Environment

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.(MOL) is adopting a new low-friction hull paint, Seaflo Neo, developed by Chugoku Marine Paint, Ltd. After analyzing the results of an onboard test with a newbuilding vessel, MOL confirmed that the new paint offers improvements in fuel efficiency compared to conventional paints. This will contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions from vessels. ...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) says it has determined the exterior and basic design of a car carrier aiming at zero emissions while berthed. The solar hybrid ship has benefited from a subsidy from Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) as a "project that develops systems to reduce CO2 emissions from ocean-going vessels." The vessel will be ...

This coming July 10th marks the 26th anniversary of the bombing and sinking of Greenpeace International’s original Rainbow Warrior.  More than a quarter of a century and EURO 23.3 million later, the environmental organization’s new flag-ship, ...

Maersk Line will invest $1.9 billion more in expanding its Asia-Europe containership fleet, after it exercised an option with Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. to build 10 more Triple-E class containerships. Overall, Maersk is investing $3.8 billion for 20 of the 18,000 TEU boxships.As we reported back in February on marinelog. ...

Dimitrios Grifakis, 57, of Kallithea, Greece, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis to six months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for obstructing a Coast Guard inspection that took place in May 2010 aboard a Liberian-operated cargo ship M/V Capitola at the Port of Baltimore, says the U.S. Department of Justice.   Gri ...

International Paint has introduced Intergard(R)7020, a new dedicated cargo hold coating for all bulk carrier types.Specially designed for operators who don't need or cannot justify the investment in the highest performing cargo hold coatings, Intergard(R)7020 offers good abrasion resistance and long term corrosion protection combined with many of the features normal ...

DNV has participated in a joint industry project to develop Ecore, a Very Large Ore Carrier concept designed to lower fuel costs and improve loading efficiency. Based on existing technology, the Ecore concept is said to be a step change in VLOC design. Powered by two-stroke dual fuel ME-GI engines, this concept features a more ballast friendly hull shape, a large center cargo ho ...

The combination of slow steaming and Emissions Control Areas is making the choice of marine lubricants more complex says Total Lubmarine.The North American Emissions Control Area (ECA), which will be effective from 2012, will impact 50 percent of maritime traffic, forcing shipowners and operators not typically operating in ECAs to begin use of lower basicity ...