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High efficiency Wärtsilä power solutions to drive seven new Arctic Shuttle Tankers

Cleaner Seas January 19, 2022 0

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the main and harbour engines for a series of seven new Arctic Shuttle Tanker vessels being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) yard in South Korea. The order, which is valued at more than EUR 100 million, was placed with Wärtsilä in December

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With More Than 30 Orders of the Silverstream® System, MSC to Cut up to 1.6 Million Tonnes of Carbon Emissions, Saving €250 Million in Fuel Costs

Cleaner Seas September 21, 2021

The deal is the single largest order of Silverstream’s proprietary air lubrication system – a major endorsement of the technology as shipping deploys the latest efficiency solutions

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New 43m Contract for Kitsap Fast Ferry Service Signed by BMT

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

The custom design project will once again see the UK’s leading engineering design consultancy partner with US shipyard Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) and will join the Kitsap Fast Ferry service in Seattle once completed. 

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Youssef Fenianos, Minister of Public Works and Transport, Inaugurates East Med Maritime Conference EMMC 2019

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

The conference’s opening included speeches for the prestigious figures participating at the event, mainly for President of the Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghafar Ismail, President of World Maritime University WMU, Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, and Minister Fenianos.

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TMC Has Decided to Set Up Office to Support Chinese Yards

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

The set-up of the office in Shanghai will follow the successful blueprint that TMC has implemented in Busan, South-Korea, and in Singapore, where dedicated local set-ups support the countries’ yards as well as local shipowners and operators.

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Novenco X-Flow Water Mist System to be Retrofitted to Canada’s MCDV Fleet by Survitec

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

The Kingston-class of MCDVs, commissioned in the 1990s were designed with open case funnels which make the water mist system the ideal solution in this application.

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Norsepower To Accelerate Growth And Expansion With €3.6M Raised In New Equity Funding Round

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

With the funds raised, Norsepower, whose customers include Maersk Tankers, Viking, Line, and Bore, will be able to expand production of its Rotor Sails in Asia, as well as ramp-up its search for potential supplier partners within the region.

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Entry Lock Assist System by Wärtsilä Aids in Preventing Damage to Vessels and to Waterway Locks

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

The Wärtsilä system comes in response to the increasing size of vessels operating on these waters. When entering the locks along the seaway, the clearance for larger vessels is minimal, and the lock entry itself has become increasingly difficult.

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Skoon Energy and Damen Sign Agreement for Sustainable Shipping Solutions Advancement

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

The agreement combines Damen’s 90 years of experience with the dynamism of a new start-up, founded in 2017, by Daan Geldermans and Peter Paul van Voorst, two students of the Delft University of Technology.

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SMART Ships Are The Future

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

SMART ships will continue to be the driving force for the new decade as technology puts the control and management of shipping onto a new level and there is no stopping this and nor should there be, according to Panos Kirnidis, CEO of Palau International Ship Registry (PISR).