DNV updates WAPS technical standard
Classification society DNV sees what most of us would call sails — it terms them Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) — as one of the most promising measures to assist the decarbonization
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Amasus Shipping to retrofit vessel with suction sail solution
Netherlands-based short sea shipping specialist Amasus Shipping is to fit its 91-meter general cargo ship EEMS Traveller with two 17 meter high eSAIL suction sails from Barcelona, Spain-based rigid sail specialist bound4blue.
Is this the right sail solution for cruise ships?
Rotor sails, tilting rotors, hard sails: There are a lot of wind-assisted propulsion solutions out there. French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique thinks that Solid Sail, developed in its long running Ecorizon R&D
ME-GI engines will power ships ordered for groundbreaking CCS project
Two liquid CO2 carriers on order at China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd. for a major Norwegian carbon capture and storage (CCS) project will be powered by MAN B&W 7S35ME-GI dual-fuel engines.
Isle of Man Ship Registry plans reduced fees for green ships
The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) is set to become the first flag state in the world to offering reduced registration fees for ships using green technology. The green discount will
Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies JV orders CO2 carrier duo
Dedicated CO2 carriers have gotten past the stage of being concepts that win class societies approvals in principle. China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd. has just booked an order for two carriers,
World’s first zero-emission bulker to debut in 2024
Trondheim, Norway, headquartered family-owned shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi has been awarded a contract to build what is claimed will be the world’s first zero-emission bulk carrier. The 88-meter, 5,000 dwt self-unloading vessel
Wing sail system wins DNV GL Approval in Principle
DNV GL has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for ships that is the result of a joint research
Scandlines builds up rotor sail operating experience
Since the end of May the Scandlines hybrid ferry M/V Copenhagen has been operating on the Rostock-Gedser route between Germany and Denmark with its propulsion assisted by a 30 meter tall Norsepower