DAMEN, CATERPILLAR AND PON POWER PARTNER IN METHANOL TUG PROJECT
Damen Shipyards, Caterpillar and Pon Power have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of a series of dual-fuel methanol / diesel powered tugs, following Damen’s recent delivery of an all-electric RSD-E Tug 2513 to New Zealand. Damen’s...
NORWEGIAN DESIGN FOR NOVEL CO2 CARRIER
Breeze Ship Design, together with the Norwegian oil major Equinor, are to develop a ship design concept for a CO2 carrier for direct offshore injection, with main key design drivers being safe loading, transport, and offshore injection of CO2 with as low emissions as...
WÄRTSILÄ AND HYCAMITE TO JOINTLY DEVELOP ONBOARD PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM LNG
Wärtsilä has entered into a joint development agreement with Hycamite TCD Technologies, a privately-owned Finnish company specialising in the development of a pioneering technology for producing clean hydrogen and solid carbon from methane. The two companies will work...
ClassNK GRANTS AiP FOR AMMONIA FUELLED BULKER
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (‘K’ Line) and Itochu Corporation, Nihon Shipyard Mitsui E&S Machinery and NS United Kaiun Kaisha have jointly obtained an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Classification Society, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for the design of an...
NYK AND PARTNERS BEGIN NEXT PHASE OF ARLFV PROJECT
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), MTI and Elomatic have now completed the concept design phase of a new capesize bulk carrier and a very large crude oil tanker (VLCC) in a project that aims to build an LNG-fuelled vessel that can be efficiently converted to an...
FINCANTIERI’S FOURTH GREEN VIRGIN CRUISE SHIP TAKES TO THE WATER
The floating out ceremony of ‘Brilliant Lady’, last of four ships which Virgin Voyages (new cruise operator and a brand of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group) ordered from the Italian Fincantieri group, has taken place at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente...
NEW EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP PROMOTES MARITIME BATTERIES
In an effort to develop batteries suitable for deployment in the waterborne transport sector, the Waterborne Technology Platform and the Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA) have formally signed a Joint Declaration which formalises the cooperation between...
UNTIL ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES MATURE, BIOFUELS WILL PLAY A MAJOR ROLE
DNV Maritime recently brought together industry experts to share up-to-date insights into alternative and emerging fuels, with GoodFuels and UECC among the participants. In addition to discussing availability, latest insights, regulatory and financial implications,...