Category: Environment
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BWMS: Erma First acquires Echoclor
BWMS: Erma First acquires Echoclor With the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention in force since 2017, the majority of the world fleet is now equipped and the BWMS retrofit market is nearing saturation. Inevitably that will produce consolidation in the market and, in line with that trend, Perama, Greece-headquartered Erma First reports that it has…
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Why nuclear propulsion will be better
Why nuclear propulsion will be better Andrew Craig-Bennett looks at the hurdles shipping faces in order to embrace what he sees as a vital form of power in the years ahead. Let’s suppose that we were to have nuclear ships, in, say, 10 of 15 years’ time – how could they be owned, operated, managed…
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Blue Visby trials cut emissions on Marubeni’s LPG trades by nearly 30%
Blue Visby trials cut emissions on Marubeni’s LPG trades by nearly 30% The Blue Visby cross-industry project aimed at reducing shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions by tackling the sail fast, then wait practice has completed another series of prototype trials, delivering average savings of about 29%. The trials involved 16 LPG carriers under charter by Marubeni…
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Maersk Tankers places world’s largest yet suction sail order
Maersk Tankers places world’s largest yet suction sail order In what will be the world’s largest deployment of suction sales to date, Maersk Tankers is to fit bound4blue eSAILs on five of its MR vessels, Each of the five tankers will be fitted with four 26-meter eSAILs, bringing Barcelona-headquartered bound4blue its largest wind assisted propulsion…