ABB, WOM to work together for FLNG projects

ABB and Wison Offshore & Marine (WOM) have agreed to work together on the development and implementation of floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facilities worldwide. FLNG facilities make the production, liquefaction, and storage of natural gas possible at sea, from where it can be shipped directly to customers around the world. By optimizing and standardizing

Roboship – Trailblazing green shipping in Japan

Roboship is the name of an innovative biomass fuel carrier that will be powered by a fully standardized, electric propulsion system for emissions-free operations and lower noise and vibration levels. The vessel will be 70-meter-long (229 feet), with a 499 GT. Honda Heavy Industries is the builder, with ABB providing the complete electric propulsion package

ESL Shipping joins Swedish hydrogen hub project

Finnish dry cargo vessel operator ESL Shipping, a subsidiary of Aspo, is taking part in a project to produce hydrogen as a fuel at the port of Luleå in Sweden as the first customer-side stakeholder. Named Botnia Link H2, the project is a partnership between energy company Uniper, technology firm ABB, Swedish Port of Luleå

ABB launches digital solution for shipowners

ABB Turbocharging has launched a comprehensive digital solution that is said to offer shipowners simplified management of propulsion efficiency and emissions reporting as well as up to 20% reduction in fuel consumption. Named Tekomar XPERT marine, the system functions across all engines regardless of make, type and age. It comprises three modules covering the engine,

High-powered marine fuel cell concept wins AiP

ABB and Ballard have received an approval in principle (AiP) for a high-power fuel cell concept designed for marine applications. The companies said the AiP from DNV is a major milestone in developing new technology, since it is an independent assessment of the concept and confirms that the design is feasible and no significant obstacles

New MR tanker design beats IMO’s 2050 targets using fossil fuels

An MR tanker, designed by Sweden’s FKAB Marine Design, has been granted approval in principle (AiP) by Italian classification society RINA, claimed as the first AiP of a design using currently viable technology and fuels that achieves IMO 2050 targets. Conceived by the class society and designed by FKAB, the propulsion is based on combining

ABB and Amazon to accelerate netzero mining

Technology company ABB and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have agreed to develop new solutions for digitally integrated all-electric mining operations to help the industry meet netzero emissions goals. The companies said the initiative’s purpose is to “show reliability, effectiveness and scalability” as mining operators “move towards all-electric and netzero-emissions.” ABB explained that its ABB Ability

World’s first methanol-fuelled towboat to launch in 2023

Maritime Partners in cooperation with Elliott Bay Design Group,  e1 Marine, and ABB, today announced that the M/V Hydrogen One, the world’s first methanol-fuelled towboat, will join Maritime Partners’ fleet and become available for charter in 2023 to meet the pressing demand for sustainable towboat operations. Decarbonising the towboat sector poses substantial challenges, particularly due

ABB’s new digital solution helps ships to improve efficiency

To meet the growing market demand for a straightforward entry to digitalization, ABB has launched a new solution for collecting and recording vessel performance data onboard. ABB Ability™ OneBox – Marine Signals Monitoring transfers the signals from shipboard sensors to cloud infrastructure for access and analysis by the shipowner.  Increased insight and continuous learning about