While alternative fuels may be the marine industry’s current area of focus, it must not be forgotten that fuels and marine lubricants are intrinsically linked, says Dr. Cassandra Higham, Global Marine and Energy Marketing
Jason Berman, Chief Commercial Officer at S5 Agency World shares five predictions the shipping industry should expect for sustainable shipping in 2023. Change is a constant in the shipping industry, and this
With CII ratings becoming a growing concern more shipowners are looking to rotor sails as a means of cutting fuel consumption and thus emissions. Among the latest to opt for the solution
By Joseph Gardemal, ABS Manager, Regulatory Affairs The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 79th session from December 12-16, 2022, with a full agenda reflecting numerous issues of importance to
Can attaining the desired CII value for a voyage be as simple as setting it on a control panel slider? Swedish marine green tech company Qtagg says “yes.” With shipowners getting increasingly
Matson Navigation Company (NYSE: MATX) is to convert the main engine of its containership Kaimana Hila from an MAN B&W S90ME-C10.5 unit to a dual-fuel ME-GI unit capable of running on LNG.
Hong Kong headquartered ship manager Anglo-Eastern has upgraded the Wärtsilä Fleet Optimization Solution (FOS) used by 530 of its managed ships by adding the CII Dashboard tool Anglo-Eastern uses FOS to improve
PPG (NYSE: PPG) has launched a biocide-free fouling release coating that, it says, uses a breakthrough approach to help shipowners lower power consumption and carbon emissions and meet demands for higher performance
By Fabian Feldhaus, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Flagship Founders Fabian Feldhaus is managing director & co-founder of Hamburg, Germany-based Flagship Founders GmbH, whose team of entrepreneurs, investors and shipping experts supports
Some of the biggest charterers of ships, most of whom also own ships, have sharply criticized BIMCO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) operations clause. BIMCO’s standardized charters and clauses are one of the