Month: April 2022

Corvus Energy, NAVTEK Naval Technologies and BMA Technologies are progressing their working relationship BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Marine decarbonisation partnership

The FlagshipONE e-methanol project will generate e-methanol using energy produced by the Hörneborgsverket CHP plant in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Liquid Wind estimates e-methanol lifecycle emissions

A consortium of companies plan to bring an ammonia terminal into operation at the Port of Rotterdam by 2026. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Ammonia import terminal planned for Rotterdam

The UMAS study identifies potential savings from the adoption of low emission fuels in the Great Lakes region of North America, for example. Modern vessels, such as Fednav's Federal Montreal, have achieved significant GHG reductions operating on conventio ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Study identifies potential for US shipping fleet transformation

A pilot valve malfunction contributed to the grounding of the Rubina on the river Weser in Germany in 2020, a BSU investigation has concluded. GENERAL NEWS

Valve problem caused loss of steering, grounding

Boskalis will retrofit energy storage systems onboard two construction support vessels, two diving support vessels, and crane vessels Bokalift 1 (pictured) and Bokalift 2 within two years. ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Boskalis to retrofit energy storage systems on offshore vessels

Draft guidelines on the delivery of exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) water and residues to port reception facilities will be presented to MEPC 78 in June 2022 for further consideration. EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

PPR 9 advances EGCS water discharge guidelines

2025 delivery is sought for advanced, first-of-a-kind cable layer. VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Cableship Order in Offing for New Player

Hydrogen is increasingly being used to reduce the carbon intensity of hard-to-abate sectors, such as at voestalpine's steel mill in Donawitz, Austria (pictured). ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

UK government highlights hydrogen leakage