South Korea invites bids to support eco-friendly conversion of ships as it lays out strategy to decarbonize shipping by 2050

In response to the expected strengthening of decarbonization goals for the shipping industry, South […]

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Swedish trio to develop methanol dual-fuel conversion kits for diesel engines

Marine design and engine developer ScandiNAOS AB, Chalmers University of Technology and the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) have launched a project to develop dual-fuel kits for the conversion of new and existing diesel engines to methanol operation.

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202 Niclas Dahl, Managing Director Oceanbird

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Meet Niclas Dahl, Managing Director of Oceanbird, the startup company aiming to re-introduce wind as power for vessels transporting goods. It sounds like going backwards, but it’s taking advantage of all new tech available, contributing to a sustainable maritime industry. 

Listen to our conversation, which sails through the challenges of starting a new setup in an old-fashioned industry, diversity, leadership and unexpected collaborations. You don’t want to miss out on this one....

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Conversion Project By Concordia Maritime Goes On Stay

Swedish tanker owner Concordia Maritime reported its Q2 2022 results and said it has put its tanker-to-container ship conversion project on hold owing to uncertainty in the market, says an article published in Riviera.

Conversion Plan

Earlier this year, Concordia Maritime launched a technical design study to convert and adapt a P-MAX vessel for container transport.

The study found it was technically feasible to complete the conversion and it would take between three and five months.

But that plan...

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Concordia Maritime: Tanker to containership conversion project put on hold

Swedish tanker shipping company Concordia Maritime has decided to put on hold the project that has been exploring the feasibility of converting a tanker into a containership.

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