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Deltamarin And Bar Technologies Unveil A New Wind-Optimized Hull And Superstructure
Deltamarin and BAR Technologies introduce a new co-developed wind-optimized hull design. The partnership highlights Deltamarin and BAR Technologies’ ongoing dedication to decarbonization and forward-thinking innovation. The latest Aframax/LRII …
Feb 15, 2024 / Curious
Samskip initiates strategic expansion in Baltic Sea region launching new direct short-sea service between Finland, Latvia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands
Early next month, Samskip will celebrate the maiden voyage of the Samskip-owned and operated weekly service connecting Rotterdam, Helsinki, Riga and Hull. This new service is a direct reflection of Samskip’s central strategic focus on customer …
Oct 27, 2023 / Curious
KOTUG Canada and GIT work together to help reduce underwater radiated noise in oceans
KOTUG Canada Inc.*, strongly committed to reducing impact from operations on the environment, has recently applied a revolutionary non-toxic noise reduction coatings to the hull of one of their vessels, the K.J. Gardner. KOTUG Canada has worked …
Feb 14, 2023 / Vessels
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
New container route connects Stockholm directly to Rotterdam and Hull
In November the shipping company SUN Line Shipping introduced a brand new Rotterdam ˗ Stockholm ˗ Hull container service route. This means that Stockholm Norvik Port now has two new destination connections, further strengthening the port’s status as …
Nov 15, 2022 / Vessels
MODEC awarded FEED contract for ExxonMobil’s “Uaru” project in Guyana
MODEC, Inc. (MODEC) announced on Tuesday (Nov 01) that it has signed a contract to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the “Uaru” development project. The FEED contract …
Nov 1, 2022 / Curious
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
Hempel coats 3000 ships with flagship hull coating, Hempaguard
3000 applications of Hempel’s Hempaguard hull coating equal a CO2 saving of 27 million tonnes. World-leading coatings company, Hempel A/S, passes landmark number of ships coated with Hempaguard. A 335m-long container ship received the 3000th …
Sep 14, 2022 / Curious
MT SUVRETTA becomes the first vessel to include hull coating impact in EEXI Technical file approved by DNV
NEDA Maritime Agency has entrusted DNV assessing the effect of low friction paint on the reference speed for the purpose of EEXI at the Aframax tanker M/T SUVRETTA.The 109,250MT M/T SUVRETTA, registered with Greek flag, recently became the first …
Jul 28, 2022 / Vessels