Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will supply the LNG Fuel Gas Supply (FGSS) systems for four new 23,000 TEU containerships being built for France-based shipping giant CMA CGM at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding yard in China.
An impressive majority of 68 percent of Finnish maritime respondents who participated in a recent survey have expressed their willingness to pay more money in exchange for emission reduction on their travels. The EPSI Rating’s Passenger Transport 2023 survey examined the customer experience and cust
Finnish marine technology supplier Wärtsilä and Swedish shipping company Furetank are co-developing and testing two technologies showing the potential to halve the methane slip of LNG-fueled ships. Methane slip on LNG-powered vessels refers to the unintentional release of methane, a potent greenhous
Technology group Wärtsilä has added carbon capture and storage (CCS) feasibility studies to its portfolio of products intended for shipowners and operators. The company has already conducted a number of studies on a range of vessel types including ro-ro and ro-pax vessels, a drill ship, a container
OX2 and Finland’s Ålandsbanken Fondbolag have completed underwater nature field surveys of two of its Noatun offshore wind projects near Åland in the Baltic Sea. The project team said it has used innovative methods to explore the underwater environment where the Noatun Norra (Noatun North) and Noatu
As the race to decarbonize the industry continues it’s becoming more and more evident that green fuels are essential for the much-needed energy transition and will surely play a pivotal role in the road towards net zero. Green methanol is rapidly emerging as a transformative marine fuel, leading the
Swedish firm ScanOcean and Finnish oil refining and marketing company Neste Oyi have unveiled a new lower-emission DMA Gasoil for the shipping sector.
Deltamarin, a Finland-based marine engineering company, has won several Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) ship design contracts in recent months featuring alternative fuels. Notably, China’s largest electric car manufacturer, BYD Auto, has commissioned four 9,200 CEU PCTCs from China Merchants Indus
Technology group Wärtsilä has won a contract to supply methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for the French shipping company CMA CGM. The engines have been ordered for six 15,000 TEU container vessels which are being built at the Dalian Shipbuilding yard in China. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in Q2
TEH2, the hydrogen-dedicated subsidiary of Total Eren, and Aliceco Energy, a Finnish developer of large commercial-scale electrofuels facilities, have teamed up to develop electrofuel (e-fuel) facility for industrial sectors and the shipping industry. The partnership will see the two companies imple
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has revealed that a study of operational data for two medium range (MR) product tankers fitted with its technology indicated significant emissions reductions.
The construction of the methanol-ready Mein Schiff 7 cruise ship, being built for TUI Cruises at Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku, has reached a landmark feat with the installation of main engines. The engines are being provided by Finnish technology company Wärtsilä and the ship will have a
