Ecover 3 to start two-boat testing
With three months to the start of the Vendee Globe, Mike Golding and Ecover 3 are looking forward to a two-boat testing period with Aviva and Dee Caffari. After a successful Artemis Challenge Race...
View ArticleUK: Maersk, BP and ABN Amro Call for Maximum Efficiency
Rio Tinto, Maersk Line, Cargill and BP Shipping are among the maritime giants calling on the industry today to build and convert ships to the highest standards of energy efficiency. Members of the...
View ArticleUSA: MTM Collaborates with ABS on Company and Ship Energy Efficiency...
With energy efficiency at the forefront of today’s environmental agenda, Maran Tankers Management Inc. (MTM), the largest tanker operator in Greece, has collaborated with class society ABS in the...
View ArticleSpain: GLs Energy Efficiency Forum in Madrid
The coming introduction of the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) regulations was very much on the minds of the speakers and participants of Germanischer Lloyd’s (GL) “Energy Efficiency...
View ArticleOman: Port of Salalah Receives New Bulk Handling Equipment to Improve Efficiency
Port of Salalah General Cargo Terminal (GCT) has received new bulk handling equipment to improve efficiency. The equipment, comprising of three heavy duty Wire Rope Grabs were offloaded this morning...
View ArticleNigeria: NPA, BPE Plan to Improve Ports Efficiency
If the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Mallam Omar Suleiman should find his way, the number of government agencies manning… (worldstagegroup) Source: worldstagegroup, July 28, 2011;
View ArticleInternational Shipping Industry Makes First Steps to Increase Fuel Efficiency...
The international shipping industry has taken its first steps to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has agreed to enforce stronger energy...
View ArticleTerra et Aqua: In Dredging, Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness Are Everybody’s...
When it comes to dredging and maritime infrastructure projects, everyone in the major international dredging companies is examining and re-examining how they do business. And that includes scrutinising...
View ArticleGermany: EUROGATE, MSC Gate Increase Efficiency in Handling Mega Ocean Carriers
With the relocation of a total of six container cranes, Bremerhaven’s container terminals, EUROGATE and MSC Gate, are even more efficient and flexible in handling mega ocean carriers in future. On...
View ArticleSwitzerland: ABB Announces Azipod Hydrodynamic Efficiency Improvement
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has announced that recent modifications to its Azipod propulsion unit frame design have seen hydrodynamic efficiency improved by more than two...
View ArticleVietnam: Konecranes Smart Lifting Helps Ensure Efficiency and Safety at...
As port and other infrastructure developments gear up in Vietnam to handle a strongly-growing economy, foreign investment in the manufacture of construction products continues apace. In its first...
View ArticleJapan: MOL Earns World’s 1st Certification for Ship Energy Efficiency...
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), MOL already has in place was certified with Statement of Compliance by the international...
View ArticleJoint Industry Project for Increasing Energy Efficiency in Offshore Shipping
A project has been established to identify energy efficiency and fuel saving initiatives for the offshore shipping industry. The partnership involves a collaboration of seven Norwegian offshore...
View ArticleRussian Shipping Register to Increase Efficiency of Applications Processing
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) will implement a new system of internal documents and tasks management. In recent years, the number of applications and requests from ship owners to RS has...
View ArticleIreland: Transas Reveals Its Fuel Efficiency Monitoring System
Leading ECDIS manufacturer Transas Marine launches its fuel efficiency monitoring system Transas Wave. Designed for commercial shipping, Transas Wave is an ideal solution for saving fuel and reducing...
View ArticleJapan: ClassNK to Certify NYK’s Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan
NYK’s Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) and the company’s implementation procedure have been certified by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) to be in compliance with the IMO Guidelines...
View ArticleSingapore: GL – Maritime Software Drives Energy Efficiency
Shipping is highly underinvested in modern software technologies. Only 0.7% of the investments that go into new vessels go into software technologies. With rising fuel prices and operating costs...
View ArticleGermany: Ahrenkiel Shipmanagement Gets Energy-Efficiency Certificate
The container ship AS Scotia already meets the requirements of the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), which will become compulsory as of 1 January 2013. The SEEMP has been adopted by the...
View ArticleNorway: Marlink Enhances Service Efficiency with C-Band on iDirect
Marlink, maritime communications service provider, is expanding its portfolio with the introduction of new C-band services on the iDirect platform, which will enhance network efficiency and open up new...
View ArticleGreek Owners Clinch Major Energy Efficiency Standard – ISO 50001
Two Greek companies are at the forefront of a new standard Lloyd’s Register is using to help shipowners and operators comply with the IMO’s SEEMP requirements on 1 January, 2013. Two Greek companies,...
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