Swiss Firm Eyes Marine Tech Opportunity
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Monday May 17, 2021 Swiss technology firm The firm, which has
EUR 8 million ($9.7m) from the
European Union s Horizon 2020 research fund, will use the additional finance to scale up its patented technologies. Our unique, patented technologies will not only help shipowners eliminate toxic and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from all fuels and will allow them the most flexible and economically viable path towards compliance with existing and future regulations, the company s chief executive,
Mario Michan, told martime news provider Shipinsight. The company s key offer is its universal green converter , a technology that will help the maritime industry reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 or earlier, no matter what fuel is being used, the company said.
LNG Bunkering Advocates Update GHG Saving Estimates
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Friday April 16, 2021 A new study commissioned by gas-powered shipping groups SEA-LNG and the
Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel has provided updated estimates on the greenhouse gas emission savings possible from shifting to LNG bunkering. The two LNG bunkering advocate bodies have commissioned a second
Life Cycle GHG Emission Study on the Use of LNG as a Marine Fuel from
Sphera, following up on a previous one published in
2019.
14-23% for two-stroke slow-speed engines, and 6-14% for four-stroke medium-speed engines. These figures are based on analysing the atmospheric warming effect of these ships emissions over
MAN Enters Three-Year Project to Develop Ammonia and Diesel Engine
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday April 13, 2021 Engineering company
MAN Energy Solutions has begun a
three-year project seeking to develop a ship engine capable of running on both diesel oil and ammonia. The AmmoniaMot project, due to run for three years from December 2020, will aim to define the steps needed to produce a duel-fuel, medium-speed engine that can use ammonia as well as conventional bunkers, MAN said in an emailed statement last week. The project is being supported by
Germany s
University of Munich,
Woodward L Orange. With the DNV classification society forecasting approximately a 30% share of the maritime fuel market for ammonia by 2050, there is a general need for successful engine projects to display ammonia s viability,
Valletta to Install Cold Ironing for Cruise Calls
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday April 6, 2021 Cruise ships calling at the Mediterranean port of
Valletta should be able to plug in for their power when docked at the port. Two firms,
Nidec Group and
Excel Sis, have landed the contract to install electric ship power for visiting ships, according to Marine Link. Ship-to-shore power, also known as cold ironing, forms part of the
European Union s plans to decrease the carbon footprint of European ports. Economic recovery plans for the EU bloc have made reducing environmental impacts a key objective. Power output is maintained by keeping their diesel-burning auxiliary engines going, thereby contributing to port emissions. Cold ironing removes this source of ship pollution.