Filtration & Separation
MTF: Key recommendations put on the table for shipping industry to accelerate OCCS adoption
In a new report, the Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) has offered key recommendations to consider as the shipping industry looks to adopt onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) technology.
‘World’s first’ ship with full-scale onboard CCS ready for pilot testing
Following a turnkey CCS retrofit by Seatrium, Clipper Eris, the ethylene carrier owned by Solvang, is set to commence pilot testing.
Readers’ choice: Offshore Energy’s most-read news of 2024
With increasing coverage of global energy transition efforts, but also energy security worries, keeping up with everything can be a challenge. To celebrate the year gone by, the Offshore Energy editorial team brings you the most-read stories on the site that defined the journey throughout 2024. $30
One week to go: 400+ exhibitors from offshore energy industry to gather in Amsterdam
The following is a press release from Navingo BV, the owner of Offshore-Energy.biz and organizer of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC). More than 400 exhibitors and co-exhibitors booked their spots at OEEC 2024 Businesses and organizations from across the offshore energy secto
ERMA FIRST acquires Ecochlor to expand global BWTS footprint
Greek ballast water treatment specialist ERMA FIRST has completed the acquisition of its US-based counterpart, Ecochlor, as part of its growth strategy to increase market share.
Interview with Clean Shipping Alliance: Authorities banning scrubbers have no ‘hard’ evidence of environmental harm
“To scrub, or not to scrub” has been an ongoing debate in the maritime industry, especially following the entry into force of the 2020 sulphur cap. Many ports and countries have decided to ban open-loop scrubber discharges within their territorial waters, although there are no uniform regional or gl
German operator picks Wärtsilä’s CCS-ready scrubbers for its containerships
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has received a contract to deliver carbon capture and storage-ready (CCS-ready) scrubbers for three containerships owned by German operator Leonhardt & Blumberg. According to Wärtsilä, the CCS-ready solution will assist Leonhardt & Blumberg in continued regulatory c
Color Line turns to Wärtsilä for hybrid scrubber upgrade on four vessels
Norwegian shipping company Color Line has hired technology group Wärtsilä to upgrade the exhaust treatment system onboard four vessels and help optimize performance and reach sustainability targets. Under the contract, Wärtsilä will add close-looped functionality to the ships’ current open-loop scru
ForestWave ship duo ready for Value Maritime’s EGCS and CCS technology
Value Maritime (VM) has been contracted by ForestWave to retrofit two 10,600 dwt general cargo vessels with VM’s emission-reducing Filtree exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) and integrated carbon capture unit.
Sweden prepares to ban use of scrubbers
The Swedish government has decided to go ahead with introducing a scrubber ban within the country’s waters.
Stepping into an HFO-free era in the Arctic
On July 1, 2024, an international ban on the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) comes into effect in the Arctic region.
MOL to install CO2 capture system onboard LR1 product tanker
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has decided to equip its LR1 product tanker with Value Maritime’s Filtree system, an onboard CO2 capture system with a SOx scrubber.
Rio Tinto picks Alfa Laval’s air lubrication system for its bulker
Rio Tinto, the world’s largest dry bulk shipper, has selected Alfa Laval’s air lubrication technology for one of its bulk carriers, as part of its focus to boost vessel energy efficiency and decarbonize shipping.
NYK to use emissions capture and control tech on car carriers
Japanese shipowner NYK has concluded an agreement with STAX Engineering, a U.S. company leading in maritime emissions capture and control, to use STAX Engineering’s emissions capture and control technology to recover exhaust gases from car carriers.