air lubrication

NovaAlgoma orders world’s largest (and maybe greenest) cement carrier

NovaAlgoma has placed an order with China’s Ningbo Xinle Shipbuilding group for what, at 38,000 dwt, will be the world’s largest cement carrier. It will also be the world’s first methanol dual-fuel cement carrier.

NovaAlgoma is a joint venture between Canada’s Algoma Central Corporation and the Italian Swiss-based Nova Marine Group, whose chairman, Captain Giovanni Romeo, and COO, Salvatore Puglise, signed the order for the ship at a ceremony in Ningbo, China. The ship is expected to launch by...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/novaalgoma-orders-worlds-largest-and-maybe-greenest-cement-carrier/

Korean shipyard in MOU on OceanGlide fluidic air lubrication system

OceanGlide fluidic air lubrication system

Jinhae, Korea, based shipbuilder K Shipbuilding (KSB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Alfa Laval. It covers the use of Alfa Laval’s OceanGlide fluidic air lubrication system in potential KSB newbuilding projects such as MR and LR1 Tankers.

Like other air lubrication systems, OceanGlide improves a vessel’s energy efficiency, and performance by reducing the vessel’s frictional resistance while sailing. What differentiates OceanGlide from other solutions is its intelligent...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/korean-shipyard-in-mou-on-oceanglide-fluidic-air-lubrication-system/

ICS: Wind-assisted propulsion, air lubrication improve efficiency and reduce URN

A new study by the University of Southampton, commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping, has revealed the synergies between the implementation of energy efficiency measures, such as wind-assisted propulsion and air lubrication technology, and the reduction of underwater radiated noise...

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/ics-wind-assisted-propulsion-air-lubrication-improve-efficiency-and-reduce-urn/

KCC to equip new ship quartet with Silvestream’s air lubrication tech

Norwegian shipowner Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has decided to retrofit four additional vessels with the air lubrication technology developed by UK’s cleantech company Silverstream Technologies.

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https://www.offshore-energy.biz/kcc-to-equip-new-ship-quartet-with-silvestreams-air-lubrication-tech/

Northern Lights places order for 3rd LNG-fuelled, wind-assisted CO2 carrier

Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) of energy majors Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, has placed an order for the third LNG-powered, wind-assisted CO2 carrier at China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co. (DSOC).

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https://www.offshore-energy.biz/northern-lights-places-order-for-3rd-lng-fuelled-wind-assisted-co2-carrier/

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