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Recent trends in marine technology and innovation

TECHNOLOGY & SHIPBUILDING

Edited by: Nikos Vergounis

ammonia fuel tanks on deck to maximize the
cruising range for various routes and to make
the most effective use of cargo space. Further-
more, ClassNK is scheduled to conduct a risk
assessment (HAZID; Hazard Identification Study
Note) to confirm that no unacceptable risks exist
at the basic design stage and to identify items
to be considered in the detailed design, which
will incorporate safety measures fully taking into
account the toxicity of ammonia, and other fac-
tors.
Amid the trend toward decarbonization, global
interest in ammonia as a next-generation clean
energy source is growing, and the maritime
industry is accelerating its efforts to utilize
it strategically as a fuel. As expectations for
ammonia as a marine fuel increase, MOL and
Mitsui will promote the expansion of net-zero
emission ocean-going vessels and play a role
in society’s overall efforts to achieve decarbon-
ization.
MAERSK USES DRONES TO MANAGE
INVENTORY
Warehouse inventory management is one of the
most important barometers of the supply chain
flow, financial cost exposure, and business deci-
sion-making. It is also one of the most difficult,
WORLD-UNIQUE METHANOL BUNKERING of Gothenburg and the Port of Kiel. We welcome MOL AND MITSUI ACQUIRE AIP FOR repetitive, and tedious tasks to perform consis-
CARRIED OUT IN THE PORT OF ship-to-ship bunkering as a tool to achieve a LARGE AMMONIA-POWERED BULK tently in warehouses, with the quality of data
GOTHENBURG stable and efficient supply chain for methanol, CARRIER often questioned and requiring workers to work
A milestone for the use of methanol as a marine which is critical in Stena Line’s shift to alterna- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. at heights.
fuel was achieved in the Port of Gothenburg in tive fuels, and to retain our position as a leader announced that they had received Approval ‘’As a supply chain integrator, we are constantly
late January, as the methanol-propelled vessel in sustainable shipping,” said Maria Tornvall, in Principle (AiP) from the Nippon Kaiji Kyokai looking for innovations and engineering solu-
Stena Germanica was the first non-tanker vessel Head of Sustainability at Stena Line. (ClassNK) for the design of a large ammo- tions in our warehouse operations. We wanted
in the world to be bunkered with methanol ship The historic bunkering was made possible nia-powered bulk carrier. to deploy a safer, more accurate, data-driven
to ship. through the collaboration of a number of differ- MOL and Mitsui jointly determined the size and inventory solution that would address our decar-
The bunkered ship was Stena Line’s ro-ro and ent stakeholders throughout the whole process. specifications of the vessel, and both companies bonization goals for customers and prevent
passenger vessel Stena Germanica, which until Operating regulations for methanol bunkering entrusted Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. with our workforce from working at heights. Verity’s
now has been bunkering methanol solely from are a prerequisite that the Port of Gothenburg the vessel’s design. The AiP covers a 210,000 system has delivered data accuracy, safety, and
trucks. was the first in the world to publish in April DWT Cape-size bulker, a highly versatile class speed, which makes our warehouse management
“The Stena Germanica, connecting Gothenburg, 2022. Stena Line is the owner of the vessel in of ship. system stronger, faster, and more effective for
Sweden with Kiel, Germany, became the world’s question and the purchaser of the methanol. In The design calls for a main engine fueled by customer decision-making’’, said Erez Agmoni,
first methanol-powered ferry when Stena Line practice, the tanker operator E&S carried out ammonia, which emits no CO2 when burned, Senior Vice President of Innovation & Strategic
converted the 240-meter vessel in 2015 in the bunkering itself, and methanol producer and thereby achieving zero CO2 emissions during Growth for Maersk North America.
partnership with Methanex, Wärtsilä, the Port supplier Methanex provided the fuel. the voyage. The vessel will also feature two Verity’s warehouse drones navigate from pallet

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