DEKC develops cargo vessel with modular engine room
With an ageing short sea and general cargo fleet and new legislation pushing for a more sustainable industry, traditional ship designs need to be reconsidered. DEKC has come up with a breakbulk vessel design with...Read more
Rudder with bulb fins saves more than 5 per cent energy
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Japan Hamworthy and Akishima Laboratories are conducting research and development on Propeller Boss Cap Fins and an energy-saving rudder with bulb fins. Their research shows an energy saving effect of more than...Read more
New Doeksen LNG ferries reuse waste heat through ORC technology
Rederij Doeksen’s new catamaran ferries are not just more environmentally friendly than conventional ferries because they fully operate on LNG. The ships are also equipped with a waste heat recovery system based on Organic Rankine...Read more
How hybrid technology can optimise energy use on board ships
The technical lifespan of a ship is around thirty years. The economical lifespan, however, due to technological progress, is lower. Retrofitting battery based energy storage systems on existing ships can reduce operational costs. What are...Read more
Twenty Dutch hydrogen projects underway in inland navigation
Inland navigation and shortsea shipping are taking the first steps towards completely emission-free propulsion using hydrogen. There are approximately twenty projects underway in the Netherlands in this field. The first hydrogen-powered demonstration vessels are expected...Read more
Berg Propulsion to centre marine propulsion manufacturing in Sweden
Manufacturer of propulsion systems and marine controls for vessels Berg Propulsion will move all manufacturing operations to a campus location in Sweden. It concerns production of the company’s controllable pitch propellers, azimuthing and transverse thrusters,...Read more
New single-fuel LNG ferry enters Wadden Sea service
Rederij Doeksen’s new LNG catamaran Willem Barentsz has entered service. Its sister ship Willem de Vlamingh will follow in September. They are the first (single-fuel) LNG-powered ferries in the Netherlands.Read more
Keel laid for MSC’s first LNG-powered cruise ship
The keel has been laid for MSC Cruises’ new ship MSC World Europa at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. The cruise liner’s first LNG-powered cruise ship is to enter service in 2022....Read more
Marine engine to be tested running on ammonia
The world’s first long term, full-scale testing of ammonia as a fuel in a marine four-stroke combustion engine is about to commence. This is made possible by a 20 million Norwegian kroner (about 1.83 million...Read more
Fastwater project to speed up use of methanol as a marine fuel
A new consortium including ABC Engines, the Port of Antwerp, Meyer Werft and Lloyd’s Register seeks to commercialise medium- and high-speed methanol-fuelled engines for shipping. The Fastwater project is to demonstrate the feasibility of this...Read more
What are the benefits and limitations of marine battery propulsion?
Batteries and marine fuel cells have shown promise on smaller vessels. The flexible approach needed to use these technologies as a power source for larger, oceangoing ships is only now beginning to emerge. Foreship in...Read more
Holland Shipyards will build Wärtsilä designed zero-emissions ferries
Wärtsilä is to design and equip two new zero-emissions ferries for Norwegian operator Boreal Sjö. The ships will be built at Holland Shipyards in the Netherlands for delivery in autumn 2021. The ship design is tailored...Read more
Aegir-Marine acquires Holland Propeller Services
Aegir-Marine has reached agreement for the acquisition of Holland Propeller Services (HPS). The companies are both brand-independent global suppliers of parts and services for propulsion and star seal systems. With the acquisition, the company seeks to...Read more
‘Sustainable inland navigation comes with a price tag’
‘Greening inland navigation will cost a lot of money,’ says Ruud Verbeek, Senior Technical Consultant at TNO. In addition, the alternative fuels specialist expects there will be a shortage of biofuels from 2030, which will...Read more
Gula Skrinet to take over Caterpillar marine propulsion business
Gula Skrinet has reached an agreement with Caterpillar Luxembourg Sarl to acquire Caterpillar Propulsion and its subsidiaries. The company manufactures mechanically and electrically driven propulsion systems and marine controls for ships. Headquartered in Öckerö Islands...Read more
De Hoop delivers second expedition cruise vessel within two years
Shipyard De Hoop has delivered its second expedition cruise vessel, the Silver Origin, to Silversea Cruises. With the delivery of Celebrity Flora in 2019, it was the first shipyard in the Netherlands to once again...Read more
Type approval for biggest dual-fuel marine engines to date
WinGD has received type approval for what are said to be the biggest and most powerful LNG-fuelled engines ever built. Class society Bureau Veritas awarded the approval. The first series of the engines is currently...Read more
Keel laid for LNG conversion of ferry Münsterland
Royal Niestern Sander has started section building for the LNG conversion of the passenger ferry Münsterland by laying the keel. The shipyard will design and build a completely new aft ship, including dual-fuel engines, LNG...Read more