HULL LUBRICATION CAN CUT UNDERWATER NOISE POLLUTION
Air lubrication company Silverstream has drawn attention to an academc study that suggests hull lubrication can have a significant positive effect on underwater radiated noise (URN), as well as reducing friction and thus saving fuel and emissions. Prof John Carlton –...
MAERSK’S FIRST GREEN METHANOL BUNKERING CONDUCTED IN SINGAPORE
Maersk and Hong Lam Marine have successfully conducted the first ship-to-containership methanol bunkering operation of a Maersk container vessel at the Raffles Reserved Anchorage in Singapore, with the support of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA),...
BIO-FUEL SUPPLIER LOOKS AT MEPC80 OUTCOME
Dutch company GoodFuels has been analysing the recent IMO MEPC 80 meeting and concluded that this has brought forth promising regulatory updates to benefit marine decarbonisation trajectories, including the use of Sustainable Marine Fuels (SMF). The company says that...
CARISBROOKE VESSEL TESTS SOLAR CELLS
UK shipping company Carisbrooke Shipping, which operates a fleet of multi-purpose vessels, has signed a letter of intent with solar energy company Grafmarine to use its NanoDeck AI Solar tile management solution. The companies have worked in partnership over the last...
SEA-LNG HIGHLIGHTS GREEN LNG BUNKER AVAILABILITY
Sea-LNG, the coalition established to demonstrate the commercial and environmental benefits of the LNG pathway, has shared analysis of the green LNG bunkering market which shows that bio-LNG is available today in almost 70 ports worldwide, including Singapore,...
DNV TO ADVISE GREEK EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY ON ENERGY SAVING DEVICES
Hellenic Marine Equipment Manufacturers and Exporters (HEMEXPO), a suppliers and exporters association for the international shipping sector, has reached an agreement with classification society DNV for the assessment of energy-saving devices (ESDs) produced by...
HAV COMMITS TO GREEN TRANSITION IN SHORT SEA SHIPPING
Pushing forward on the path towards zero emissions, Norway’s HAV Group says that it is unifying the expertise and technologies of all its subsidiary companies, including Norwegian Electric Systems (NES), in a initiative focused on short sea transport. Aimed at...
ALGOMA METHANOL-READY TANKERS WILL BE BUILT TO ABS CLASS
Canadian shipping company Algoma Central Corporation has ordered two, methanol-ready, 37,000 dwt ice class product tanker vessels to be built to ABS Class at Hyundai Mipo Shipyard in South Korea. This CAN$127m investment followed an order for two, new, 72,250...