Tag: energy efficiency

One of the less known ways to reduce fuel consumption and consequently lower emissions is air lubrication.

Battery technology seems to be in the center of marine electrification and is seen as a solution to energy efficiency. Lithium-ion batteries are the ones that currently dominate battery technology in the shipping industry. But, using more and more batteries raises the question of their disposal in the spirit of cradle-to-grave sustainability.

Batteries are part of almost all on board vital systems as back up power provider. The batteries themselves do not produce power but they provide the stored power which produced during charging phase by other power producer.

A delegation from the World Maritime University (WMU) was in the Philippines from 14 to 18 November in relation to the consultation and assessment elements of the Study to Address Safety and Energy Efficiency of Domestic Passenger Ships in the Philippines.

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) - 79th session starts today, 12 December, and will last until 16 December, discussing the most pressing issues regarding shipping's decarbonization and overall energy efficiency.

The consultation and assessment elements of a project to assist the Philippines to improve the safety and energy efficiency of its domestic ferry operations have concluded.

Vessel selection has always been an extremely time-consuming and complex task for charterers. Access to real-time data and accurate fuel performance modelling to help them choose the most effective ship for their needs has historically been challenging at best, and highly limited at worst, argues Pelle Sommansson, Chief Product & AI Officer, ZeroNorth.

In the margins of COP27, the European Commission announced an additional 10 million euro for a project to reduce international shipping’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

A Practical Guide to the Selection of Energy Efficiency Technologies for Ships has been published by the Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA) under the IMO Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project.

Carbon taxes will increase, favouring energy efficient ships and requiring closer co-operation between owners and charterers, says Will Fray, Director, Maritime Strategies International