General News 13-18 – Page 87
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NewsAutonomous shipping: Closer than you think
With plans to build a remote-controlled coastal demonstrator ship by 2018, Rolls-Royce and partners in the Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications project are confident that such vessels are no longer a distant possibility. But what they discover along the way will be equally important. Gavin Lipsith reports.
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NewsAkzoNobel carbon credits for Neda Maritime
Neda Maritime Agency has been awarded carbon credits through a methodology developed by AkzoNobel’s marine coatings business.
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NewsEfficiency and compliance in focus in Hamburg
The Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference concluded last week with a strong second day highlighting several technical challenges caused by shipping’s evolving regulatory framework.
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ABS brings industry leaders together in standardisation project
Classification society, ABS, convened industry partners at the Offshore Technology Conference on May 4 to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a unified joint industry project (JIP) for standardisation.
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NewsPhase in global sulphur cap, study urges
The conclusion of a supplementary study on marine fuel availability by Navigistics Consulting and EnSys Energy was among revelations on the first day of The Motorship’s 38th Propulsion & Emissions Conference.
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NewsThe Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference blog review
Highlights from The Motorship’s Propulsion & Emissions Conference on 11-12 May were reported minute-by-minute via our live blog. Ahead of in-depth coverage in print, readers can review the action here.
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NewsIWSA to recognise wind propulsion innovation
The International Windship Association (IWSA) has announced that nominations for the first Wind Propulsion Innovation Awards are officially open.
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NewsFuelling future efficiencies for the UK fleet
Private public partnership Energy Technologies Institute is investing in three research projects that could both accelerate the development of new energy efficient solutions and contribute to the UK’s ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets. Gavin Lipsith reports.
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Drone detection of sulphur emissions
Aerial drones may have the potential to assist enforcement of emissions legislation, but without an international standard for their use several questions remain, writes Lucinda Roberts, associate at law firm Clyde & Co.
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NewsCathelco desalinators winning customers worldwide
Cathelco’s desalination division is gaining a foothold in the commercial and military sectors with a host of orders for its range of space saving water makers.
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New oil leakage calculation tool
Thordon Bearings has developed a new tool capable of calculating the amount of operational oil prevented from leaking into the ocean with the installation of a seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing.
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New anticorrosive primer from AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel Marine Coatings has launched a new anticorrosive universal primer, Intershield One-2-One.
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BIMCO’s top priorities for MEPC 69
As the IMO’s 69th Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 69) begins, BIMCO has announced its priorities for what could be a defining moment in the industry’s approach to ballast water management and reducing carbon emissions.
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IMO seeks hosts for maritime technology cooperation centres
The International Maritime Organization is seeking expressions of interest from institutions willing to host five maritime technology cooperation centres in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific.
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NewsUpdated calculation tools from DNV GL
DNV GL has released latest versions of its integrated calculation tools, Nauticus Hull and Sesam GeniE.
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NewsJotun shares five-year anti-fouling savings
Jotun has reported better than expected fuel savings on Gearbulk’s ‘Penguin Arrow’, the first vessel to have its five-year drydocking after implementing Jotun’s Hull Performance Solution.
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Marine Ahoy wins Wärtsilä contest
Marina Ahoy has won the Wärtsilä Marine Mastermind innovation contest which was launched in October 2015 in connection with Slush.
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NewsESL Shipping and Finferries join autonomy project
Dry bulk operator ESL Shipping and ferry company Finferries have joined the consortium studying Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications (AAWA) as the Rolls-Royce led project enters the next stage.
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NewsCall to commit to reduced emissions
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has called on the IMO to show its true commitment to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions from shipping at the forthcoming Marine Environmental Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 69) beginning on 18 April 2016.
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NewsAdvanced sensors on trial for Finferries
Rolls-Royce and partners are to test a fusion of advanced sensor technologies onboard a Finferries vessels in the next stage of a project studying remote control and autonomous ships.
