MDO MADE FROM CO2 AND H2 TO BE USED IN BOXSHIPS
Norwegian company MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has signed an agreement with Ineratec of Germany for the supply of synthetic Marine Diesel Oil (MDO) made from biogenic CO2 and renewable hydrogen, with delivery set to start in 2024. Ineratec believes that, with the...
REAL-VESSEL HYDROGEN FUEL PROJECT GAINS EUOPEAN FUNDING
The European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) has informed the consortium of 17 partners in a project known as Ship-aH2oy that the project has been granted €15m over a five-year timescale to develop and demonstrate a zero-emission...
PORTSMOUTH AIMS TO LEAD UK IN SHORE POWER FACILITIES
Portsmouth Port says it is now officially on track to become the UK’s leading shore power port, following confirmation of an offer from Scottish and Southern Energy Network (SSEN) to secure the extra power capacity required. In less than two years multiple ships that...
FERRY CONVERTS WITH BRUNVOLL TO ZERO-EMISSION OPERATION
From January 1, 2024, the ‘Rygerbuen’, which operates for Rødne Trafikk as a car ferry between Stavanger and Vassøy, will become zero-emission vessel with electric propulsion from Brunvoll. Brunvoll, which specialises in system supplies for workboats and...
DELTAMARIN PARTICIPATES IN SAIL CONVERSION PROJECT
Deltamarin of Finland and French company Socatra have signed a contract for a conversion basic design package for installing two Norsepower rotor sails onboard the 50,000dwt Chemical/Product tanker ‘Alcyone’. The MR chemical tanker built in 2022, will be...
RO-PAX GETS PROPULSION MAKEOVER TO CUT CO2
Swedish green tech company Qtagg recently secured an order for a total upgrade of ro-pax vessel ‘Silja Europa’s’ propulsion control system, with the aim of decreasing l decrease the ship’s fuel consumption by 6% and CO2 emissions by 2096 tons yearly. The...
BIO-SEA WARNS OF CYBER HACKERS GAINING ENTRY VIA BWTS
France-based UV water treatment specialist Bio-UV Group has developed cyber security software for its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system (BWTS) ahead of two IACS Unified Requirements (URs) set to enter into force in 2024. Like any networked system or control...
HYDROGEN FUEL CELL TO GROW IN MARINE MARKETS, SAYS IDTechEx
With the need for the industry to aim for broader climate goals such as the Paris Agreement and ‘Fit for 55’ in Europe, and the largest vessels tending to contribute the most to maritime emissions, US research consultancy IDTechEx recognises the magnitude...