A maximum market of about 9,000 to 12,900 large merchant ships will be suitable for a retrofit to alternative fuels but only a “small number” will actually be retrofitted, according […]
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The retrofitting cost of an existing ship fitted with a two-stroke engine to a […]
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A cross-company, cross-discipline group of industry experts conclude that deep-sea shipping can transform to ammonia as fuel. But there are several difficult hurdles to overcome.
Group Of ExpertsThrough 2022, a group of industry experts, led by Grieg Star, has studied the possibilities of retrofitting an Open Hatch vessel to run on green ammonia. The study was initiated and facilitated by the Norwegian Green Shipping Programme. Now, the report from that study is...
https://mfame.guru/retrofitting-deep-sea-ships-to-ammonia-challenging-but-conceivable/
Papendrecht-based dredging and maritime services provider Boskalis has decided to convert numerous vessels within its Offshore Energy division into hybrid vessels through the retrofitting of energy…
Dutch marine transportation services provider Future Proof Shipping has received a recommendation from Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) for its inland vessel Mass to use…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/fps-retrofitted-vessel-cleared-to-sail-on-hydrogen/
The scrubber market is ready for a rebound as suppliers anticipate promising quicker installations and new technologies, says an article published in Riviera Maritime Media.
Scrubbers an attractive investmentBased on various factors, scrubbers can be an attractive investment for shipowners for emissions compliance. Few factors listed are:
https://mfame.guru/scrubber-market-readies-for-rebound-amid-anticipations/
MAN ES announces world’s First LPG-Retrofit, reads the company press release.
BW GeminiMAN PrimeServ, MAN Energy Solutions’...
https://mfame.guru/man-es-announces-worlds-first-lpg-retrofit/
Using LNG compared to heavy fuel oil reduces carbon emissions by roughly 20%, and sulfur dioxide and particulate matter by more than 90%,...
https://mfame.guru/hapag-lloyd-first-in-the-world-to-retrofit-a-container-ship-to-lng/
Keppel secures over 100 scrubber and BWTS retrofit projects worth S$160m in 2019, says a press release published on their website.
Scrubbers and BWTS projectsKeppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has clinched 104 scrubber and ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) retrofit orders worth a combined value of about S$160 million for the year-to-date.
This brings the total number of retrofit projects secured to date to 108 scrubber and 97 BWTS projects.
Reason for increase in demandWith the...
http://mfame.guru/keppels-s160m-scrubber-and-bwts-contracts/
Scrubber retrofits have taken out some 839,100 teu of containership capacity, or 3.6% of the fleet, reports Seatrade Maritime News.
Scrubber retrofitsThe retrofitting of scrubbers, mainly on large containerships, has seen the idle boxship fleet move up to 225 ships totalling 1.32m teu as of the 25 November this year Alphaliner said in a newsletter.
Reflecting the large size of vessel being retrofitted with scrubbers 839,100 teu of capacity that is out of the market for the installation of exhaust...
http://mfame.guru/slow-scrubber-retrofits-take-a-toll-on-box-ship-fleet/