Yearly Archives: 2019
SMDERI Unveils Special Fans for Scrubbers
China’s Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute (SMDERI) has unveiled its inhouse developed ‘special’ fans for use with exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), which...
Research Shows Marine Hull Coating Improves Vessel Perfomance
PG Protective and Marine Coatings (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) and quality assurance and risk management company DNV GL (Oslo, Norway) have collaborated on a study...
Maersk All Set To Trial Battery Power On-board
Shipping giant Maersk is to pilot the use of a 600kWh battery system to improve power production on board its ships, reports Energy Live...
Shipping Industry Faces Stormy Times in Terms of Financing
Banks still provide more than $40 billion a year to the shipping industry.
For companies seeking to raise equity or find other forms...
Global Container Growth Withers Due To U.S.-China Trade War
Global container demand growth slowed to just 1% over the first nine months of the year.
This decrease has been attributed to US-China...
Wind Gains Prominence When It Comes To Ship Design
Japanese giant MOL is looking to equip its largest containerships with a sort of windshield.
It plans to achieve more streamlined profile to...
DSME’s LNG Containment System Approved by Bureau Veritas
DSME has obtained design approval from Bureau Veritas for its LNG cargo containment system.
BV is the fifth agency to grant approval to...
Hijacked Freighter Highlights Hidden Threat of Crew Kidnappings
According to an article published in Bloomberg News, the boarding by pirates of a supertanker near Nigeria has highlighted a worrying trend for vessels...
IMO 2020: Global Refiners Turn Towards Cleaner Shipping Fuel Output
LSFO stands for fuel oil with sulphur content of between 0.5% and 1.0%.
VLSFO for fuel oil with a sulphur content of less...
VLSFO Fuels Identified With High Contamination Levels in Major Ports
As 1.1.2020 approaches, the supply of VLSFO fuels with 0.50% sulfur content has increased globally. ViswaLab, in its latest technical update reveals that it...