Tag: eco-friendly ships

  General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a keel laying ceremony for the first ECO tanker currently under construction for SEA-Vista LLC, at the company's shipyard in San Diego. Eric Fabrikant, chief operating officer of SEACOR Holdings Inc., served as the ceremony's honoree and authenticated the keel by welding his initials onto a steel plate during the ceremony. The steel plate with his initials will be permanently affixed to the ship's keel and will remain with the vessel throughout its time in service. The ECO tanker is the first of a three-tanker contract between General Dynamics NASSCO and SEA-Vista, which calls for the design and construction of three 50,000 deadweight ton LNG-conversion-ready product carriers with a 330,000 barrel cargo capacity. The 610-foot-long tankers are a new "ECO" design, offering improved fuel efficiency and the latest environmental protection features, including a ballast water treatment system. "This is another great milestone for the SEACOR ships. These Jones Act ECO-class tankers feature state-of-the-art design technologies and achieve world-leading fuel efficiencies," said Parker Larson, director of commercial programs for General Dynamics NASSCO. The three-tanker contract, complimented with the company's current backlog of commercial and government contracts, has allowed General Dynamics NASSCO to sustain and grow its ...

  Eco Marine Power (EMP) in co-operation with its strategic partner, Teramoto Iron Works, announced that the two companies have agreed to establish a development and test facility in Onomichi, Hiroshima, focused on marine technologies for the shipping and offshore industries. The new facility, to be known as the Onomichi Marine-Tech Test Center or Onomichi MTTC, will be co-located at the Teramoto Iron Works Chojahara Workshop. The center will include a large outdoor evaluation area that will allow for innovative devices such as EMP’s EnergySail to be tested. Teramoto Iron Works, which was established in 1934, has a long history of product innovation and was involved in the production of rigid sails for ships in Japan around four decades ago. This makes the Omomichi MTTC the ideal location for the further development of the EnergySail and renewable energy solutions for shipping. In addition, other marine technologies will be tested at the site such as the TM-600 Jack Up System which was developed by Teramoto Iron Works and was the first device of this type to be manufactured in Japan. A number of other companies will also be involved in activities at the Onomichi MTTC including The Furukawa Battery Company and KEI System ...

  United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) named the industry’s most eco-efficient container vessel at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), Mokpo South Korea. M.V. ‘Barzan’ is a part of the industry’s first LNG-ready ultra-large container vessel fleet. With a loading capacity of 18,800TEU, the DNV GL classed vessel M.V. ‘Barzan’ is first in a new class of leading ultra-large container vessels that will be the largest in UASC’s fleet to date and will set new standards for fuel and energy efficiency, due to optimized vessel design and an array of propulsion and equipment efficiency technologies. Preliminary calculations indicate an EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) value that is close to 50% below the 2025 limit set by IMO. UASC is working to establish a range of additional metrics and targets through which the efficiency of UASC’s vessels can be managed to drive further reduction in carbon emissions across all UASC vessels. The M.V. ‘Barzan’ has a CO2 output per TEU that is more than 60% below a 13,500 TEU vessels delivered just three years ago. “We understand that providing environmentally friendly transport solutions and recognizing environmental initiatives around the globe are no longer a choice; they are a necessity for both our ...

  Eco Marine Power (EMP) announced that it has received acceptance from ClassNK for its Aquarius Marine Solar Power solution as installed on classed vessels. The acceptance of this system is a major step forward for EMP and brings to the shipping market a renewable energy solution that can be integrated with other systems on-board ships. Eco Marine Power will now move forward and release two marine solar power packages: Aquarius Marine Solar Power and Aquarius MAS + Solar - with the latter including additional hardware and software that allows the system to perform functions such as fuel oil consumption monitoring. These marine solar power systems from EMP include a marine computer system with LCD monitor, marine-grade solar power panels, battery charge controllers, energy storage, data communication devices and interface/control units. Power from an Aquarius Marine Solar Power solution can be used for DC or AC loads (via an inverter) and can also be used to provide a reliable source of back-up power which unlike standard battery-back up systems, can be recharged via the marine solar panel array. Each marine solar power solution from EMP incorporates the Aquarius MAS (Management and Automation System). This compact marine computer monitors the performance of ...

APT President Rob Kurz, NASSCO General Counsel Matt Luxton, Mrs. Patty Luxton, and NASSCO General Manager Kevin Graney. General Dynamics NASSCO signaled the start of construction of a third “ECO” tanker to be built for American Petroleum Tankers at a steel cutting ceremony at NASSCO’s San Diego-based shipyard. As part of a five-tanker contract, the new ECO tankers solidify a mutual commitment between General Dynamics NASSCO and American Petroleum Tankers to design, build and operate innovative and increased energy efficient and fuel-saving products. Each of the five 50,000 deadweight ton product carriers to be constructed by NASSCO will be LNG-conversion ready and will carry 330,000 barrels of cargo. With a specialized ECO design, the tankers are more energy efficient and incorporate environmental protection features, including a Ballast Water Treatment System. “This is an exciting time in the U.S. maritime industry. These Jones Act product tankers demonstrate implementation of state-of-the-art design technologies that achieve world-leading fuel efficiencies and also represent new jobs in our shipyard,” said Parker Larson, director of commercial programs for NASSCO. The five-tanker contract is instrumental in helping to sustain and grow NASSCO’s workforce of nearly 3,800. NASSCO began construction on the first tanker under the current contract ...

