JANUARY 16, 2016 — While U.S.legislation and the IMO Ballast Water Convention mean that shipowners will have to invest millions to fit ballast water treatment systems, this will not prevent the transfer
ZeroNorth AS, the software spin-off from Maersk Tankers in which agribusiness giant Cargill is an investor, has launched a new vessel optimization service. lt is designed to simplify the process for ship
Vessels idled by the drop in demand due to COVID-19 restrictions or being used for floating storage face accelerated hull fouling — and consequently higher fuel bills when they return to service.
With the collapse in oil prices, partly as a result of COVID-19, huge numbers of tankers are being time chartered for floating storage purposes. As a result, BIMCO is receiving enquiries about
NOVEMBER 12, 2018 — With mounting pressure for biofouling management, BIMCO is launching a survey to gain insight into how shipowners are dealing with the issue. BIMCO notes that biofouling management is
OCTOBER 24, 2018 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) is to equip 80 time chartered bulkers with a performance analysis and reporting solution developed by Helsinki, Finland, headquartered maritime software house NAPA,
JANUARY 29, 2018 — Gothenburg, Sweden, based bio-tech company I-Tech says that a twenty-four-month trial on a 46,067 dwt chemical and products carrier has confirmed the hard fouling prevention power of an
OCTOBER 8, 2015—Classification society DNV GL has recently released an update to its fleet performance solution ECO Insight. DNVGL says that the new features in the updated version draw on the feedback
JUNE 3, 2015 — DNV GL and the Norwegian paint manufacturer Jotun signed a cooperation agreement at Nor-Shipping today that will bring together two performance management services — Jotun’s Hull Performance Solution
MARCH 18, 2015—Fuel efficiency remains a key concern for shipping, but tracking hull and propeller degradation is a challenge that has not yet found an adequate solution. Experts suggest that, as a
