Tag: retrofit

On January 30, Beihai Shipbuilding and CMA CGM signed a contract for a methanol dual-fuel retrofit project for a container vessel. 

Maersk has signed a deal with Zhoushan Xinya Shipbuilding, to implement the world's first containership methanol dual-fuel conversion project.

A recent webinar by the Global Maritime Forum focused on the topic of retrofitting as an opportunity for existing vessels to meet the latest standards and regulations, improve GHG emission performance by burning the next generation of zero carbon fuels, and still remain attractive as a business asset.

GTT, Alwena Shipping and CHI Zhoushan received Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for a new concept, combining LNG retrofit and jumboization, applied to large container ships.

Warstila focuses on the "bright side" of the pandemic, noting that shipowners could use the pandemic downtime to upgrade and transform old ships into leaner and cleaner vessels fit for the future.

The wind propulsion provider Norsepower Oy Ltd. along with Scandlines successfully collaborated for the "M/V Copenhagen" ferry's installation of Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution.

During the 2020 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum, Mr. Andreas Kokkotos, Partner, ARGO NAVIS Engineers Ltd., explained that confusion with owners’ supplied items can result misunderstandings, delays or even to missing equipment. In light of the situation, Mr. Kokkotos highlighted the reasons why the crew must be familiar with convention requirements before the ship leaves the shipyard.

During the 2020 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum, Dr. Efi Tsolaki, Chief Scientific Officer, ERMA FIRST S.A. highlighted that invasive aquatic species are a major threat to the marine ecosystems, and shipping has been identified as a vital pathway for introducing species to new environments.

During the 2020 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum, Mr. Vaggelis Papalaios, Regional Division Manager, Capital Sales, Marine Division, Alfa Laval shared lessons learned from 15 years of BWM experiences. Providing statistics from ballast water in numbers for the world’s fleet, Mr. Papalaios highlighted the need of balance between price and value when retrofitting a BWTS, while focused on high power consumption as a measure of biological performance.

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.