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Finnlines Orders Wärtsilä Emissions Scrubbers

Image courtesy Wartsila PRESS RELEASE – With new stringent sulphur oxide (SOx) emission regulations due to be enforced from January 2015, Finnlines has ordered Wärtsilä Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems for...

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New Technology Installed at OOCL’s Long Beach Container Terminal

Cranes arriving at Middle Harbor, Image: Port of Long Beach Giant new container handling cranes have recently arrived at the Long Beach Container Terminal in California, awkwardly perched aboard a...

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For Sea Captains, Flettner Rotors May Make Their Job More Tactical in Nature

Buckau, the first ship to use Flettner rotors, via Library of Congress In February 1925, the Buckau, a schooner outfitted with cylindrically-shaped, rotating masts 15 meters tall and 3 meters in...

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Revolutionary New Power System Could be a Game-Changer for the Offshore Sector

The DP2-equipped light construction / ROV vessel Dina Star was delivered last year by Kleven Shipyard to Fonnes-based shipowner, Myklebusthaug Offshore AS and from the following images (shot with a 50...

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Dutch Naval Architects Come Up With a Cool Idea

Dutch naval architect Dr. Ir. Pieter van Oossanen and his team of naval architects and hydrodynamicists in Wageningen have come up with something that could have pretty significant implications, or at...

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Newport Shipping Group Unveils New Eco-Friendly Bulker

Ecoships, the technical ship management arm of London-based Newport Shipping Group introduced today a next generation handy-size bulk carrier design optimized to provide extremely low fuel consumption...

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Carnival Says Fuel Saving Initiative Helped Save $2.5 Billion

Carnival’s trademark funnel. Photo (c) gary yim / Shutterstock.com A multi-layered fuel savings initiative has helped Carnival Corporation reduce energy consumption by 24% and has led to $2.5 billion...

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High Fuel Costs and New Emissions Regs are Pushing the Boundaries of Naval...

Mitsubishi’s Air Lubrication System (MALS) blows air through the ships hull to reduce the frictional resistance as the ship moves through the water By Brenda Goh CHONGQING, China, Nov 7 (Reuters) –...

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Pioneer Marine Invests in Operational Efficiency Technology for Newbuild Fleet

Singapore-based ship owner Pioneer Marine entered the dry bulk sector in 2013 on the only upswing the industry has seen in the past three years, and since then it has crashed to the lowest levels in...

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This Tiny Attachment Could Save Shipowners Millions

Photo: HHI After a year of testing, Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, says its new fuel saving propeller attachment is now ready to hit the market. The attachment, which HHI...

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GAC’s Hull-Cleaning ROV Could Save Ship Operators Buckets of Cash

With ship operators intensely focused on maximizing efficiency, keeping the hull clean is a major consideration as marine growth will most definitely lead to significant frictional drag and...

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Naval Architects of Lore May Have Been Right After All

USS Texas, BB-35, image: Jacobst/wikipedia   Docked near the Houston ship channel in a bug infested estuary is the battleship USS Texas (BB-35), the world’s last remaining “dreadnought” afloat. After...

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