General News – Page 85
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NewsStena paints picture of future ‘fuel mosaic’
Stena Group’s fleets are likely to be driven by heavy fuel oil cleaned by scrubbers in fifteen years’ time, with other fuels playing a growing role, according to vessel design arm Stena Teknik.
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NewsICS urges alignment on CO2 rules
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is urging the EU to align CO2 emissions monitoring regulation with the mandatory worldwide reporting regime agreed by the IMO, warning that the current system is ‘completely unfit for purpose’.
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ABS unveils vessel efficiency software
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has launched a vessel performance that benchmarks hull, propeller and main engine performance against ship-specific indicators.
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NewsK Line cuts CO2 emissions target
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha has reset its long-term targets for CO2 reduction after beating its 2019 target last year.
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NewsMarorka and SMEDRI to develop ship efficiency in China
Global provider of energy management and operational performance solutions, Marorka Iceland, and the Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute (SMDERI) have joined forces to make China’s shipping industry more efficient and sustainable.
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NewsPPG to develop eco-friendly hull film system
PPG’s protective and marine business has received EU finding to produce a new fouling protection system for commercial vessels.
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NewsGerman owners confront challenging market
For one of the world’s biggest merchant fleets, environmental regulation and efficiency improvements remain high on the agenda even in the face of economic uncertainty, Martin Kröger, managing director of German shipowners association VDR, tells The Motorship.
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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.
