According to operator Brittany Ferries, Saint-Malo ship set to carry passengers between the UK and France in the next few years will be the largest hybrid-vessel ever built. The hybrid ship can run on liquefied natural gas (a fossil fuel), battery power or a combination of the two. The vessel would have a battery capacity
Germany, Italy, Austria and the Netherlands have all indicated that coal-fired plants could be used to compensate for a cut in Russian gas supplies. European governments are scrambling to fill underground storage with natural gas supplies ahead of the winter. German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has warned that the situation is going to be “really
A landmark study into carbon capture and the global supply chain is to be carried out in collaboration between ABS and Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ). The project will research the potential of carbon capture technology at sea. It will explore CO2 reduction strategies as well as emerging onshore CO2 reduction technology and establish
Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, has signed a contract with Fortris Company Ltd to implement its pioneering Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system and VTEK Technology’s Terminal Operating System (TOS) at Malindi Port in Zanzibar (Tanzania) for Zanzibar Ports Corporation (ZPC). The project will significantly improve efficiency and transparency at the shipping and
Following a meeting during the 2022 Posidonia trade fair in Athens, MAN Energy Solutions and the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) – the leading trade association for Greek shipowners – have announced their mutual commitment to a policy of decarbonization, especially in regard to the testing and development of alternative fuels and, more generally, the
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard June 3 that sets a goal of 15 billion gallons of conventional renewable fuels for 2022. Some Midwestern states are turning to higher blends of ethanol in hopes it will help them respond to rising fuel costs. Ohio Gov. Mike
The European Union Parliament has voted in favour of extending its carbon market (ETS) to shipping and road transport. The Parliament agreed to include all ships above 400 gross tonnage and offshore vessels in the EU’s carbon market. Polluters will have to pay for CO2, methane and nitrous oxide emissions when sailing within the EU
VTT and Neste have agreed to build a technology demonstration facility at VTT Bioruukki Pilot Centre, Espoo in Finland. As part of the deal, VTT will provide the fuel synthesis unit and technology and Neste carries out upgrading of the synthetic crude oil into fuel products fulfilling the specifications. The work has started by first
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has bagged orders worth $3bn for the construction of 14 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The shipbuilder said it would build twelve 174,000 cu m units for an undisclosed Bermuda-based shipowner, who is paying $2.57bn to have the vessels delivered by July 2026. In a separate order the shipbuilder received
Echandia, a developer of energy solutions for maritime electrification, has entered into an agreement to deepen its collaboration with Toshiba. As per the agreement, both companies will focus on the development of fuel-cell technology combined with batteries to accelerate the electrification of the maritime sector. The objective of the partnership between Toshiba and Echandia is