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Christening Thunderbird 2: Explosion-safe Cleaning

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021 0

The Thunderbird 2 (TB2) was christened in the center of Rotterdam by Mirelle Pennings, Director of Commercial Banking at Rabobank. The TB2 is the second working vessel of Fleet Cleaner, a green scale-up from Delft that uses self-developed robots to clean the hulls of seagoing vessels from

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Walk-to-work Windfarm Vessels to be Supplied Marine Compressors by TMC

Cleaner Seas July 14, 2021

Norwegian company Awind AS has signed a contract for two vessel newbuilds that are scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2023. In addition, Awind AS has options for up to four additional CSOVs.

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Major Test Programme Towards Carbon-free Solutions With Hydrogen and Ammonia Launched by Wärtsilä

Cleaner Seas July 14, 2021

The company is pioneering the adoption of hydrogen and ammonia as viable engine fuels through advanced testing in Wärtsilä’s fuel-flexible combustion engines.

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Through DeepSea’s Industry-first Performance Routing Platform, Seanergy Achieves Fuel Savings of up to 12%

Cleaner Seas July 14, 2021

Collaboration on powerful new Pythia platform will help shipowners and operators reduce fuel consumption and emissions, avoid severe weather, and monitor charter party compliance

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To Decarbonise Offshore Drilling, FUELSAVE and Seadrill Announce First Partnership

Cleaner Seas July 13, 2021

Cleantech provider FUELSAVE will deploy its advanced combustion conditioning technology to reduce primary fuel oil consumption and cut Co2 and GHG emissions in the offshore oil and gas sector for the first time, following the signature of a landmark contract with Seadrill, one of the world’s leading offshore drilling contractors.

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With Zero Barnacle Growth After 63 Months in Major Biofouling Hotspots, Tanker Vessel M/T Calypso Validates Selektope® Antifouling Ability

Cleaner Seas July 12, 2021 0

Performance analysis of M/T Calypso, the first vessel coated with a 60-month paint system containing Selektope®, demonstrated average speed loss of just -0.5% during the service period Swedish biotechnology company, I-Tech, has announced that the M/T Calypso has demonstrated zero barnacle growth after a 63-month operation thanks to its proprietary antifouling technology,

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To Create Industry Standard for Measuring Fuel Consumption Model Accuracy, ZeroNorth Kickstarts Working Group

Cleaner Seas July 5, 2021

11 organisations including ZeroNorth, Cargill, UltraBulk and Western Bulk to collaborate to create new methodology for assessing fuel performance model accuracy

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Using Renewable Energy to Power the Ships

Cleaner Seas June 30, 2021 0

While other modes of transportation are quickly making their way to go green, naval transport is yet to introduce sustainability. That said, many projects around the world are being developed to make ships greener and help cut down on the carbon footprint they leave behind.

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Fleet Cleaner Demonstrates ATEX Certified Technology for Hull Cleaning of Tankers During Cargo Ops at Vopak Terminals in Rotterdam

Cleaner Seas June 23, 2021

The ATEX certified system has been operational since the beginning of 2021, with the first successful demonstration at the Vopak Europoort terminal in the Port of Rotterdam.

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Global Ship Registry: Innovation Leads to Elevation

Cleaner Seas June 23, 2021

Maturity and innovation have proved a winning combination as the world’s most technologically inventive ship registry has been elevated to the Paris MoU Grey List from June 2021.