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ABS and SHI JDP to Develop Smart Hull Monitoring Software
ABS and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) to enhance hull safety with smart ship technology for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) using a hull sensor package that will allow for more informed and …
Jul 21, 2022 / Curious
ABP receives outline planning consent for 4.25 million sq ft of development at Port of Hull
Associated British Ports (ABP) has been granted outline planning consent for more than 4.25 million sq ft of industrial, manufacturing and logistics development at the Port of Hull by East Riding of Yorkshire Council.The 453 acres of prime land …
Apr 20, 2022 / Curious
HullWiper teams up with World Subsea Services to bring hull cleaning operations to Sri Lanka
In-water hull cleaning specialist HullWiper Ltd has formed a partnership with leading underwater and related services company World Subsea Services Pvt Ltd to bring sustainable and affordable hull cleaning solutions to vessels calling at the Port of …
Nov 3, 2021 / Curious
KCC Eyes Energy Efficiency Gains with Fleet-wide Rollout of Hull Cleaning Solution Shipshave ITCH
Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) continues to leave no stone unturned in the quest for cutting CO2 emissions and seeks to further improve fleet energy efficiency by signing a Letter of Intent with Shipshave AS to implement its semi-autonomous …
Oct 18, 2021 / Curious
U-Ming takes onboard Jotun’s Hull Skating Solutions for bulker newbuild
U-Ming, SWS and Jotun have signed commercial agreement for the groundbreaking Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) for U-Ming’s 190,000 dwt dual fuel bulk carrier newbuilding project at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS) in Shanghai, China. The …
Oct 11, 2021 / Vessels
ClassNK grants its first DSS (Hull Monitoring) notation for 211,000DWT bulk carrier Dream Clover
Tokyo – Leading Classification Society ClassNK has granted its notation indicating that the vessel is provided with the cutting edge hull monitoring system, for DREAM CLOVER, 211,000 DWT bulk carrier which was built by Japan Marine United Corporation …
Aug 5, 2021 / Curious
ClassNK releases Guidelines for Hull Monitoring
Leading Classification Society ClassNK released its “Guidelines for Hull Monitoring” that summarize technical requirements for a hull monitoring system to achieve the improvement of the ship safety, and stipulates the relevant class notation.A hull …
Jul 1, 2021 / Curious
Fleet Cleaner demonstrates ATEX certified technology for hull cleaning of tankers during cargo ops at Vopak terminals in Rotterdam
Hull cleaning for petroleum tankers has always been an operational challenge. Just like any vessel type, the underwater hull of tankers gets fouled, which increases fuel consumption by 5-10%. The cleaning of a tanker always results in off-hire time, …
Jun 23, 2021 / Curious
HullWiper: Hull Cleaning in South Korea
South Korea, the last stop for ships sailing east towards America, is one of the largest bunker fuel locations in the world. While vessels may use this location to top up their tanks, it would also be prudent for ship owners and operators to be …
Jun 18, 2021 / Curious
Equinor: Welding quality of Johan Castberg hull
An in-house investigation team from Equinor has studied the deviation in quality of welding and inspection of the Johan Castberg production vessel currently under construction at the Sembcorp Marine yard in Singapore. Extensive work is being carried …
Apr 19, 2021 / Vessels