Tag: retrofit

A recent webinar by the Global Maritime Forum focused on the topic of retrofitting as an opportunity for existing vessels to meet the latest standards and regulations, improve GHG emission performance by burning the next generation of zero carbon fuels, and still remain attractive as a business asset.

GTT, Alwena Shipping and CHI Zhoushan received Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for a new concept, combining LNG retrofit and jumboization, applied to large container ships.

Warstila focuses on the "bright side" of the pandemic, noting that shipowners could use the pandemic downtime to upgrade and transform old ships into leaner and cleaner vessels fit for the future.

The wind propulsion provider Norsepower Oy Ltd. along with Scandlines successfully collaborated for the "M/V Copenhagen" ferry's installation of Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution.

During the 2020 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum, Mr. Andreas Kokkotos, Partner, ARGO NAVIS Engineers Ltd., explained that confusion with owners’ supplied items can result misunderstandings, delays or even to missing equipment. In light of the situation, Mr. Kokkotos highlighted the reasons why the crew must be familiar with convention requirements before the ship leaves the shipyard.

During the 2020 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum, Dr. Efi Tsolaki, Chief Scientific Officer, ERMA FIRST S.A. highlighted that invasive aquatic species are a major threat to the marine ecosystems, and shipping has been identified as a vital pathway for introducing species to new environments.

During the 2020 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum, Mr. Vaggelis Papalaios, Regional Division Manager, Capital Sales, Marine Division, Alfa Laval shared lessons learned from 15 years of BWM experiences. Providing statistics from ballast water in numbers for the world’s fleet, Mr. Papalaios highlighted the need of balance between price and value when retrofitting a BWTS, while focused on high power consumption as a measure of biological performance.

Danish Maritime sees sustainability challenges for the maritime sector as commercial rather than technical. Solutions are available either in the market or as proven pilot projects, but wide implementation is lagging due to split incentives and delays in legislation, argues Jenny Braat. 

The quality of a BWTS project is related to its cost: neither a low nor a high final bill but the successful commissioning and certification of a BWTS, finished at the pre-estimated date and at the pre-estimated cost,  make a quality project. As such, Argo Navis shares experience feedback from BWTS retrofits, citing the key steps for operators in order to reduce costs without affecting the quality.

Cleanship Solutions, BWM Retrofit specialists,  suggest seven steps to selecting a technically suitable BWMS for a specific vessel, highlighting that this is a critical task as there is already a variety of systems available in the market, operating on numerous combinations of different technologies and treatment processes.