FutureShip containership optimization brings big fuel savings
A series of 9,000 TEU containerships will cut fuel consumption by 10 percent and CO2 emissions by 90 tonnes a day as a result of an improvement in the hull lines. The
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Nissan introduces eco-friendly “bubble bow” PCC
Japan’s Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has delivered the 2,000 car capacity M.V. City of St. Petersburg to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. The PCC (pure car carrier) has a semi-spherical shaped “bubble bow” said
Wärtsilä propulsion for research ship
Wärtsilä is to supply the propulsion equipment for the state-of-the-art research vessel. ordered from the C.N.P. Freire S.A. shipyard in Vigo, Spain, by the U.K.’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The contract
European engine makers to continue joint research project
MAN Diesel & Turbo and Wärtsilä Corporation, have agreed to pursue a large joint research project, the HERCULES-C project, as a continuation of successful predecessor HERCULES programs for the research and development
Eidesvik doubles up on Kleven PSV order
Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore has exercised a NOK 440 million ($71.2 million) option to build a second LNG fueled PSV at Kleven Maritime. Scheduled for delivery from Kleven’s Ulsteinvik shipyard in 2012, the
Intersleek delivers big fuel savings for NSCSA
Eight Very Large Crude Carriers are achieving Very Large Carbon Cuts. A detailed performance analysis of a National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) tanker confirms that the company has achieved substantial
Op-Ed: Unlocking a sustainable blue economy
By Matthieu de Tugny, Executive Vice President, Marine & Offshore, Bureau Veritas Following the recent publication of Toward a Sustainable Blue Economy, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore’s Executive Vice President Matthieu de
BAR Technologies wins first LRT2 tanker WindWings order
BAR Technologies has received an order that will see its WindWings wind-assisted propulsion system (WAPS) installed on two new LR2 dual-fuel tankers, marking one of the first confirmed large-scale wind propulsion deployments
Q&A: David Tyler of Artemis Technologies on e-foil vessel
Marine Log recently sat down with David Tyler, co-founder of Belfast, Northern Ireland-based Artemis Technologies, to discuss the world’s first commercially viable e-foiling system for marine transport, the Artemis EF-12 Escape, which recently debuted in New
Efen and Wilson Sons carry out Brazil’s first maritime sector HVO fueling
In late March, Efen (formerly NXT) and Wilson Sons carried out the first HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) fueling operation in Brazil’s maritime sector. The operation was conducted at the Açu Liquid Bulk