The newest 639-foot, US-flagged freighter of Great Lakes’ made its first-ever stop on Tuesday morning in the Duluth-Superior harbour. Interlake Steamship Co.’s Mark W. Barker has a capacity of about 26,000 gross tons. Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding built it in Wisconsin’s…
On September 2, a naming ceremony was held at Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. for a new VLGC (very large gas carrier) that NYK will charter to Astomos Energy Corporation, the world’s pre-eminent liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) company.…
Bremen-based ship-owning and management company Harren Bulkers, a member of the Harren Group, has announced a further expansion of its service portfolio with the foundation of a new commercial entity. Harren Bulkers effectively manages the group’s fleet of modern bulk…
How to successfully deliver digital innovation – transformation: listening, understanding, getting to the root of the core user case and why the solution is needed and then quickly moving into a hands-on relationship that develops into a partnership (and human…
As an alternative to small additional devices, shipowners are considering retrofitting revolutionary and innovative concepts albeit at a more meaningful cost, such as air lubrication systems that reduce frictional resistance. Frictional resistance is the dominant feature of slow-speed vessels. Hence, by…
Collecting and processing data creates a common ecosystem - no matter the operator - given the standardised structure that the end user can take advantage of. The pace of transformation has accelerated recently in the shipping industry, driven by sub…
Indeed, the human element is perhaps the most important aspect, along with the cultural impact. In fact, a "useful rule of thumb" is that it is the HUMAN ELEMENT that is the MOST CRITICAL ASPECT. This is ALWAYS the case.…
ESDs provide a direct increase in vessel propulsion efficiency by reducing hull resistance and improving propeller thrust. In particular they comprise devices fitted before or after the propeller, while also having high-performance hull coatings to reduce resistance. In front of…
Along with EEDI, the IMO introduced the Ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP). It is the complementary measure that establishes a mechanism to improve the energy efficiency of a ship in a cost-effective manner. SEEMP includes the enhancement of the…
This is an excellent opportunity not only to assess the level of achievement of the project’s goals during the past two years but also to define next steps for the commercialisation of the eShip platform (www.eship.pt) as a web-based application…