NO SUCH THING AS A ZERO-EMISSION SHIP, SAYS DESIGNER
According to Danish naval architecture consultancy OSK-ShipTech, in the CO2 emissions debate, the shipping industry should steer a different course from that which focuses only on CO2 emissions from fuel, and concentrate on the broader picture. Although the ferry...
EASTAWAY ENSURES EEXI COMPLIANCE WITH WÄRTSILÄ POWER LIMITER
Wärtsilä is supporting Eastaway Ship Management in reaching its decarbonisation targets by providing Power Limitation Solutions for six vessels, which will improve the vessels’ EEXI rating in line with requirements coming into force in 2023. Wärtsilä will provide its...
ALFA LAVAL JOINS METHANOL INSTITUTE
As an enabler in the marine industry’s transition to green methanol as fuel, Alfa Laval has become a member of the Methanol Institute, a body founded in 1989 to serve as a global trade association for the methanol industry, representing methanol producers,...
ZERO-EMISSION OFFSHORE VESSEL STARTS SEA TRIALS
‘Edda Breeze’, the first of the five Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) that Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondan has in its orderbook, has been moved to the Port of Gijón, from where it will complete its sea trials programme over the following...
TITAN LNG JOINS INDUSTRY COALITION
Sea-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition established to demonstrate LNG’s benefits as a viable marine fuel, and Titan LNG, an independent alternative fuels supplier, have announced that Titan will become a member of the coalition, recognising that together, and in...
MTF REPORT ADDRESSES SAFETY OF AMMONIA FUEL
The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) – of which DNV is a founding member – has released a new preliminary discussion report on the use of ammonia as a marine fuel, revealing various ideas and diverse comments on the use of alternative fuels from different points of...
LR AWARDS AiP FOR METHANOL TO HYDROGEN CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY
US-based renewable energy company e1 Marine’s M-series methanol to hydrogen generator has received Approval in Principle (AiP) for marine applications from classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR). The AiP demonstrates the compliance of e1 Marine’s...
AiP FOR GTT BALLAST-FREE LNG SHIP CONCEPT
GTT has been awarded a new approval in principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas (BV), for the Shear-Water concept, a new ballast-free LNG bunker and feeder vessel (LNGB&FV). This follows earlier approvals from China Classification Society and DNV. GTT points out that...