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Damen Shipyards will unveil its new Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) at EUROPORT 2011 and will launch a complete PSV range in the next few months. The PSV 3300 E3

For decades the use of steam propulsion has been phased out by monstrous low and medium speed diesels as well as specialized diesel electric systems. But

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has developed a new bulk carrier able to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% using bubbles. Further, the Mitsubishi Air Lubrication

The world’s largest container ship company, A.P. Moller-Maersk, is looking to save the environment and maintenance costs by doing something that most

The Port of Los Angeles and California State University Long Beach (CSULB) have announced a partnership to develop and test a new $1.8 million seawater

The age of sail may be getting a new beginning… and we couldn’t be more excited about the idea. Imagine being off Ambrose Light and witnessing a

USS Carl Vinson Strike Group, Exercise Tandem Thrust 2003, US Navy Photo WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) Rear Adm. (Ret.) Robert James’s characterization of

A screen shot of Germanischer Lloyd’s Eco-Assistant, a tool to help ship captains maximize the fuel and power efficiency of their vessels.  In times of

Too often in the shipping community good ideas, new innovative ideas, suffer from lack of support and, strangled in red tape, die an early death. But today we

gCaptain.com’s Rob Almeida interviews Dr. Eleanor Kirtley from the Seattle-based naval architecture firm Glosten and Associates. Their discussion focuses

The British Parliament’s Energy and Climate Change Committee, chaired by Tim Yeo MP, launched an inquiry last week to investigate the potential for

A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, the world’s largest container shipping company, has joined the World Ocean Council to support global leadership and

SHANGHAI: The new generation of 10,000 TEU container vessels contracted in China by Seaspan represents major improvements in energy efficiency, cargo capacity,

Oslo, Norway – The on-going trend to greener shipping impacts all ship designs. In recognition of the recently developed Energy Efficiency Design Index

The news item is from the 2011 event visit gCaptain’s NorShipping 2013 page for information on the next event. Nor-Shipping last week released names of

APL flipped the switch last week on a clean-air effort that’s part of California’s maritime future. The Singapore-based container shipping line

When the Department of Homeland Security announced the idea of a new consolidated Coast Guard headquarters it seemed fitting, considering the Coast

ABS just released news about two US-flagged liftboats that have been specified with their Wind IMR notation.  Per ABS code, a Wind Turbine IMR Unit is

Most are aware of the ecological problems with the “Big 3” sources of global energy. Coal is by far the most polluting and nuclear is clean but

gCaptain has showcased a wide array of BIG ideas aimed at reducing the environmental impact of shipping. From giant kites flown off the bow of ships to