Developing safe, reliable and efficient ammonia-fuelled engines demands new research capabilities, writes Dr. Andreas Schmid, General Manager Technology Development, WinGD. With ammonia emerging as one of the leading clean fuel candidates for decarbonising the shipping industry, WinGD and other engine designers face an important challenge: to design an engine concept that can be applied to […]
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) will be a fuel option for the recently launched Fugro Quest, a hybrid-ready geotechnical vessel developed for deepwater operations. The 86.2m x 19.7m ship is intended for surveys of potential offshore sites, with a special focus on soil sampling and analysis. The ship commences work this month at the site of […]
In recognition of the important role that inland shipping can play in helping to reduce freight transport-related greenhouse gas emissions, the Dutch government is making significant investments to accelerate the sector’s decarbonisation and has committed itself to reduce CO2 emissions from the country’s still largely diesel-fuelled fleet by between 40% and 50% in 2030 compared […]
As a shipbuilder and designer with more than a century of history, Ulstein has a proven resilience when it comes to adapting to maritime’s ever-changing political and economic landscape. Although the group is centred around its Ulsteinvik yard in Western Norway, which today specialises in offshore and expedition cruise ships, it’s nowadays perhaps most closely […]
But not without design and operational adaptations Low carbon fuels and pathways to decarbonise shipping have become a major topic of conversation. In the naval sphere, the discussion is only now getting going, but a study by BMT in the UK suggests that, as in the commercial sector, methanol could offer a way forward. In […]
The Naval Architect June 2022
Building China’s first methanol-fuelled newbuilding is GSI’s latest step on it journey with new fuels.
The Naval Architect June 2022
The founder of Nordic Explorer speaks to TNA about the company’s fully electric cruise ship concept and the importance of both showcasing and protecting Norway’s fjords.
The Naval Architect June 2022
The Zero Emissions Energy Distribution at Sea consortium aims to a chain of offshore clean energy hubs for Northern Europe’s busiest shipping corridors.
Ahead of last November’s 77th session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 77), Japan joined calls to make international shipping carbon neutral by 2050, supporting a proposal by the US, the United Kingdom, Norway and Costa Rica for IMO to raise the bar on its ambition and bring the regulator […]
It’s unlikely that many readers of the first issue of Ship & Boat International, published in 1947, could have envisaged a world of solar-powered ferries, unmanned tugs and offshore wind farms capable of powering tens of thousands of homes. Similarly, the abilities to conduct virtual reality walkthroughs of vessel plans, prior to construction, and to pay […]
The US green propulsion sector has taken off on an unprecedented scale in the past five years. Admittedly, it took a while to get into gear, though increasingly stringent emissions legislation (spearheaded by California) and exorbitant fuel costs have helped to push battery-powered solutions forward. Diane Seltzer, co-founder and CMO of Pennsylvania-based start-up Epoch […]
The shipbuilding industry in Northern Europe is under pressure, and the region’s high costs mean that potential orders have been lost to Asia. However, a new design concept from Dutch design and engineering company Conoship International Projects (CIP) looks set to give the industry a boost, while also reducing CO₂ emissions from shipping. Based in […]