Innovations

Bureau Veritas successfully tested the use of the AI solution in real survey conditions.

Retrofit of air lubrication technology achieves verified performance of 6.6% net savings during initial testing

Real-world shipboard testing is ongoing aboard an Aframax and a VLCC and is expected to be completed in May 2021.

K-tainer has been rewarded for this novel concept with a Lean & Green star

The US could reduce its staffing needs by over 140,000 employees and Russia by over 200,000 personnel. Canada, the UK, and Norway could shed between 20,000 and 30,000 jobs each.

The grounding risk monitoring system, based on the NAPA Fleet Intelligence platform, has proven successful in its proof-of-concept stage and will provide new capabilities for mitigating and monitoring navigational risks

Driven by the circumpolar current, like a satellite around Antarctica, POLAR POD will allow the acquisition of data and long-term observations that will be transmitted to researchers, oceanographers, climatologists, biologists.

Van Oord is taking a next step in the energy transition of its fleet. An advanced combustion conditioning system with hydrogen and methanol will be installed on subsea rock installation vessel Bravenes.

WindWings are large hard sails that can be fitted on the deck of a ship to harness the power of the wind and reduce the vessel’s fuel consumption and emissions.

Wärtsilä’s flexible floating barge-mounted energy storage system will aid a Philippine operator in meeting grid requirements

Orcelle Wind is a wind-powered pure car and truck carrier capable of achieving up to 90% reduced emissions compared to today’s most efficient vessels.

Windship Technology, a British company with a whole-ship solution to tackle the CO2 emissions of the shipping industry, has unveiled its designs and announces an investment partnership with one of the world’s leading classification agencies.