Himalaya bulkers feature ABB PM shaft generators
Technology in a series of up to 12 new 210,000 dwt LNG-fueled bulkers will include a scope of ABB solutions with permanent magnet (PM) shaft generators at its core. The ships are
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ABS in two JDPs promising new green roles for offshore platforms
Long a symbol of fossil-fuel production, offshore platforms could gain a new green image as the result of two landmark joint development projects announced on the sidelines of the COP26 conference by
Ferry Design: The boat is just one part of the solution
There are a lot of moving parts to designing a ferry system, and the boat itself is just the one that floats. Ferries—and in particular commuter ferries—are components of overall transportation networks.
Japan moves ahead on 2 ammonia-fueled vessels
Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has approved a project that will see major domestic players move ahead on the commercialization of ammonia-fueled vessels with Japanese-produced ammonia-burning engines. The
Royal Caribbean to debut fuel cell battery-hybrid cruise ship
Next summer, Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE:RCL) is set to debut what it claims will be the cruise industry’s first hybrid powered ship, (though Norway’s Hurtigruten might quibble with that) as part its
DNV: EU has tough new shipping GHG regulations in the works
Get set for new European Union GHG regulations for all ships calling EU ports. Just how tough and how soon? An explainer from classification society DNV says that the regulations will come
Robert Allan unveils design for methanol-fueled CTV
With support from the U.K. based Carbon Trust and its Offshore Wind Accelerator program, Vancouver, B.C., based naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. has developed a design for a methanol-fueled RAptor 2400
Van Oord orders mega WTIV
Gearing up for ever larger wind turbines and with global offshore wind farm development plans surging, Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord has placed an order with the Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China for
Over one-third of world fleet could fall short on IMO CII ratings
Data from Ship Review, a ship ESG assessment platform launched by Berlin, Germany, based Scope ESG Analysis GmbH, indicates that, based on data from 2020, more than one-third of the world fleet
WinGD takes ecosystem approach to marine decarbonization
Engine developer WinGD has developed a range of solutions that use digital vessel optimization and battery-hybrid energy systems to improve the energy efficiency and future fuel flexibility of its two-stroke engines. “Our