Energy Saving Devices
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NewsMitsui takes minority stake in WETech
Japanese general trading company Mitsui & Co., Ltd (Mitsui) has acquired a minority stake in Finnish energy efficiency solution provider WE Tech Solutions (WE Tech).
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NewsCOSCO Shipping Heavy Industry to explore air lube licensing deal
Chinese shipyard group COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co. Ltd (CHI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Silverstream to explore the possibility of licensing the installation of the Silverstream air lubrication system in CHI’s shipyards.
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NewsGTT raises wind propulsion funds
GTT’s venture capital arm has completed a funding round to support the development of automated wind-assisted propulsion systems
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NewsFirst LPG carrier air lubrication retrofit contract for Alfa Laval agreed
Kumiai Navigation, a Southeast Asian LPG tanker and bulk carrier company, has placed the first retrofit order for Alfa Laval’s fluidic air lubrication, OceanGlide for an LPG carrier. The system will be installed aboard a 54,000dwt LPG carrier operated by the company, the company confirmed.
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NewsBV type approval for foul-release coating
Propspeed has been awarded type approval from Bureau Veritas for its foul-release coating system.
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NewsSilverstream grows LNGC order book
Silverstream grows its order book with air lubrication technology ‘ideally suited’ to the LNG segment
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NewsGT Green Technologies targets AiP for AirWing’s aerofoil design
Wind-assisted propulsion technology developer GT Green Technologies is collaborating with classification society Bureau Veritas to obtain approval in principle for its innovative wing concept.
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NewsBulker equipped with rigid wing sails begins first voyage
BAR Technologies and Cargill Ocean Transportation have announced that the retrofit installation of BAR Tech’s wind propulsion technology WindWings on Mitsubishi Corporation’s Pyxis Ocean has been completed successfully.
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NewsOdfjell to retrofit suction sails on board chemical tanker
Odfjell has announced that it has signed a deal to retrofit fixed suction sails on board a chemical tanker.
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NewsWärtsilä key to Vitol efficiency gains
Wärtsilä energy saving systems installed on board two MR tankers have been shown to improve efficiency by around 6%
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NewsFirst Damen air lubrication retrofit contract agreed
Estonian-based shipping company Amisco has placed the first commercial order for Damen’s new air lubrication system, DACS. DACS, which was developed by a collaboration between Damen and the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), will be installed aboard the general cargo vessel Danita in Tallinn, Estonia, the company confirmed.
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NewsCruise Line Fosters Zero-Carbon Approach
Marseilles-based Compagnie du Ponant, operator of expedition-type small cruise ships, plans to order a newbuild melding a raft of advanced and groundbreaking technologies focused on decarbonisation.
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NewsIINO Lines to retrofit Norsepower Rotor Sail on bulker
Japanese ship operator IINO Lines and power utility J-POWER have signed an agreement with Norsepower Oy to install a Norsepower Rotor Sail on board a coal carrier, Yodohime. The installation will be the first for a coal carrier.
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NewsBV type approval for ShaPoLi solution
METIS Cyberspace Technology has received type approval from Bureau Veritas covering the functionality of its solution for monitoring and reporting shaft power limitation (ShaPoLi).
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NewsDigital Twin Designed to Evaluate Multiple Energy Saving Technologies
The digital twin and data science environment being developed by the SeaTech Consortium for the testing of a dynamic wing and new engine control technology will ultimately pave the way for the testing of other technologies.
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NewsBARTech WindWings wind-assist propulsion solution
BAR Technologies’ wind propulsion technology WindWings has been awarded a Type Approval Design Certificate (TADC) from classification society DNV.
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NewsOdfjell choses Alfa Laval’s air lubrication system
Alfa Laval’s air lubrication system features independently operated ‘bands of bubbles’
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NewsUlstein signs methanol CSOV deal
The new methanol/diesel/battery hybrid CSOVs feature Ulstein’s twin stern and propellor system
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NewsPropulsion upgrade helps Oslo Bulk to ensure fleetwide EEXI compliance
Bulkship Management, the Oslo-based ship manager, has signed a significant contract to implement Berg Propulsion’s straightforward ‘EPL for EEXI’ power limitation solution across 10 ships trading in US Gulf and Caribbean waters.
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NewsONE opts to install wind-assist units on feeder
Liner operator Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced that it will install two containerised wind assisted propulsion units on one of the container feeder ships it operates before the end of the year.
