Looking into a
blue future.
Ship propulsion systems of the future
More and more ferries and cruise ships are now using shore power to meet their energy requirements at our terminals, switching off their engines and reducing their emissions to almost zero while at berth. With our systems, we have one of the most extensive shore-side power supplies in Europe. But a change is also taking place at sea, in ship propulsion systems. What solutions are our shipping company partners developing to decarbonize their fleets? Is there the ultimate solution to tackling climate change? Our partners are looking at various options - and so are we.
The future of shipbuilding has begun
Here are a few examples:
Shore power
terminals
More and more ferries and cruise ships are now using shore power to meet their electricity needs at our terminals and are reducing their emissions to almost zero while at berth.
Dual-fuel
methanol-ferry
The “Stena Germanica” is one of the largest ferries in the world and the first with dual-fuel methanol propulsion. Compared to other fuels, this significantly reduces pollutant emissions.
LNG
drives
We created the legal framework for refueling with Lloyd's Register back in 2022 and in May 2023, a cruise ship was supplied with liquefied natural gas in a German port for the first time in Kiel, since then ships have regularly bunkered LNG in the port of Kiel
Ship drives
of the future
What exactly is happening at sea? What will the propulsion systems of the future look like in the marine propulsion sector? What are the trends? We spoke to Peter Hackmann from Meyer Werft in Papenburg about this topic.
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Color
Hybrid
Color Line's battery-powered ferry combines a diesel-mechanical and a diesel-electric propulsion system, which is more economical than conventional systems.
Stena
Elektra
Stena Line plans to deploy two battery-powered ships on the Gothenburg-Frederikshavn route before 2030, the world's first fossil-free RoPax ferries of their size.