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Klaveness Combination Carriers expands roll-out of semi-autonomous hull cleaning solution to further improve fuel efficiency and reduce environmental impact
Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) will expand its roll-out of the semi-autonomous hull cleaning solution, Shipshave ITCH, with five additional robots to reduce hull fouling on its fleet. After a successful pilot of Shipshave’s solution onboard …
Feb 1, 2023 / Vessels
Fleet Cleaner demonstrates remote control of hull cleaning services
Thunderbird 3 named as latest vessel in growing fleet as remote operating control centre in Delft begins operations. As hull biofouling and its role in invasive species transfer and carbon emissions due to increased fuel use continue to attract the …
Oct 28, 2022 / Curious
Stolt Tankers trials innovative in-transit hull cleaning technology
Stolt Tankers has successfully completed an in-transit hull cleaning trial using Shipshave’s ITCH (In-Transit Cleaning of Hulls) on board the Stolt Acer (pictured) as she sailed from Port Said, Egypt to Algeciras, Spain. Biofouling on ships’ hulls …
Oct 10, 2022 / Vessels
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
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
Svitzer introduces ROV Hull Cleaning for fleet performance optimisation
Svitzer has recently begun operating the Svitzer SeaBadger Hull Cleaning ROV in Panama as part of the ambition to grow and offer additional services to Svitzer’s customers.Svitzer SeaBadger is a Hull Cleaning ROV (remotely operated vehicle), which is …
Mar 16, 2021 / Curious
Hyundai Merchant Marine deploys underwater robots for hull cleaning
Underwater robots help to prevent industrial accidents and cut environmental pollutionHMM announced that it plans to replace human labourers in a risky environment with underwater robots when it comes to hull cleaning work on its vessels.As part of …
Mar 5, 2020 / Curious
HullWiper to launch hull cleaning operations in Qatar
HullWiper Ltd is joining forces with GAC Qatar in preparation to launch its hull cleaning solution at the Qatari port of Ras Laffan in early 2020 to meet growing demand for safe, eco-friendly hull cleaning solutions. GAC Qatar is the only company to …
Dec 18, 2019 / Curious