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  • Alfa Laval begins testing new fuels to support shipping’s transition

    8 March 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Research & Development, Transition

    Swedish company Alfa Laval will soon start testing two new types of marine fuels — biofuels (made from waste) and methanol, at its Test & Training Centre in Denmark.

  • Alfa Laval gets marine industry’s 1st AiP for firing boilers with methanol

    7 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Regulation & Policy, Technology

    Maritime classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Swedish company Alfa Laval the first marine approval for operating boilers on methanol.

  • Alfa Laval sets sights on air lubrication tech with new company acquisition

    22 March 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration

    Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval has completed the acquisition of Marine Performance Systems B.V., a Rotterdam-based maritime technology company that has developed the first fluidic air lubrication system on the market.

  • Alfa Laval to deliver heat exchangers for world’s largest hydrogen plant

    31 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to deliver compact heat exchangers to what is said to be the world’s largest hydrogen plant, which will be constructed in the Middle East. The facility, powered by renewable energy, will be part of the city of Neom, built from scratch in the northwestern desert, […]

  • Alfa Laval PureBallast 2 systems win USCG approval

    7 January 2021
    Authorities & Government, Equipment, Regulation & Policy

    The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) issued its type approval for Alfa Laval PureBallast 2 ballast water treatment system. The system underwent some technical modifications in order to become compliant with the USCG’s testing regime. With the modifications in place, a PureBallast 2 system with a Boll & Kirsch filter completed the tests in April 2020, […]

  • Alfa Laval bags new orders amid increased interest in LPG as fuel

    19 January 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Due to increased demand for solutions related to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as fuel, Swedish company Alfa Laval has secured new orders for FCM LPG, a low-flashpoint fuel supply system (LFSS) that can work with LPG cargo handling systems

  • Nor-Shipping 2023: Terntank wins next-generation ship award for its hybrid tanker

    7 June 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    The winners of the Nor-Shipping 2023 awards have been announced, with Swedish/Danish tanker operator Terntank, wind power pioneer AlfaWall Oceanbird and Bound4Blue Co-founder and COO Cristina Aleixendri Munoz taking the top prizes. The award ceremony was held at the 29th Nor-Shipping, taking place this week in Oslo and Lillestrøm, Norway. Terntank secured the coveted Next […]

  • Alfa Laval: HT-PEM fuel cell system using methanol passes tests

    7 September 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition

    In Q2 2022, Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval started up a small-scale methanol fuel cell system at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre. Based on positive test results, the project is on track for a 200 kW installation.

  • Alfa Laval books LFSS order for 6 methanol-fueled boxships

    15 August 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Green Marine

    Alfa Laval has secured a contract to provide low-flashpoint fuel supply system (LFSS) on six dual-fuel container vessels. The contract represents the company’s largest methanol order this year. The Alfa Laval FCM Methanol system will be installed on six 1170 TEU container vessels ordered by Eastaway, a member of the X-Press Feeders Group. The new […]

  • Alfa Laval, Wallenius to set up a JV focusing on wind propulsion

    29 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Environment, Innovation, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    Alfa Laval and Wallenius are joining forces in a 50/50 joint venture, named AlfaWall Oceanbird, that will supply wind propulsion solutions for cargo vessels and other ship types. Under the agreement signed on June 28, 2021, the plan is to have the first Oceanbird system onboard a vessel within five years. The Oceanbird vessel concept […]

  • Alfa Laval joins First Movers Coalition to boost net-zero drive

    15 March 2023
    Collaboration, Transition

    Alfa Laval, a Swedish-based supplier of products and solutions for heat transfer, separation and fluid handling, has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC), a global initiative launched to boost decarbonisation efforts.

  • Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubbers with shared WCS installed on world’s largest containership

    15 March 2022
    Equipment, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Two PureSOx scrubbers with a shared water cleaning system (WCS) installed on the 23,992 TEU boxship Ever Ace have proved their effectiveness, according to Swedish company Alfa Laval.

