Green Maritime Methanol starts engine test programme
The Green Maritime Methanol consortium studies the possibilities for renewable methanol as a marine fuel. In a next step in the research, the test programme of an engine running on 100 per cent methanol has...Read more
DNV GL to invest in energy transition startups
DNV GL has launched a venture fund in response to the challenges of the energy transition. ‘It is an acknowledgment that even a company of experts like ours must look beyond its own four walls...Read more
Wind tunnel tests show thirty per cent fuel savings for Windship
The Windship model has been tested in the Mitchell-Wolfson Unit Wind Tunnel at the University of Southampton. The tests have shown a thirty per cent reduction in fuel use and emissions, which also validated the...Read more
Allseas acquires drill ship for deepsea mining
Allseas has acquired the former ultra-deepwater drill ship Vitoria 10000 for conversion to a polymetallic nodule collection vessel. Together with DeepGreen Metals, Allseas is developing a deepsea mineral collection system. ‘We will develop all the...Read more
Why iron could be a suitable future marine fuel
Meeting upcoming emission targets for shipping has brought about a search for new marine fuels and systems. Recently, a feasibility study was carried out investigating such a completely different and CO2-free alternative fuel: iron powder....Read more
First voyage for ship equipped with Ventifoil wind-assist system
Dutch cargo vessel MV Ankie (3600 DWT) has made its first voyage with the eConowind Ventifoil wind-assist system installed. The ship sailed from Delfzijl to Hamburg, on to Norway and then back to Rotterdam. It...Read more
Royal IHC is ready to take on deepsea mining
‘Deepsea mining is not an adventure for the quick and easy,’ says Laurens de Jonge, Manager Marine Mining at Royal IHC. Still, Royal IHC now has the knowledge to engineer the required solution once a...Read more
Electric crawler uses waterjets to pick up nodules from ocean floor
Royal IHC has developed a fully electric crawler with a hydraulic collector as part of its deepsea mining solution. With hydraulic ‘we mean we collect the nodules with waterjets,’ says Wiebe Boomsma, Manager R&D at...Read more
Maritime R&D won’t last without production
SWZ|Maritime’s January issue focuses on maritime R&D in the Netherlands with contributions from Nevesbu, Conoship, MARIN and Royal IHC. However, SWZ|Maritime’s Editor-in-Chief Antoon Oosting argues that to stay strong in R&D, we also need to...Read more
Royal IHC Develops Six-kilometre Riser System for Deepsea Mining
‘Vertical transport over a five- to six-kilometre vertical distance has its challenges,’ admits Laurens de Jonge, Manager Marine Mining at Royal IHC. As part of the EU subsidised programme Blue Mining, the company developed a...Read more
Satellites to Measure SOX and NOX Emissions from Seagoing Ships
A new joint study seeks to use satellite images to detect the emission of sulphur (SOX) and nitrogen dioxide (NOX) from sea-going vessels. The study is being conducted by the Dutch Environment and Transport Inspectorate...Read more
Damen Leads Zero-emission Mussel Farming Research
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam is heading a research project to investigate the application of hybrid and fully electric propulsion in the Dutch mussel farming sector. The overall aim of the so-called AQUACULTURe project is to...Read more
Shipping Sector Proposes Fuel Tax to Fund R&D Programme
Seven international shipowner associations have asked the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to form the world’s first collaborative shipping R&D programme that is to eliminate CO2 emissions. The proposal aks funding from shipping companies across the...Read moreGreen Maritime Methanol Plans Tests with Spark-ignited Engine
The Green Maritime Methanol consortium reviews the possibilities for renewable methanol as a marine fuel. Tests with a spark-ignited engine and research into operational aspects are planned for next year. In addition, 2020 will also...Read more
Field Lab to Develop First Maritime-approved Hydrogen Cell
Marine engine manufacturers De Ruyter Dieseltechniek and Koedood Marine Group have joined forces to realise the first maritime zero emission field lab: the HEAT.Lab (Hydrogen & Energy Applied Technologies). The field lab will primarily focus...Read more
Research into Ammonia as a Marine Fuel Wins Maritime Designer Award
Niels de Vries, with his research into ammonia as a marine fuel, won the Maritime Designer Award at the Maritime Awards Gala last night (4 November). In his research, De Vries uses an ammonia tanker...Read more
EC Agrees on Zero Emission Shipping Partnership
The European Commission (EC) and the member states have agreed on the establishment of a “Partnership Zero Emission Waterborne Transport”. This was revealed by SEA Europe yesterday (29 October), which claims to get this intel...Read more
Maersk to Focus on Alcohol, Biomethane and Ammonia as Future Marine Fuels
Danish shipping company Maersk sees most potential for decarbonising its fleet by using alcohol, biomethane, and ammonia as a marine fuel, even though this will drive operating costs. This follows from a study the company...Read more