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...
A groundbreaking new study conducted by the University of Southampton is shedding light on the connection between energy efficiency and the reduction underwater noise reduction (URN) in the maritime industry….
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...
Throwing air lubrication systems into play as both sustainable and profitable ventures.
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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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Singapore-based shipowner Kumiai Navigation (PTE) has decided to retrofit one of its 54k DWT LPG […]
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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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Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, hosted […]
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Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval has completed the acquisition of Marine Performance Systems B.V., a Rotterdam-based maritime technology company that has developed the first fluidic air lubrication system on the market.
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Silverstream Technologies, a provider of air lubrication, has been ranked as the fourth-fastest-growing company in Europe in a recent Financial Times analysis, as reported by Ship & Bunker.
Increased revenue growthIn a statement posted on its website on Wednesday, Silverstream said that between 2018 and 2021, its compound annual revenue growth increased at an average pace of 426%. In the FR’s Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies 2023 report, Silverstream was...
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