Container Ship Reduces Emissions through Synthetic Fuel

World’s first successful use of synthetic natural gas in commercial shipping cuts greenhouse gas MAN Energy Solutions reports that the 1,036-TEU container ship, ‘ElbBLUE’ – the former ‘Wes Amelie’ – has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 27% by operating on a blend of climate-neutral, synthetic natural gas (SNG) and conventional liquefied natural gas (LNG), compared to LNG alone. Compared with heavy fuel oil (HFO), GHG emission reduction was even as high as 34%. The data has emerged from measurements initially carried out on board the ship in September 2021 when the ElbBLUE became the first container ship worldwide to replace a portion of its bunkered gas fuel (around 50%) with SNG. Dr Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Energy Solutions, said: “With this project, we have proven the technical viability of our concept of the maritime energy transition. Today, ...

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Navantia launches its Navantia Seanergies brand to boost its green energy, offshore wind and hydrogen activities

Navantia has unveiled this Tuesday its commercial brand Navantia Seanergies, created with the aim of promoting its activity related to green energies, focused on offshore wind energy and hydrogen, both nationally and internationally. The new brand was presented at the WindEurope trade fair being held until 7 April in Bilbao. Inaugurated by King Felipe VI, the fair is attended by 330 companies and around 8,000 visitors. The president of Navantia, Ricardo Domínguez, explained that the company’s green energy activity, which took its first steps in 2014 with the construction of foundations, was born precisely thanks to the synergies with the naval sector. Since then, the company has participated in 11 offshore wind energy projects in five different countries, which have reported a turnover of 900 million euros. Now, Navantia Seanergies wants to capitalise on its experience, its knowledge of the ...

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Navantia delivers to the RSNF the first Avante 2200 class corvette

Navantia delivered today, May 31st, to the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) the first of five Avante 2200 class corvettes built in its shipyards in the Bay of Cadiz, in a ceremony held at the facilities of the Naval Base of La Carraca, in San Fernando (Cádiz). The delivery ceremony of the vessel 546, named HMS AL-JUBAIL, was attended by the Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Force, Vice Admiral Fahad Bin Abdullah Al-Ghofaily; the Spanish the Admiral Chief of Staff of the Spanish Navy (AJEMA), Antonio Martorell Lacave; the CEO of SAMI, Walid Abukhaled; and the Chairman of Navantia, Ricardo Domínguez, as well as the Secretary of State for Trade, Xiana Méndez, and the Secretary General for Industry and SMEs, Raül Blanco. The corvette AL-JUBAIL has been delivered to the Royal Saudi Naval Forces in approximately three years since ...

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Navantia and Kongsberg sign a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the possible support and modernisation of the F-310 frigates

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KDA) and Navantia SA SME have signed an MoU with the objective of exploring potential mutual collaboration in support of and future modernization of the Royal Norwegian Navy F-310 Nansen class frigates. The Nansen Class Frigates, delivered between 2006 and 2011, were designed and built by Navantia for the Norwegian Navy. Navantia has been supporting the Norwegian Navy since 2013 in the sustainment and maintenance of the frigates. Kongsberg was one of the main subcontractors of such Nansen Class Frigate Program and supplied the national parts of the Combat System: anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare systems based on the company’s combat management system architecture as well as the navigations system. Kongsberg has been supporting the frigates over many years since. Under the present agreement, the state-owned company Navantia and Kongsberg (51% state owned company), will evaluate ways ...

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