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TECHNOLOGY & SHIPBUILDING

The study revealed that OCCS could be installed
without changing the existing equipment of the
ship and does not hinder the stability of vessel
operation. The collected carbon becomes lique-
fied in a pressurized tank and can be used for
manufacturing dry ice or smart farm on land.
Based on these findings, HMM will fit OCCS in its
containership for an operational test with SHI and
PANASIA later this year. HMM will take charge
of the operation of OCCS, while the others will
provide engineering support.
In addition, HMM decided to replace the pro-
pellers of six containerships with more efficient
ones specially designed for slow steaming. The
replacement process will start in 2024, and HMM
expects to increase energy efficiency by 8-9%.
WÄRTSILÄ AND THE MARITIME AND
PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE TO
COLLABORATE IN ACCELERATING
MARITIME DECARBONISATION AND
DIGITALISATION
Technology group Wärtsilä and the Maritime and
Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed
at collaborating in mutually beneficial areas to
enable the introduction of next generation renew-
able fuels, optimise digital port operations, and
develop future talent.
Under the MoU, signed in April, MPA and Wärtsilä
will explore renewable fuel technologies and seek
fications and taking into account the constraints partnerships with various stakeholders to develop
related to the membrane containment system; green fuel safety concepts and procedures to
-Bureau Veritas will conduct a risk assessment ensure the safe handling and operation of future
and review the design in accordance with the fuels. Insights gained will support the develop-
latest regulatory requirements and will ensure ment of global standards for maritime fuel safety.
it meets Bureau Veritas’ rules with the goal to The parties will seek to make port operations
deliver an Approval in Principle. more efficient by developing reliable, secure,
and cost-effective data exchanges between ves-
HMM ANNOUNCES FIELD TESTS OF sels and port operations. Sharing data at scale,
ONBOARD CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEM FOR including real-time data, has the potential of
CONTAINERSHIPS unlocking insights to optimise port and vessel
HMM announced that it plans to conduct field operations such as Just-in-Time planning. It can
tests of an onboard carbon capture system also greatly enhance data-based value genera-
(OCCS) for containerships along with SHI (Sam- tion, including the development of new capabili-
sung Heavy Industries) and PANASIA in the ties and operational processes. The development
second half of this year. of an operational concept for vessels and harbour
OCCS is an advanced technology to capture CO₂ craft utilising AI-based monitoring, tracking, and
from greenhouse gas emissions generated during incident response is also planned. Big data from
vessel operation, ensuring it is not emitted into Wärtsilä’s Navi-Port system, MPA’s digital plat-
the atmosphere. This solution has the potential forms and other relevant sources will be at the
to play a significant role in reducing CO₂ emis- core of the algorithms to power the AI.
sions. HMM has performed a feasibility study with MPA and Wärtsilä will also collaborate on assess-
PANASIA on OCCS for its MPV (Multi-purpose ing cyber threats and risks to shipboard systems,
vessel) since both companies signed a Memoran- ship-shore system communications and MPA’s
dum of Understanding (MoU) last September. digital platforms.

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