The trial is to cover six tankers, addressing optimization opportunities covering engine, hull and propeller and auxiliary systems and other solutions to lower emissions and reduce environmental footprint
NYK and its group company MTI, in collaboration with Smert Design have launched a trial to utilize 3D models in the initial design phase of ship construction.
Dutch emission-reducing tech enterprise, Value Maritime (VM) and Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) have inked a contract for VM to supply an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) and Carbon Capture feature for an LR1 Product Tanker.
In a joint effort, Hafnia and Mercuria are setting out to service the industry by initially committing ten vessels with an average age of 13 years to bridge the gap across a rapidly aging segment.
A U.S. Navy warship responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden that had been seized by armed individuals and the vessel is now safe, U.S. officials said on Sunday.