Tag: Technology
ABS Approves Innovative Emissions Reduction Technology for Ammonia-Fueled Ships
ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for its ammonia reductant supply system for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) in ammonia-fueled ships. Representatives from both companies and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) met at Gastech 2023 for the AIP…
Thetius Study Highlights Clear Emissions Reduction Advantages of e1 Marine’s Methanol to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
An independent study conducted by maritime research house Thetius has revealed that methanol to hydrogen generator technology, developed by renewable energy technology pioneer e1 Marine, can significantly reduce EPA-regulated emissions by up to 99% when using grey methanol when compared with conventional diesel engines for inland waterway vessels. The technology can also reduce GHG emissions…
GTT Strategic Ventures invests in bound4blue to support the development of wind-assisted propulsion technology
GTT Strategic Ventures, the GTT group venture capital arm, announces that it has led a fund-raising round of €15.9 million to support the development of bound4blue, a technology developer of automated wind-assisted propulsion systems for maritime transport. In particular, the funding round includes the participation of the European Innovation Council, Louis Dreyfus Company Ventures and…
ABS Approves Autonomous Navigation Innovations from HHI and KSOE
New Technologies Optimize Vessel Operations and Support Sustainable Shipping (SINGAPORE) At Gastech 2023, ABS awarded approvals in principle (AIPs) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for two new solutions that support autonomous navigation and address a more sustainable maritime industry. The…
ABS Approves Innovative Emissions Reduction Technology for Ammonia-Fueled Ships
(SINGAPORE) ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for its ammonia reductant supply system for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) in ammonia-fueled ships. Representatives from both companies and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) met…
Bureau Veritas Awards AiP to Nedstack Fuel Cell Technology
Bureau Veritas (BV) Marine & Offshore has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Nedstack Fuel Cell Technology, a leading provider of hydrogen fuel cell solutions, for its PemGen®600 containerized fuel cell system. The maritime industry is seeking and sharing energy transition enablers that can be implemented quickly. It will take a range of new…
BV approval for Rotoboost’s Pre-Combustion Carbon Capture Technology
Talking about the process that has received BV’s approval, Kaisa Nikulainen from Rotoboost, said: ‘The process is able to reduce overall carbon emissions by up to 100 % depending on heating method and the system can be scaled up modularly step by step to meet progressing emission regulations while being cost effective for ship owners…
Groundbreaking ABS Study Explores Potential of Commercial Nuclear Propulsion
Industry-Leading Project Models Impact of Nuclear Reactors on a Container Vessel and Tanker (HOUSTON) The transformational impact of nuclear propulsion on the design, operation and emissions of a 14k TEU container vessel and a 157k DWT Suezmax tanker have been modeled by ABS and Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC) in a groundbreaking study. ABS commissioned…
ABS Approves Fully Autonomous Ship Framework for Monohakobi Technology Institute and Japan Marine Science
Key Milestone Toward Full Autonomy (SINGAPORE) The design of a pioneering, fully autonomous ship framework has received approval in principle (AIP) from ABS. The fully autonomous ship framework named APExS-auto (Action Planning and Execution System for full autonomous) was developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) and Japan Marine Science…
ABS Expands Cutting-Edge Research Activities to Support Marine and Offshore Industries
Landmark Projects Starting with Texas A&M University (COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS) ABS and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) kicked off a batch of new, funded research projects with the signing of a research agreement at the Zachry Engineering Education Complex on the Texas A&M University campus. Ammonia as fuel, ship electrification, carbon capture and…
