SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM INTRODUCED FOR SEAGOING SHIPPING
Netherlands-based maritime solar specialist Wattlab is introducing its SolarDeck system to the seagoing shipping industry. SolarDeck is a modular and scalable system of deck-mounted solar panels that are intended to yield significant reductions in fuel consumption and...
DAMEN CONTRACTED FOR FURTHER ELECTRIC TUG
Damen Shipyards Group and Noatum Maritime, part of AD Ports Group’s Maritime and Shipping Cluster, have agreed on the delivery of a second, fully electric Damen RSD-E Tug 2513. The RSD-E Tug 2513 will enable Noatum Maritime to perform berthing and unberthing...
WÄRTSILÄ CUTS METHANE SLIP WITH NextDF TECHNOLOGY FOR THIRD ENGINE
Wärtsilä has introduced its NextDF technology for a third engine, the Wärtsilä 46TS-DF dual-fuel engine. While operating on LNG, the Wärtsilä 46TS-DF engine with NextDF feature is intended to reduce methane emissions to less than 1.4% of fuel use across all load...
PORT CONGESTION INSIGHTS CAN HELP CUT EMISSIONS
Norwegian weather intelligence and voyage optimisation solutions company StormGeo has partnered with the Finnish AI analytics company Awake.AI to deliver AI-powered port analytics to its clients. StormGeo will promote and deliver Awake.AI’s advanced port call...
GREENER REEFERS COULD SAVE FUEL AND GHG EMISSIONS
According to a new White Paper developed by the Kuehne Climate Center and GIZ, a full transition to greener refrigerated containers (reefers) could reduce GHG emissions by up to 3.74m tons CO₂e per year. Natural refrigerants such as propane match or outperform...
MINI-TUG COULD PROVIDE KEY TO ‘ELECTRIFYING THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY’
US electric boat company Arc says it is bringing the first electric portable tugboat to the Port of Los Angeles; the company is retrofitting a small 26ft (8m) long tug in a new partnership with Portland shipyard Diversified Marine. The project aims to begin a new era...
LATEST ULSTEIN ENERGY-EFFICIENT CSOV RECORDS PERFECT CLIENT SATISFACTION SCORE
Olympic’s latest CSOV, the ‘Olympic Notos’, has been operational for six months since her delivery from Ulstein Verft, and the customer feedback is said to be ‘outstanding’. Olympic CTO Runar Stave said: “The vessel was delivered...
MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING LAUNCHES ENERGY-SAVING FERRY
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company, has held a christening and launch ceremony for the first of two large car ferries ordered by Shinnihonkai Ferry Co and Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT). The...