SeaTec Services reports increased demand for its propeller polishing and hull cleaning services on the back of the latest IMO environmental regulations UK-based SeaTec Services last year launched its new closed-circuit propeller polishing system, which features technology that captures biofouling and metal particles and removes them safely to the surface for filtering. Over the past […]
The Global Maritime Forum’s fourth edition of the Mapping of Zero-Emission Pilots and Demonstration Projects, launched at a Getting to Zero Coalition Workshop in Paris, has identified 373 zero-emission pilots and demonstration projects, an 84% increase over last year’s edition. According to the report, new projects have emerged in Thailand, Egypt, Malaysia, and South Africa […]
Oslo-based ship manager Bulkship Management is to implement Berg Propulsion’s ‘EPL for EEXI’ power limitation solution across 10 ships trading in US Gulf and Caribbean waters. Berg’s new engine power limitation (EPL) solution is of particular benefit to ships whose performance requires only moderate adjustment to meet IMO Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) needs, […]
AI: transforming the fleet of today and tomorrow Angus Whiston, communications director, DeepSea Technologies Traditional weather routing has been used for years in shipping, to “optimise voyages” by analysing weather forecasts – to plot the safest way of getting from point A to B. Now, landmark developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are rendering old weather […]
FuelTrust’s AI-enabled solutions measure vessel carbon emissions As shipping moves towards its 50% carbon reduction target in 2050, the progress of vessels in relation to this goal will be assessed based on historical baselines going back to 2008. Finance decisions, tax levies and ESG reporting will all be driven by this assessment of vessel performance […]
Faced with enormous efficiency and compliance challenges, the shipping industry is increasingly turning to digital tools and services to help balance the complex needs for performance monitoring, meeting regulatory requirements and commercial agility. The capability of traditional satellite networks to meet these demands is being tested, leading to the emergence of hybrid networks that combine […]
Poorly designed enclosed spaces are proving to be actual death traps for seafarers and port stevedores alike – and, depressingly, these fatalities are dangerously close to becoming accepted as an ‘inevitable’ part of maritime and offshore operations. The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has calculated that, since January 2018, 12 seafarers and 16 dockers have […]
The introduction of the 0.5% Global Sulphur Cap for marine fuels on 1 January 2020 represented one of the biggest changes to impact merchant shipping in modern times. Despite concerns – and IMO’s sulphur mandate coming five years earlier than originally expected – the switch went far more smoothly than many had predicted. Today around […]
The Naval Architect March 2022
The Carbon Intensity Indicator will have a profound impact on the marketability of vessels, according to inspection specialists IDWAL.
Warship Technology January 2022
Classification society Bureau Veritas has developed a particularly close working relationship with the Australian defence sector and the Royal Australian Navy and is helping it to develop a comprehensive set of rules specific to naval ships. The goal is to establish standards for its entire fleet to improve risk management, assess safety and structural defects, and help ensure all vessels are fit for purpose.