Marine propulsion
Systems for generating thrust for ships and boats on water
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| 2024 |
Nuclear marine propulsion
Latest addition to the Russian nuclear icebreaker fleet, continuing the technological legacy of nuclear marine propulsion.
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| December 2023 |
Nuclear marine propulsion
Jiangnan Shipyard officially released design for KUN-24AP, a proposed 24000 TEU thorium-powered container ship at Marintec China 2023 exhibition in Shanghai
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| October 2023 |
Rotor ship
Airbus commissioned six ships with Flettner rotors, set to enter service in 2026 to transport aircraft sections to its US assembly line.
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| 2022 |
Nuclear marine propulsion
Further expansion of the nuclear icebreaker fleet, maintaining Russia's presence in Arctic maritime operations.
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| 2021 |
Rotor ship
Norsepower installed five tilting rotor sails onto a Vale-operated iron ore carrier, with the tilting design allowing maneuvering below bridges.
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| 2020 | BW LPG pioneered the world's first Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) retrofitted with LPG dual-fuel propulsion technology, advancing towards carbon-neutral shipping. |
| 2020 |
Nuclear marine propulsion
Continued development of nuclear icebreakers, highlighting Russia's leadership in nuclear marine technology.
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| 2019 | Nuclear propulsion becomes rare, primarily limited to Navy and specialist vessels like icebreakers, with only a few nuclear-powered naval cruisers remaining in service. |
| 2018 |
Rotor ship
MS Viking Grace retrofitted with a rotor system.
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| 2018 |
Rotor ship
Norsepower deployed rotor sails with Maersk on the Maersk Pelican, an LR2 class tanker, fitting two Norsepower Rotor Sails.
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| May 2018 |
Rotor ship
The cargo ship Fehn Pollux was fitted with an 18-metre long Flettner rotor of the EcoFlettner type.
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| 2017 |
Nuclear marine propulsion
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the lead ship of the Ford-class aircraft carriers, entered service, marking the beginning of a new generation of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
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| November 12 2017 | Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) launched potentially the world's first all-electric, battery-powered inland coal carrier, capable of traveling 40 nautical miles per charge with 2,400 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion batteries. |
| 2015 |
Rotor ship
Continued installation of twin rotor sails on Bore's RoRo vessel M/V Estraden.
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| 2014 |
Rotor ship
Norsepower installed twin rotor sails on Bore's RoRo vessel M/V Estraden.
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| 2014 |
Nuclear marine propulsion
Lloyd's Register and consortium members published two papers on commercial nuclear marine propulsion, including a preliminary concept design study for a Suezmax tanker with a 70 MWt nuclear propulsion plant.
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| 2013 | Completion of Viking Line's vessel NB 1376, a cruise ferry primarily fueled by liquefied natural gas with near-zero nitrogen oxide emissions. |
| 2012 |
Nuclear marine propulsion
USS Enterprise was decommissioned after 50 years of service.
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| 2011 |
Rotor ship
MS Viking Grace was built, initially without rotors.
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| 2010 | STX Finland and Viking Line signed an agreement to construct the largest environmentally friendly cruise ferry using liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion. |
| 2010 |
Nuclear marine propulsion
Lloyd's Register began investigating the possibility of civilian nuclear marine propulsion and was in the process of rewriting draft rules for such applications.
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| November 2010 |
Nuclear marine propulsion
British Maritime Technology and Lloyd's Register initiated a two-year study with Hyperion Power Generation and Enterprises Shipping and Trading SA to investigate maritime applications for small modular reactors.
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