  • Alfa Laval inks deals to deliver PureBallast 3 to about 40 vessels

    17 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Rules & Regulation

    Swedish engineering group Alfa Laval, specializing in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has signed two frame agreements, running over the coming three years, for ballast water treatment systems. The company said the deals comprise firm orders to deliver Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 to about 40 vessels, with options covering another 40 systems. “We are […]

  • Alfa Laval joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

    28 January 2021
    Collaboration, Environment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Alfa Laval has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to work on the development of low- and zero-carbon technologies for the marine industry. As a strategic partner Alfa Laval will be part of the Center’s advisory board, providing strategic and technical guidance for future development projects and activities.   Alfa Laval […]

  • The Netherlands: Pronomar to Install MERUS Rings on Dredger “Utrecht”

    13 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Pronomar has announced an order from Van Oord, a leading international contractor in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects with respect to oil, gas and wind. Van Oord asked Pronomar to supply and install their innovative Pronomar-MERUS rings on-board their Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Utrecht. Pronomar will install the following rings: • one 4” HCI […]

  • Merus Rings Installed on “Prins der Nederlanden” (The Netherlands)

    19 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

      In February this year Pronomar received an order from Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, a Dutch company that provides services in maritime sectors on international basis. Royal Boskalis Westminster NV decided to place an order for the Merus rings for their trailing suction hopper dredger, the ‘Prins der Nederlanden’. The Merus rings are a highly […]

  • JV formed to speed up deployment of Oceanbird wind propulsion tech

    1 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition

    Sweden-based companies Alfa Laval and Wallenius have finalized the creation of a JV to speed up Oceanbird wind propulsion tech deployment.

  • Industry heavyweights join forces to accelerate development of solid oxide fuel cells

    18 January 2021
    Collaboration, Environment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Alfa Laval, DTU Energy, Haldor Topsoe, Svitzer and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping are entering into a joint project to accelerate the development of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology. Funded by a grant from Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP), the project, SOFC4Maritime, will target optimal utilization of […]

  • Framo pumps for Scotland’s largest offshore wind project

    2 March 2021
    Project & Tenders

    Framo, part of Alfa Laval, has received an order from Saipem to supply its marine pumping systems for the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. Framo’s pumping systems will be used for the suction bucket foundations, to secure and anchor the wind turbine platforms to the seabed. “This second order for our Framo pumping systems […]

  • UK firm completes ‘major’ liquid hydrogen vessel design for Shell

    31 January 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Design and engineering consultancy firm Houlder has completed a major design project for Shell International Trading and Shipping Company (Shell) for a 20,000 cbm liquid hydrogen (LH2) carrier.

  • Stena Bulk, Alfa Laval join the world’s 1st project to demonstrate end-to-end shipboard carbon capture

    5 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Green Marine, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), Stena Bulk, and Alfa Laval have launched a joint project to investigate the on-board capture, storage and off-loading of carbon dioxide (CO2). During a two-year-long project, divided into three stages, a seven-member consortium will test a carbon capture unit onboard a Stena […]

  • OKEE Maritime turns to StormGeo to bolster its environmental footprint

    12 August 2022
    Green Marine, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Technology, Vessels

    German shipowner OKEE Maritime has adopted StormGeo’s digitalization tools to improve environmental performance across its reefer fleet. The solutions include weather-based route optimization software, data reporting, and fleet performance management tools, which also feature a Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) Simulator. The tool is aimed at helping ship operators comply and stay ahead of new CII rules that […]

  • OGCI, Stena, GCMD get ABS’ nod to use CO2 capture onboard oil tanker

    22 March 2023
    Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Certification & Classification, Equipment, Vessels

    A consortium of global shipping organisations and the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) have received approval in principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the US ship certification agency, to use a carbon capture system onboard an oil tanker.

  • Knud E. Hansen joins project to design world’s 1st wind-powered RoRo

    27 June 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    Swedish ship management and ship design company Wallenius Marine and Danish naval architecture and design firm Knud E. Hansen have signed an agreement for the latter to join the project of designing the world’s first wind-powered roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel.

  • Liquid Wind secures €4M for eFuel

    1 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Swedish power-to-fuel developer Liquid Wind has raised €4 million ($4.9) in equity investment for the development of eMethanol production facility.