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TECHNOLOGY & SHIPBUILDING

far, the order book has 171 sets. The system
integrates artificial intelligence (AI) and sensor
fusion to merge data from various navigation
tools and augmented reality (AR) to assist
navigators. This technology enables ships to
autonomously avoid collisions while main-
taining optimal routes and speeds, thereby
reducing navigator fatigue and contributing to
safer voyages, better fuel efficiency, and fewer
maritime accidents and emissions.

LLOYD’S REGISTER PARTICIPATES
IN FUEL CELL AND CCS STUDY TO
SUPPORT EMISSIONS REDUCTION
Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) business advisory
team is partnering with energy companies
ROTOBOOST and Amogy on a fuel cell and
pre-combustion Carbon Capture Storage Sys-
tem (CCS) study to assess opportunities for
emissions reduction. The joint development
project (JDP) will evaluate the use of hydro-
gen fuel cells, ammonia and methane cracking
technology, and CCS from a technical read-
iness, financial, and regulatory perspective.
Outcomes will determine the technologies’
ability to reduce emissions and costs across
a specific container feeder fleet, in relation to
EU ETS (Emissions Trading Scheme), FuelEU,
and IMO's CII (Carbon Intensity Indicator)
requirements, compared to conventional fuels.
Amogy’s ammonia-to-electrical power sys-
tem, ROTOBOOST’s Marine Hydrogen pro-
duction technology, as well as PowerCell’s
Marine System 200 hydrogen fuel cell will be
Credit: bound4blue AVIKUS AND DNV PARTNER FOR central to the research, which also considers
WORLD’S FIRST AUTONOMOUS TYPE additional associated costs compared with
APPROVAL other emerging fuels.
Avikus and DNV have officially announced
their collaboration on the development and “EEMS TRAVELLER”: AN INNOVATIVE
approval of autonomous vessel systems. The SHIP INTRODUCED TO THE WORLD OF
two companies commemorated their partner- SHIPPING
ship with a ceremony held at the DNV stand The Dutch-flagged “Eems Traveller” was the
during the SMM 2024. highlight of the international maritime exhi-
This collaboration is a significant step forward bition SMM in Hamburg. The Amasus-owned
as Avikus progresses through DNV’s System ship docked at the Überseebrücke pier on 3
Qualification process for their autonomous and 4 September to showcase the pioneer-
navigation system, HiNAS Control, under ing wind-assisted propulsion system, eSAIL®,
DNV-CG-0264 and relevant international developed by bound4blue.
standards. The system is undergoing rigor- Specifically, the general cargo ship showcased
ous evaluation to ensure it meets DNV’s rules, its two, 17-meter-high eSAILs® (suction sails)
including class guidelines and the forthcom- from bound4blue, demonstrating how wind
ing class notations. The goal is to achieve the can help an industry in transition to cut costs
world’s first Type Approval of its kind by the and emissions and comply with increasingly
end of this year, setting a new global standard stringent regulations. The turnkey solution
in the maritime industry. was installed in two easy phases, with the sail
The HiNAS Control system is a standard spec- foundations fitted during a scheduled vessel
ification for all HD Hyundai newbuilds, and so stop in the Netherlands for a five-year class

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