28 November 2024
Carbon Capture Systems Cost-Revealed
What costs does the retrofit of new Carbon Capture Systems reveal for the world of the shipping industry?
Naval & Engineering
This category is all about the technical side of maritime operations, with news and analysis on shipbuilding, naval architecture, and marine engineering.
Next Gen. Exhaust Scrubber – Lighter & Smaller
The latest advancement in maritime exhaust gas treatment technologies, and features several improvements that make the technology especially well-suited to container vessels, satisfying the increased demand in scrubbers as a compliance option from the container market segment.
The First Tug in the World with Methanol Fuel Cells
The world’s first fuel cell harbour tug, running on green methanol, is set to be developed by Svitzer, part of Maersk. The subject project will carve the path for future Svitzer newbuilds of this kind…
Giant Offshore Crane (LEC) for WTIV
Huisman, a Dutch offshore crane maker confirmed that has been contracted to deliver (again) what it says will be the largest leg encircling crane for a newbuild Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV). Wait. What is…
Retrofitting Carbon Capture and Storage Systems
Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment and Solvang ASA, a Norwegian shipping company, have agreed on a full-scale pilot retrofit installation of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) system on one of Solvang’s ethylene carriers, the 21,000-cbm Clipper…
Rotor Sails on Another Hybrid Ferry
Following the successful installation of the Norsepower Rotor Sail on the hybrid ferry M/V Copenhagen in 2020, and a year of demonstrated results, Scandlines has prepared the sister ferry M/V Berlin for its own Rotor…
WTIV for New Era Offshore Wind Turbines
Van Oord, a Dutch marine and offshore services company, has recently ordered from Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China, a new offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) with the scope of installing new era wind…
Methanol-Fuelled Crew Transfer Vessel
In an effort to eliminate carbon emissions which are incorporated with the supply chain of the offshore wind industry, the Canadian naval architect and marine engineering firm, Robert Allan Ltd. will move to the development…
Dual-Fuel Engine Upgrade to Deliver more Power with less Energy Consumption
The technology group Wärtsilä introduces an upgraded version of its popular and successful Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engine. The new version will deliver increased power output, have a reduced environmental impact, and will feature a lower…
Sails on Bulk Carrier Cargo Cranes!
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is continuing to explore methods of incorporating wind propulsion into its ships. The company has previously said that it believes wind propulsion would provide benefits and is well suited…