Tag: technology

Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, announced its participation in the APOLO project. This initiative, funded by the European Union, is dedicated to leveraging fuel cells and other power conversion technologies to decarbonize maritime transportation.

According to the Marine Environment Protection Authority, for the first time, Sri Lanka has employed satellite technology to attribute responsibility for an oil spill to a tanker under the control of the United Arab Emirates.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Seoul National University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on eliminating sloshing.

Corvus Energy has secured funding for its participation in the APOLO project, a collaboration with various partners, aimed at addressing the challenges of power conversion from ammonia and developing efficient and flexible ammonia cracking technology for the maritime sector.

Stolt Tankers said that it is the first shipping company in the world to apply a cutting-edge sustainable coating to the hull of one of its chemical tankers, Stolt Lotus.

WinGD will realise the first commercial instalments of its new variable compression ratio (VCR) technology on two new dual-fuel LNG powered vessels being built for NYK Line.

Combining Danelec’s onboard data capturing ship performance capabilities with the AI-based analytics platform of New York-based maritime technology company Nautilus Labs, Danelec will be able to offer a solution to accelerate the maritime industry’s transition to high-quality, high-frequency data both supporting and accelerating the green agenda.

Bureau Veritas (BV), the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and NAPA, have completed the first phase of a Joint Development Project (JDP) to enable 3D model-based approvals for the classification of ships.  

Lloyd’s Register (LR), in collaboration with SDC Ship Design and Consult, has developed a new concept for the use of ballast water tanks in place of cofferdams around methanol tanks, allowing ship operators more space for methanol fuel technology. 

Wärtsilä has introduced the marine sector’s first commercially available 4-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia fuel. The new solution enables a significant advance in sustainable shipping operations – during a time in which ship owners are seeking viable options among green fuels.