UZMAR AND RAL COOPERATE ON METHANOL-FUELLED TUG DESIGNS
Turkish shipyard Uzmar and Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) have signed an agreement to design and build a new series of methanol-fuelled tugboats. These new designs, exclusive to Uzmar, represent a new generation of lower emission tugs that...
DAMEN TO PROMOTE BAWAT GREEN BWMS
Damen Shipyards Group and Swedish company Bawat have agreed that Damen Green Solutions is given the rights to sell, install and promote Bawat’s ship-based ballast water management system (BWMS) which uses waste heat rather than chemicals or UV lamps. Damen says it has...
THREE NETHERLANDS SHIPS TO RECEIVE SAIL POWER INSTALLATIONS
Dutch short-sea shipping company Vertom is to partner with Groningen-based Econowind with the intention of installing wind-assist Econowind VentiFoil units on several vessels by the end of 2022. The units will be retrofitted on the general cargo vessels Progress and...
DP WORLD EXPANDS SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
Dubai-based global logistics provider DP World says it has made a new commitment to safeguard ocean health, with the additional duty to increase access to clean water, sanitation provisions, and protect aquatic biodiversity. DP World’s Our World, Our Future...
FIRST EMISSION-FREE PUSHBOAT NAMED IN GERMANY
A naming ceremony has been held for ‘Elektra’, believed to be the first zero-emission pushboat to be built, at the Hermann Barthel shipyard in Derben, Germany. The ceremony marked the end of a two-year construction period and the transfer to Berlin’s Westhafen...
WÄRTSILÄ DELIVERS 15 LPG FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEMS
Wärtsilä has successfully completed delivery of its LPG Fuel Supply System (LFSS) to 15 Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) vessels owned and operated by Norwegian LPG shipping company BW LPG. BW LPG, which is believed to have the world’s largest fleet of VLGC vessels,...
SHIP CONCEPT AIMS TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN FUEL FROM PLASTIC WASTE
US company H2-Industries and Technolog Services, a German naval architecture company, have joined forces to develop 3D designs for an innovative concept ship that will collect plastic waste from the sea and convert it into clean hydrogen, allowing surplus hydrogen to...
SHIPPING’S FUTURE FUEL DEMAND WILL EQUAL THE ENTIRE CURRENT PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLES
New data has revealed how the global shipping industry will require the equivalent of the world’s entire current renewable energy demand in order to replace fossil fuel use. A new study, Fuelling the Fourth Propulsion Revolution, authored by Professor Dr Stefan...