Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has started testing a new containership 'windshield' technology that it hopes will help cut wind resistance, leading to fuel savings and reduced CO2 emissions. The new windshield was installed on the bow of the MOL-operated containership MOL MARVEL and a demonstration test of its effectiveness in reducing CO2 emissions is under way. MOL … [Read more...]
World’s First Ethane-Fueled Gas Carrier Unveiled
A company in Germany has unveiled a new type of environmentally friendly liquified ethylene carrier that it says is fundamentally different from conventional gas carriers with increased cargo carrying capacity and the ability to run on ethane fuel. The Leer, Germany based company, Hartmann Reederei, this week unveiled the new type of eco LEG vessel, which it calls the "ECO … [Read more...]
Fuel-Efficient Tankers Pay Dividends
(Bloomberg) -- The savings from new fuel-efficient ship designs justify paying 25 percent more for a tanker that carries refined fuels, the industry’s largest trade group said. The 15 percent cut in fuel consumption by so-called ECO ships would allow owners to pay $8.31 million more for a Medium- Range tanker than for a conventional vessel, Peter Sand, an analyst at … [Read more...]
ClassNK Starts Joint Research Project to Optimize Ship Designs for Actual Sea Conditions
Tokyo - ClassNK announced today that they have started full scale ship tests to develop a feedback scheme on the design for ships performances in actual seas in collaboration with Imabari Shipbuilding Co and Sayonas Shipbuilding. During this joint research project, the energy saving operation support system “ClassNK-NAPA GREEN” provided by the Society and NAPA … [Read more...]
Propeller Technology to Make Your Ship More Efficient
Appendages to the propulsion system at the stern of a vessel can offer ship owners and operators an easy and relatively painless solution to improving fuel efficiency without the need to order new and expensive ‘eco-ships'. With many products offering the prospect of a relatively short return on investment, the path to greater sustainability can be embarked upon sooner … [Read more...]
New Superstructure Design Promises Energy Efficiency and Pirate Defense
Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding has introduced a unique solution that could help combat two of shippings biggest challenges; piracy and energy efficiency. The technology, called Aero-Citadel, introduces a streamlined and aerodynamic shape to a ships superstructure and other advances in the vessels accommodation block, engine room , and funnel casing. The design … [Read more...]
World’s Largest Solar Powered Ship Completes Record-Breaking Circumnavigation
On Friday the world's largest ship running solely on the power of the sun cruised into Hercule Harbor in Monaco, officially completing the world's first circumnavigation for a 100% solar powered ship. The vessel, a 31m catamaran named MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, is equipped with 537 square meters of solar panels used to recharge 6 blocks of lithium-ion batteries with every … [Read more...]