7 Technologies To Reduce Fuel Consumption Of Ships
Reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions are two of the main concerns of shipping industry today. Take a look at some of the most commonly used methods for enhancing ship’s fuel efficiency.
Van Oord Joins Hands With Wärtsilä To Enhance Fuel Efficiency And Reduce Carbon Footprint
Wärtsilä has expanded its partnership with the Dutch marine contractor Van Oord with the signing of a 9-year renewal and extension to its Optimised Maintenance agreement.
StormGeo Introduces Strategic Power Routing To Maximize Fuel Savings For Shippers
StormGeo announced the launch of Strategic Power Routing—a service that optimizes the power output of a vessel in varying weather conditions to enhance overall fuel efficiency and reduce emissions without compromising arrival windows.
Eidesvik And Yxney See Significant Potential In Data-Driven Solutions For Fuel Efficiency
Eidesvik Offshore has signed with Yxney Maritime for use of their Maress energy efficiency software.
How to Test Ship’s Main Engine for Slow Steaming?
As shipping companies around the world are opting for slow steaming to save fuel costs at available opportunities, an experienced chief engineer finds explains how the ship’s main engine can be tested for slow steaming.
“Nose Jobs” For Ships – Reason Behind Retrofitting Bulbous Bow
All major shipping companies are retrofitting their ship’s bulbous bow for increasing fuel efficiency and reducing emissions. Learn about the reasons as to why ships are getting the Nose Jobs.
Wärtsilä Introduces Innovative Pre-Swirl Stator To Improve Fuel Efficiency
The new Wärtsilä EnergoFlow is an energy saving solution that will return ship operators’ investment in less than two years.
Bulk Carrier With Wind Resistance To Increase Fuel Efficiency
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has brought to market the TESS64 AEROLINE, a D/W 63,700mt type Bulk Carrier that is equipped with the new AEROLINE technology to reduce wind resistance, which combines the cut-corner design for the accommodation corner in previous models with a newly developed streamlined shape for the fore upper bow, for a 10% reduction in wind resistance.