EMSA report analyses safety considerations for hydrogen ships

EMSA has published a report which analyses hydrogen’s main characteristics to frame which safety hazards, system threats and risks to be considered and mitigated when using hydrogen as ship fuel. The purpose of the report is to assist the industry and the regulators towards a safe and harmonised deployment of this relevant technology that could

Wärtsilä provides dual-fuel engine simulator technology

Wärtsilä has provided its dual-fuel engine simulator technology to Wavelink Maritime Institute (WMI), the maritime training arm of the Singapore Maritime Officers Union (SMOU). The navigational and technical simulators are crucial to WMI’s simulation suite, which was recently opened by H.E. Ms. Grace FU Hai Yien, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-Charge of

Govt receives bids from 23 companies for tranche-II of electrolyser production

Adani Enterprises Ltd, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, Avaada Electrolyser Pvt Ltd, Thermax Ltd and Waree Energies Ltd are among the 23 companies to bid for incentives to manufacture electrolysers under the second tranche of the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Scheme. The maximum outlay under the second tranche is ₹2,220 crore. The total

Bunker demand in Indian, Sri Lankan ports mixed in June

Bunker demand for very low sulfur fuel oil at Indian ports remained mixed in June with the arrival of Southwest monsoon. West-coast India, which makes up for most of the bunker demand in the country saw a good flow of inquiries throughout June supported by increased availability of product, traders said. In June, the number

MIT study warns on health risks associated with ammonia fuel

A new study led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has warned over the health risks from shipping’s switch to using ammonia as its future fuel. Ammonia combustion generates nitrous oxide (N2O), a greenhouse gas that is about 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide, the study points out. It also emits nitrogen in

Six shipping organisations highlight IMO’s CII inadequacies

Not since the introduction of the global sulphur cap at the start of the decade has an International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulation attracted such criticism as the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII). Six of shipping’s top organisations have issued a joint industry policy statement this week on how the CII can be tweaked, the latest in

Yanmar and Amogy to explore ammonia-to-hydrogen integration

Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Yanmar) and Amogy, a provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to integrate Amogy’s advanced ammonia-cracking technology into Yanmar’s hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2ICE). This collaboration seeks to pioneer a solution for decarbonizing marine power generation. The partnership will focus on combining

Integrated Wärtsilä propulsion package supports decarbonisation

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a fully integrated, mechanical drive, propulsion package for new 6000 dwt LNG-fuelled tankers being built for British fleet operator, James Fisher Everard Ltd., part of the James Fisher group of companies. The ships are under construction by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng Co. in cooperation with design consultant FKAB

IPCC projects new climate zones 60 years from now

By 2080, more than half of Earth’s surface is projected to experience new climate zones, according to data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). University of Maryland spatial ecologist Matthew Fitzpatrick developed the map, dubbed “The Future Urban Climates,” which allows users to explore how their local climate will transform over the next

Tata Steel launches carbon bank to transform CO2

Private steel major Tata Steel recently launched a carbon bank, a virtual repository through which carbon dioxide will become a value-creating asset for future usage. CO2 is widely recognized as a harmful substance emitted due to the use of various fossil fuels in industry and transportation. The steel industry, in particular, often relies on coal