  Nakashima Propeller  together with ClassNK  held a joint technical seminar in Hamburg on 19 March. Nakashima Propeller and ClassNK, from their respective roles in the industry, provide high quality products and services to support ships through their lifecycle. Both parties share the goal of developing technology to improve the safety of ships and protect the environment, and are collaborating on joint R&D projects. In order to introduce their latest technical skills and knowledge to the European maritime industry, the two organizations held their technical seminar in Hamburg which was attended by shipowners and a number of other industry professionals. The seminar focused on the theme of ‘Eco Friendly and Efficient Vessel Operation by Modern Propulsion Systems and Software’ and speakers discussed how they aim to spread the adoption of high efficiency propellers installed on newbuildings and for retrofit in addition to optimum operation support systems as solutions to the challenges currently faced by shipping companies. Source: ClassNK / Image Credit: Nakashima PropellerIn the onset, I was explicit with you propecia before and after has changed my life. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is improbable to sit.

"K" Line introduced "K" Line Environmental Vision 2050 as the long-term environmental management vision for the global environmental conservation toward 2050 in order to realize a sustainable society, hand on this blue and beautiful ocean to the next generation by contributing to society for the well-being and prosperous lifestyle of people around the world. In the future global environment, it is expected that the worldwide population will increases rapidly in emerging countries, and will lead to faster economic growth and greater demand for natural resources, foods, water and industrial products such as cars and home electric appliances. As a result, the environmental issues such as resources depletion and global warming will become more serious problems. Shipping is essentially a very efficient and eco-friendly transportation mode that can transport a large amount of goods at one time, therefore we have identified our course of action in order to reduce environmental impact to as close to zero as possible and fulfill the responsibilities as a key industry operating to support people's well-being and prosperous lifestyles. You can read the report by clicking ont he image below: Source and Image Credit: "K" LineIn the starting, I was open with you propecia before and after has ...

Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. (THI) launches its first ‘Eco-ship’ TESS58 AEROLINE, SC-220, a 58,000 DWT metric ton type bulk carrier. The TESS58 AEROLINE is a premium class vessel featuring the higher fuel efficiency design of the TESS58. AEROLINE is a new technology for reducing wind resistance, which combines the cut-corner design for the accommodation corner in previous models with a newly developed streamlined shape for the fore upper bow, for a 10% reduction in wind resistance. The fore upper bow has been rounded, giving the ship a stylish streamlined design. Designed for low fuel consumption, the TESS58 AEROLINE is equipped not only with AEROLINE technology but also with The Generator Engine Waste Heat Recovery Unit that allows collection of exhaust heat from the generator engine equipped in the ship as a heat resource. The unit converts the heat to energy for the auxiliary boiler and can reduce the auxiliary boiler’s fuel consumption by 12-25 %. This technology was developed jointly with MIURA CO., LTD. in 2013. It is also equipped with TOP-GR (Tsuneishi Optimized Propulsive Gear) propellers for lower vibration and higher propulsion efficiency where precise computer-based calculations and simulations were carried out to develop an energy-saving propeller, with ...

Troms Offshore Supply AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tidewater Inc., is pleased to announce that Tidewater has entered into an agreement to build one arctic multi-purpose supply vessel, VS 4530 at the Tersan yard in Turkey. With ice class ICE-1A and De-ice notation, this vessel is particularly designed for cold water operations in the Barents Sea and other Arctic operation areas.  The vessel will be delivered from the yard in spring 2016. The vessel will have an overall length of 89,10 meters and a breadth of 22,0 meters with a deck space of 1040 m2 and ample underdeck capacities. The vessel is based on innovative environmentally friendly design (Clean Design) and equipment. Further, she will have accommodation for 60 persons, SPS class notation and will be prepared for helideck and offshore crane. Finally, the design also includes capacities for firefighting, oil recovery and rescue capabilities in accordance with NOFO, Oil Rec and Standby rescue NMD for up to 270 persons and as such, Troms Offshore believes that this vessel will play an important role in the rescue and emergency planning in cold water operations in Northern Norway, in the Barents Sea and other Arctic areas. Mårten Lunde, the CEO of Troms ...

The OECD should be cautious about becoming involved in the question of what constitutes an ‘eco-ship’, was the message delivered to governments in Paris  by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) at a meeting of the OECD Working Party on Shipbuilding.  ICS believes that this subject is best left to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) or for shipyards to negotiate with their customers.  If further consideration were to be given to an OECD definition of ‘eco-ship’ this should not be used as a justification for future subsidies by governments that might lead to market distortion. Referring to China’s new ship recycling policy whereby it is offering significant subsidies of about $250 per gross tonne for Chinese shipping companies that scrap vessels early and then place orders at Chinese shipyards for at least the same tonnage, ICS expressed concern that such incentives to artificially boost shipbuilding could have a negative impact on the speed with which the global supply/demand balance in shipping is restored.  ICS reminded governments that for reasons of safety, as well as economy, a ship was built with an expected life span of 25 years or more. It was a big thing indeed for ships to be recycled ...