Dorian LPG, a liquefied petroleum gas shipping company and owner and operator of very large gas carriers (VLGCs) has been working with Danish firm Vessel Performance Solutions (VPS) to improve vessel and fleet performance. The shipping company has rolled out VPS’ solution VESPER to improve decision-making, particularly around dry-dockings and hull and propeller performance. One...
ONEX Peace, an Aframax tanker built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and delivered to its owner ONEX, has become the world’s first merchant ship to receive DNV’s SILENT-E notation. The SILENT-E notation ensures ships do not exceed average-to-moderate Underwater Radiation Noise (URN) levels. Vessels with this notation can minimise their impact on marine life and...
According to the results of the #AHOY2050 future study, drafted by MAN Energy Solutions and the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI), banning fossil fuels in the shipping industry could become a necessary step in the latter half of the decade. The study outlines four scenarios that explore how to reach the maritime...
ABS and Rainmaking have collaborated to support entrepreneurs with maritime decarbonisation technologies. ABS’ marine and offshore industry experience combined with Rainmaking’s register of decarbonisation focused start-ups will allow rapid testing and development of transformational technologies with the potential to reduce CO2 emissions. The program will identify technology start-ups and deliver scalable pilots and ventures through...
HawkEye 360 has announced the development of new maritime security and vessel monitoring capabilities using machine learning. The new capabilities combine HawkEye 360’s RF geolocation services with a customised machine learning model developed through Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Machine Learning (ML) Solutions Lab. The capabilities, which will be integrated into the HawkEye 360 portfolio of...
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has teamed up with Foundation Det Norske Veritas, the owner of DNV Group, BW Group, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Ocean Network Express, Sembcorp Marine, and BHP to launch a S$120M (US $90M) maritime decarbonisation centre. The partners have each contributed S$10M with the MPA adding S$60M to the...
Research commissioned by Swedish biotechnology company, I-Tech has confirmed that barnacle fouling is hugely prevalent in ship niche areas and that the industry needs to take steps to mitigate the impact of hard fouling in these areas. In 2020, I-Tech commissioned UK based marine coatings consultants, to analyse the hull condition of a 249-ship sample...
Nautilus Labs and Datum Electronics have announced a partnership that will provide shipowners, operators, technical managers, and charterers a comprehensive solution for vessel digitalisation and predictive decision support. Leveraging data provided by hardware leaders, Nautilus builds vessel-specific, machine learning-based performance models to reduce fuel consumption, emissions, and maintenance spend. By unifying stakeholders around a single...
Wärtsilä Voyage has signed a contract to deliver radio and integrated navigation systems for ten icebreaking LNG-fuelled tankers to be constructed for the Arctic LNG-2 project. The order was placed in January 2021 and is now in process of execution, in partnership with Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard. The new contract is an extension of the...
There is no question on whether the shipping industry needs to implement ambitious change to meet impending environmental regulation. This is a certainty. The main question is instead around the ‘how’. With a large portion of the global fleet set to be in operation for years to come, how will one of the world’s biggest...
Innovate UK has approved Datum Electronics for an innovation grant for the company’s intelligent marine engine’s health assessment system. The solution helps keep marine engines healthy by providing ultrafast sampling of highly accurate sensors, resulting in millions of events being analysed at sea. From this data an algorithm is formulated which allows Datum to predict...
Silverstream Technologies’ air lubrication system has achieved 6.6 per cent fuel savings onboard a Shell-chartered LNG carrier. The 170,000 cbm Methane Patricia Camila carried out normal operations and the technology was tested at various speeds to calculate fuel and emissions savings. The System was successfully retrofitted on the 2010-built LNGC during its October 2020 planned dry...