With only a few hours left into 2015, our team has delved into GREEN4SEA’s articles and statistics in order to discover the most hot topics of this year. So, according to our readers’ clicks, 2015 was all about Ballast Water Treatment and SOx Emissions, with a twist of world’s greenest ships filling in the Top 10 GREEN4SEA Articles list of 2015. We wish you a happy new year!
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World’s Greenest Cruise Ship scheduled to sail in 2020
The plans for this whole-system, future-ready 55,000 ton cruise ship have been developed by a world-class team of over 30 engineers, scientists and thinkers from the fields of ship-building and cutting-edge eco-technology (including renewable energy, architecture, biophilia and waste management).
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World’s Greenest Ultra Large Container Vessel
Barzan, the first in a series of six 18,800 TEU container vessels ordered by UASC, was recently launched at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) in Mokpo, South Korea. The vessel is the first to receive classification society DNV GL’s new GAS READY notation.
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Ships are getting new bulbous bow to save fuels
According to ABS ‘Ship Energy Efficiency Measures Advisory’ , the properly designed bulbous bow reduces wave-making resistance by producing its own wave system that is out of phase with the bow wave from the hull, creating a canceling effect and overall reduction in wavemaking resistance.
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Ten Myths about Ballast Water Treatment
In his presentation during the 2015 GREEN4SEA Forum, Leif Eric Caspersen, International Sales Director, ERMA First, debunked ten myths about BWT. One of them: “Ship owners organizations will force IMO to postpone the ratification of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM)”.
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Scrubbers Systems: technology overview, benefits and market trends
In his presentation during the 2015 GREEN4SEA Forum, Marco Dierico, Marine Business Development Manager, Europe, DuPont/BELCO aimed to make ship operators more comfortable with scrubbing technology, that is mature, reliable and effective since it is recognized from IMO, EU, EPA.
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MAN revises Propeller Light Running Margin Recommendation
MAN has issued a Market Update Note providing information on the Light Running Margin (LRM) which is an important design parameter for the safe and efficient operation of a ship.
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USCG Policy Letter on the extensions for BWTS installation
U.S. Coast Guard issued a revised Policy Letter 13-01 (the “Policy Letter”) to provide updated guidance to vessel owners and operators regarding Ballast Water Management (“BWM”) methods and to explain how to apply for an extended compliance date.
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New limits for the sulphur content of marine fuels
EMSA issued information for state authorities, ship owners, masters, fuel suppliers, agents or operators of ships on Directive 1999/32/EC. Ships using separate fuel oils to comply with the sulphur requirements, should carry a written procedure showing how the fuel oil changeover is to be achieved while entering or leaving the SECA.
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USCG updates LOI Register on BWTS Type Approval
The list is updated by end of June and includes twenty four (24) makers, representing less than 50 % of the market while at the same time it remains uncertain which systems they will seek approval bearing in mind that each maker may have one, two or more systems supplied in the market.
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EMSA issues Sulphur Inspection Guidance
EMSA’s Sulphur Inspection Guidance contains guidelines for sulphur inspectors regarding the enforcement of Directive 1999/32/EC as amended regarding the sulphur content of liquid fuels (the “Sulphur Directive”).
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