hybrid drive that incorporates...
AI HELPS STENA LINE CUT FUEL AND EMISSIONS
Ferry operator Stena Line has reported a significant reduction in fuel consumption thanks to strategic use of artificial intelligence (AI). Stena Line’s new AI system, Voyage Optimisation System, has been tested on crossings between Gothenburg and the Danish...
HD KSOE LAUNCHES TECHNOLOGY FOR AMMONIA-FUELLED VESSELS
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has revealed its new technology that ensures more safety for ammonia-fuelled vessels which are considered as eco-friendly ships for the next generation. The company recently held a ‘Global Tech Forum’ in...
DESIGN CONSORTIUM RECEIVES AiPs FOR AMMONIA-FUELLED CONTAINER SHIP
Two classification societies, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Lloyd’s Register (LR), have awarded a new ship design of an ammonia-fueled 3,500 TEU container vessel Approval in Principle (AiP). A cross-industry taskforce including A. P. Møller-Mærsk, MAN Energy...
IMO ROUNDTABLE EXPLORES WIND PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY
The use of wind as an energy source for accelerating shipping’s decarbonisation and the opportunities and challenges associated with wind propulsion technology (WPT) adoption were the focus of the inaugural ‘Wind Propulsion Technology’ roundtable held at...
ABS HIGHLIGHTS SHIIFT TO SUSTAINABLE FUEL
According to the latest ABS research, geopolitical instability, scalability of fuel production and retrofits to existing vessels are key factors impacting the shipping industry’s journey to net zero by 2050. The sixth in an annual series, the 2024 Outlook, Beyond the...
ELECTROSTATIC COATING APPLICATION CUTS SHIPYARD VOC EMISSIONS
According to coatings company PPG, the EDR Antwerp shipyard has achieved a 40% reduction in overspray with the electrostatic application of PPG’s Sigmaglide 2390 fouling release coating. The project was carried out on the underwater hull of the ro-pax vessel...