Carbon capture and storage has been at the top of many news feeds in recent weeks but the challenges of transporting CO2 and the importance of high purity CO2 as a feedstock for e-fuels should also be a priority, says Rupert Hare, CEO of design and engineering consultancy, Houlder. The purity of...
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Cruising’s fuel cell future just got more real
Cruise vessels ordered today will last beyond the target date set for shipping to reach carbon neutrality. Building in flexibility to ship design will therefore be critical for adapting to IMO 2050’s new emissions goals, according to Jan-Erik Räsänen, CTO, Foreship. For cruiseship owners,...
https://splash247.com/cruisings-fuel-cell-future-just-got-more-real/
Report card published on carrier and retailer shipping emissions
A report card released by the Ship It Zero campaign suggests carriers are better than retailers when it comes to tracking their shipping emissions. The detailed report will make bad reading however for Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Pacific International Lines and Yang Ming who all scored the rock bottom...
https://splash247.com/report-card-published-on-carrier-and-retailer-shipping-emissions/
Methanol-powered orders pile in, breaking new records
Methanol as the alternative fuel of choice for the 2020s looks increasingly a given with record amounts of orders for newbuilds and retrofits piling in. According to the latest figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform, a record total of 48 methanol-powered ships were added to the...
https://splash247.com/methanol-powered-orders-pile-in-breaking-new-records/
Gibraltar grapples with bunker spill
Between 1,000 and 2,000 litres of very low sulphur fuel oil were spilt from the Panama-flagged LPG carrier off Gibraltar, officials have said. In an incident that shut port operations on Tuesday, the South Korean-owned 2017-built ship experienced an overflow of its tanks while taking on bunkers...
Wind-assisted propulsion installations on track to double this year
Wind-assisted ship propulsion installations are on track to double this year over last year’s figure of just over 20, according to Gavin Allwright, secretary-general of the International Windship Association (IWSA) with a wide range of wind tech being sought by shipowners, including kites, hard...
https://splash247.com/wind-assisted-propulsion-installations-on-track-to-double-this-year/
Yanmar starts selling zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell systems
Japan’s Yanmar Power Technology, a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings, has commercialised a maritime hydrogen fuel cell system for ships. The company is marketing the new tech to passengerships, work ships, and cargo ships operating in coastal areas where hydrogen refuelling is relatively accessible....
https://splash247.com/yanmar-starts-selling-zero-emission-hydrogen-fuel-cell-systems/
Bunker spill shuts down Gibraltar port
Operations at the Gibraltar port have been called off after an oil spill incident in the bay earlier this week. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning in the southern part of the western anchorage when Panama-flagged LPG carrier experienced an overflow of its tanks while taking on bunkers at the...
https://splash247.com/bunker-spill-shuts-down-gibraltar-port/
Cosco electric vessel for 1,000-km Yangze route launched
Cosco Shipping Development, the financing arm of Chinese state giant Cosco Shipping, has announced the launch of a 700 teu electric container ship which will serve a regular 1,000-km route up and down the Yangtze River. The 10,000-dwt vessel will be powered by 36 portable container-sized batteries...
https://splash247.com/cosco-electric-vessel-for-1000-km-yangze-route-launched/
The Invisible Climate Impact of a Cruise Ship
(Bloomberg) — Cruise operators are replacing oil-based fuel with liquefied natural gas to run their ships and pitching the shift as a greener way to travel. An investigation by environmental activists suggests the change could…
https://gcaptain.com/the-invisible-climate-impact-of-a-cruise-ship/