Oldendorff Carriers and the University of Strathclyde (UoS) are setting up a research centre for sustainable shipping at the university in the centre of Glasgow, UK. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Prof Osman Turan, Director Maritime Human...
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NORWEGIAN ‘SEA ZERO’ PROJECT WILL LAUNCH ZERO-EMISSION PASSENGER SHIP BY 2030
Hurtigruten Norway, which is working towards its first zero emission ship by 2030, has officially kicked off its innovative research project in partnership with research institute Sintef and 12 maritime partners. The new consortium, which includes Cavotec, Vard,...
GRIEG STUDY LOOKS AT VIABILITY OF AMMONIA FUEL TRANSFORMATION
A group of industry experts led by Grieg Star Shipping has concluded that deep-sea shipping can transform to ammonia as fuel, but there are several difficult hurdles to overcome. The group examined the possibilities of retrofitting an open hatch vessel to run on green...
HOULDER COLLABORATES ON WIND-ASSIST RETROFIT
Design and engineering consultancy Houlder is to participate in the ‘Winds of Change’ project led by Smart Green Shipping (SGS), which will see an SGS FastRig wing sail retrofitted to a large vessel. The project recently received funding from the UK Department for...
US COMPANY REFITTING ELDERLY TUG FOR ZERO-EMISSION AMMONIA
Amogy, a US company developing ammonia as a clean fuel for heavy transport applications, has announced plans to launch an ammonia-powered, zero-emission tugboat in late 2023. The company believes that getting the first ammonia-powered vessel on the water will signal a...
FINCANTIERI ENGINE SUBSIDIARY LOOKS TOWARDS HYDROGEN
Fincantieri Group company Isotta Fraschini Motori (IFM), which designs, builds and markets engines, gensets and thrusters, has inaugurated a new Innovation and Development Centre (CIS) at its Trieste headquarters. Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO Fincantieri, said:...
IMPROVING ENERGY-SAVING POTENTIAL OF ROTOR SAILS
Dutch company Blue Wasp Marine has been working with Technical University Delft (TU Delft) and the Sea Axe Fund to assess the potential of a small modification to the Flettner rotor wind assistance device. Using its in-house developed Pelican software, Blue Wasp...
UK FUNDING AWARDED FOR WIND AND CO2 CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY
UK company Windship Technology has been awarded GBP 4m as part of a consortium in the latest round of the UK’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC), towards a project to demonstrate a symbiotic wind propulsion and carbon capture system, aimed at making a...
PROPELLER TECHNOLOGY REDUCES UNDERWATER NOISE POLLUTION
A propeller technology capable of substantially reducing the underwater radiated noise (URN) generated by ships’ propellers has been developed by Oscar Propulsion and the University of Strathclyde. The patented PressurePores system reduces propeller tip vortex...
VARD OFFSHORE INNOVATION PROJECT RECEIVES GREEN FUNDING
Vard, its subsidiary Seaonics, and partners have been awarded NOK 38m for the Ocean Charger project through the Norwegian Government's support scheme 'The Green Platform Initiative'. Norwegian Minister of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Jan Christian Vestre, said: "We...
AI WILL DRIVE THE ENGINE OF THE FUTURE – HHI
At an Artificial Intelligence (AI) forum hosted by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group and Seoul National University, accelerating the development of AI technology was described as key for innovation in the shipbuilding and marine engine industry. The forum was...
CONSORTIUM HOPES TO DECARBONISE THROUGH HEAT FLOW TOPOLOGY
A new consortium, known as Hemos (Holistic Energy Management and Optimisation System) funded through the Horizon Europe initiative, has been formed to find a "Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes”. The Hemos consortium consists of LTH-Baas, Estonia;...
UK CONSULTANCY OPENS HYDROGEN TEST CENTRE
Ricardo, a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, has celebrated the official opening of its hydrogen test facility at its headquarters in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. The facility has been designed to leverage and extend Ricardo’s capabilities...