DNV ADDS LOW-CARBON FUELS TO ITS AFI DATA PLATFORM
As part of an effort to accelerate the decarbonisation of shipping, classification society DNV has enhanced its Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) data platform by adding new low-carbon...
WÄRTSILÄ WILL ADAPT ENGINE TO TRI-FUEL METHANOL FOR CELEBRITY CRUISES
Wärtsilä has agreed to adapt its engines to make Celebrity Cruises’ future newbuild cruise ship one of the first cruise ships to be delivered methanol-ready in anticipation...
“SMARTIZING” SHIPPING: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES DEVELOPS A CHATBOT
South Korean shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has developed SBOT, an artificial intelligence-based chatbot, and applied it to a ship design, stepping up efforts to strengthen...
DIGITALIZE YOUR BUNKERING TRANSACTIONS WITH MOORIO
Bunker suppliers and vessel operators have used emails and phone calls to conduct business for decades, and while these manual processes have their place, they consume a...
SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE RIG KICKS OFF ITS DRILLING GIG IN NIGERIA
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has disclosed that one of its semi-submersible rigs has started its drilling assignment in Nigeria.
Following a letter of...
INTER-ARRAY CABLE INSTALLATION SOON TO START AT NEART NA GAOITHE OFFSHORE WIND FARM
Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Limited (NnGOWL) has announced that it is planning to conduct a pre-lay grapnel run (PLGR) and commence cable lay out for...
RESEARCHERS STUDY MAERSK SHIPS TO REDUCE UNDERWATER NOISE
Researchers working with Maersk published the results of a long-term study focusing on vessel designs that would reduce radiated noise levels and source levels from commercial ships...
NEW SOFTWARE HELPS VESSEL OPERATORS DIAL IN THE CII OF THEIR CHOICE
Ship CII ratings have a direct impact on vessel value, according to recent brokerage data, and on earnings as well. Shipowners have an incentive to dial in...
DAMEN INSPECTION OF CSD650 AND MUC1506 TECHNICAL
Technical acceptance of Damen CSD650 and MuC1506
At the Damen Dredging yard in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, the Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650 Krakatoa...
DUTCH SHIPOWNERS RALLY BEHIND WIND-PROPULSION
Four Dutch shipowners will pioneer the 3rd generation of VentoFoils produced by eConowind, becoming active ambassadors of the solutions.
Namely, Boomsma Shipping, Vertom Group,...