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Wind Energy Could Be The Future of Maritime Industry

  • Six ships operating with Flettner rotors including an Ultramax bulk carrier.
  • They also include an oil tanker, ferries, and vehicle carriers.
  • They comprise narrow vertical rotors that don’t take up too much room.
  • The motors can be mounted on trolleys, moved during loading and unloading operations for cargo ships.
  • IWA has a purpose-built wind-assisted ship and powered entirely by wind.
  • It provides a 50% average reduction in fuel consumption and GHG emissions.

According to an article published...

https://mfame.guru/wind-energy-could-be-the-future-of-maritime-industry/

VM’s Plug and Play Scrubber Installed Onboard Wijnne Barend’s Vessels

  • Value Maritime developed a small prefabricated, pre-installed, “plug and play” scrubber.
  • The 9.0MW scrubber is hybrid ready and a closed-loop module can be delivered optionally.
  • The scrubber can be easily be placed and taken off from a vessel and be used on another vessel.
  • The total cost for the scrubber system including installation is far lower than that of other existing scrubber retrofits.

Value Maritime developed a small prefabricated, pre-installed, “plug and play” EGCS in a 30ft...

http://mfame.guru/vms-plug-and-play-scrubber-installed-onboard-wijnne-barends-vessels/

ABS To Class First ‘Tri-Fueled’ Vessel And First US Flagged Hybrid OSV

ABS to Class First ‘Tri-fueled’ Vessel for Harvey Gulf

ABS has been selected to class two Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV) being retrofitted with a battery/converter system by Harvey Gulf International Marine.

The Harvey Energy will become the first ABS-classed dual fuel and battery vessel and the first U.S. flagged OSV equipped with a battery/converter system. The Harvey Supporter will become the second vessel in the Harvey Gulf fleet to have a battery power system.

The battery installation, which is expected to achieve the ABS class notation...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/abs-to-class-first-tri-fueled-vessel-and-first-us-flagged-hybrid-osv/

Key Sustainability Challenges for the Maritime Industry

Danish Maritime sees sustainability challenges for the maritime sector as commercial rather than technical. Solutions are available either in the market or as proven pilot projects, but wide implementation is lagging due to split incentives and delays in legislation, argues Jenny Braat.

The coming years will see a number of transitions, some potentially very disruptive. The first of these will be the installation of ballast water management systems, which will require thousands of ships to...

https://safety4sea.com/key-sustainability-challenges-for-the-maritime-industry/

IMO 2020: Boxship Scrubber Retrofits To Surge

A recent survey shows a fairly large chunk of the boxship fleet to head into repair yards in the coming months leading up to the global sulphur cap, reports Splash 247.

What is the survey findings?

According to Alphaliner’s survey of ships identified for scrubber retrofits, 16 ships ranging in size from 2,900 teu to 18,000 teu are believed to be undergoing retrofit work at various yards in Asia currently.

Analysts at Alphaliner predict up to 30 ships will be out of service each month in the...

http://mfame.guru/imo-2020-boxship-scrubber-retrofits-to-surge/

Danish Innovation Drive Finds Big Emission Savings


Denmark’s largest maritime innovation project has concluded with major emission reductions for shipowners J Lauritzen and Torm and several fuel-saving machinery innovations, says an article published in Marine Propulsion.

What is the Blue INNOship programme?

The four-year Blue INNOship programme, comprising 16 technical projects with input from 40 commercial and academic organisations, has cut the two shipowners’ CO2 emissions by more than 100,000 tonnes a year.

Other highlights include the...

http://mfame.guru/danish-innovation-drive-finds-big-emission-savings/

Finally, Clarity in The World of Ballast Water Treatment

A ballast water management system is often made up of three distinct stages: the pump, the filter/treatment and the processor. Developing the industry has been similar, reports Passenger Ship Technology.

The Three Stages

The pump stage was when IMO introduced the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) which resulted in a rush of over 60 potential ballast water management systems (BWMS) seeking IMO type-approval. The second stage has been filtration in that the US Coast Guard set its own...

http://mfame.guru/finally-clarity-in-the-world-of-ballast-water-treatment/

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