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Wärtsilä and Grimaldi unveil new filter system to tackle ocean microplastics

Cleaner Seas February 17, 2022

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade press release, 17 February 2022 at 12 PM EET The technology group Wärtsilä, together with the shipping company Grimaldi Group, have unveiled a new system that uses exhaust gas scrubber washwater to tackle the amount of microplastics in the world’s oceans; a critical

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FuelTrust announces Carbon Baseline to accurately assess and verify historical GHG performance for vessels and fleets

Cleaner Seas February 16, 2022

Cloud-based solution uses an AI Digital Chemist and blockchain technology to establish a scientifically validated carbon baseline for users’ fleets or individual ships, delivering commercial and ESG compliance advantage over current emissions estimates HOUSTON, 15 February 2022: FuelTrust, the technology company dedicated to creating a trusted and sustainable fuel

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Aas Mek taps PG Flow Solutions for more Sølvtrans vessels

Cleaner Seas February 14, 2022

14 February 2022 – Aas Mekaniske Verksted has awarded PG Flow Solutions a contract to deliver numerous pumps to two wellboats that the Norwegian shipbuilder is building for wellboat company Sølvtrans. Norwegian pump and liquid handling specialist PG Flow Solutions will deliver eight of the company’s large seawater circulation pumps, which ensure continuous seawater

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

Cleaner Seas January 19, 2022

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 2021. The vessels will each […]

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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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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.