Marine
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SailPlan to support Harvey Gulf’s NetZero strategy
The emissions monitoring and optimization platform of SailPlan help marine transportation companies achieve provable NetZero. Harvey Gulf International Marine has signed a commercial agreement with SailPlan, a maritime cleantech company, to reduce its fleet emissions. Harvey Gulf has already deployed SailPlan’s emissions monitoring and optimization technology on a 310ft platform…
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ABS : Top three factors you should consider when utilizing ammonia as a marine fuel
Ammonia offers ship owners and operators a zero-carbon tank-to-wake emissions profile, regardless of fuel source. Ammonia’s toxicity requires stringent handling measures and permissible exposure limits to be followed. Although there are currently no prescriptive requirements surrounding ammonia as a marine fuel, demonstrating a vessel’s capability to operate on ammonia is…
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Port of Rotterdam : Rise of bio-blends and methanol- increasing variety of maritime fuels
It is almost impossible to compare the bunker figures for this year with those of five years ago. An increasing variety of bunker fuels is becoming available. This year saw the introduction of methanol bunkering. For the first time, there was also a reason to count bio-blend fuels separately. LNG…
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Be mobile and stay safe with the Wärtsilä BridgeMate app
Ensuring safe operations is a major concern for shipowners. BridgeMate, a navigational app that is part of Wärtsilä’s Fleet Operations Solution (FOS), supports crews by working alongside their Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) to provide several enhanced safety features such as storm avoidance, berthing assistance, and navigational hazard…
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Nor-Shipping 2022 Thought Leader – Håkan Agnevall, CEO, Wärtsilä
Håkan Agnevall, CEO at Wärtsilä, wants to position the marine and energy giant as the natural partner for industry, and society, looking to translate climate ambition to reality. His vision is clear and, he argues ahead of Nor-Shipping 2022, real change is already tantalizingly close at hand. It’s rare for…
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Damen signs up Erma First to supply the world’s smallest ballast water treatment system
Damen has signed its first contract with ballast water treatment systems producer Erma First. Greek company Erma First will be supplying its oneTANK, which is the world’s smallest ballast water treatment system. oneTANK uses chemical injection methods to clean ships’ ballast water and therefore represents an important expansion of Damen’s…
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Helsinki Shipyard contracted the main equipment for machinery and propulsion for the new icebreaker Norilsk Nickel
Helsinki Shipyard Oy has successfully completed purchasing contracts for the main equipment of Nornickel’s icebreaker contracted last year, along with model tests in ice and open water for the icebreaker design developed by Aker Arctic. Norilsk Nickel and Helsinki Shipyard Oy are building a new environmentally friendly icebreaker for Norilsk…
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Port of Rotterdam : “We expect the first imports of sustainably produced hydrogen in 2025”
Hydrogen will play a major role in the energy transition. What infrastructure is required? The demand for hydrogen is increasing rapidly. The port region is expected to play an important role in the hydrogen economy focusing on Northwestern Europe. It concerns tens of millions of tonnes of hydrogen, which are…
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Damen Marine Components: plug-and-play steering gear for new coasters Thecla Bodewes Shipyards
DMC is supplying plug-and-play steering gear to Thecla Bodewes Shipyards for the four new coasters Damen Marine Components (DMC) has been awarded the contract for Optima nozzles, plug & play Piston-type steering gear, and TIMON flap rudders for four coasters being built by Thecla Bodewes Shipyards (TB Shipyards). What is…
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Damen acquires Skoonbox to cut yard emissions
Skoonbox from Skoon Energy is the first step towards Damen’s sustainable battery network for mobile and temporary applications Damen Shipyards Group has taken over the Skoonbox from Skoon Energy. The world’s first maritime-certified, multi-purpose battery container will be used to deliver renewable power at our own yards for applications where…
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