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The First ORC Operation Starts on Maersk Line Vessel

The newly developed waste heat recovery system “HydrocurrentTM Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Module 125EJW” 1 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) has begun operation on the vessel named Arnold Maersk belonging to Maersk Line. The ORC system enables the utilization of extremely low temperature heat sources to generate electrical power at low-cost and high-efficiency in marine applications. In concrete terms, the system generates electricity using the waste heat of the main engine jacket cooling water (approx. 85°C), and by reducing the load on the vessel’s main generator, cuts CO2 emissions and improves the efficiency of the vessel’s plant. The ORC has an output of 125 kW and is fitted to the Arnold Maersk. Prior to this, a pilot ORC machine completed performance testing at the factory of Calnetix Technologies who is a partner of MHI-MME, gaining the approval of ClassNK and Lloyd’s Register of Shipping in 2015.

Workers busy to get Arnold Maersk seaworthy again

The "Arnold Maersk" remained docked in Seattle on Nov 25. The ship was not damaged in the storm in which several containers were lost overboard off Dutch Harbor, and workers were working of the rest of the containers that were displaced when big waves crashed on the ship. 18 containers were lost, and c50 more suffered damage. Workers were trying to remove the damaged containers in order to enable the "Arnold Maersk" to continue with the schedule. Report with photos: http://www.vesselfinder.com/news/1647-Arnold-Maersk-cargo-ship-lost-containers-in-a-storm Copyright © Vesselfinder

Toppled containers on "Arnold Maersk" arrive in Seattle port after wave hit off Dutch Harbour

A storm outside Dutch Harbor, Alaska, toppled dozens of containers on the Arnold Maersk, a huge cargo ship that's now in Seattle to take care of the damage. A big wave that swept over the stern tossed 18 containers overboard and damaged about another 50, said Coast Guard spokeswoman Kathleen McCaffrey. Crews must remove the damaged containers before the ship can move on. The ship itself, which was traveling from Pusan, South Korea, didn't appear to need any repair. Incidents like this aren't uncommon, McCaffrey said, but on average, just five containers end up in the sea. This ship is getting a lot of attention, she said, because it can be seen from Highway 99. Report with photo at http://seattletimes.com/html/picturethis/2022321479_toppledcontainersonshiparriveinseattleport.html