MPA was hosted by Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries at a bilateral meeting in Busan where both updated on digital initiatives and bunkering of new maritime fuels, amongst others.
Topic: TECHNOLOGY
Peninsula hits landmark with first supply for LNG-powered cruise ship
Peninsula’s liquefied natural gas supply vessel, Levante LNG, refuelled the Royal Caribbean Group cruise vessel Silver Nova last Saturday, the company’s first LNG supply in Gibraltar
Comment: Why wave-devouring propulsion holds promise for low carbon shipping
With the global shipping sector under increasing pressure to adopt new emissions-busting technologies, Cranfield University’s Dr Liang Yang, explores the potential of so-called “wave-devouring” propulsion systems that take their inspiration from the natural world
Biofuels and e-fuels in trucks will make it harder for aviation and shipping to go green
The EU climate targets will slash demand for oil and gas. As a result, fuel suppliers are investing in e-fuels and biofuels to replace them
Technology aims to sequester carbon deep in the ocean off B.C. coast
A project off B.C.’s coast focused on removing carbon dioxide from the air is aiming to tap into a resource that makes up roughly 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface – the ocean.
New version of the Wärtsilä 31DF engine reduces methane emissions by an additional 41% on average, when compared to previous market best
Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced a new ultra-low emissions version of its already efficient Wärtsilä 31DF engine.
NYK to Recover Emissions from Car Carriers at Berth in California
NYK concluded an agreement with STAX Engineering Pty Ltd. (STAX), a U.S. company leading in maritime emissions capture and control, to use its emissions capture and control technology to recover exhaust gases from ships.
Wingsail pioneers WingTek secure £2.2m
Bristol-based maritime engineering start-up WingTek, in collaboration with the National Composites Centre and the University of Bristol, has won a £2.2m innovation grant.
Wärtsilä collaborates with leading naval engineeringn firm to reduce port emissions across North America
Technology group Wärtsilä has entered into a collaboration agreement with Seattle, USA based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), to further develop EBDG’s Clean Harbor Alternative Mobile Power (CHAMP) Barge design.
HD Hyundai Founds NEMO [Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization] with Global Nuclear Energy Organizations
HD Hyundai Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HSOE) announced on March 6 that it has founded the Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO) with leading global nuclear energy organizations.