Wind-assisted Capesize project
Namura Shipbuilding and NS United Kaiun Kaisha have partnered in a joint research project to develop a wind-powered 83,000dwt Capesize bulk carrier
Polar Pod partnership
The Polar Pod pioneering scientific expedition, which will send a manned oceanographic platform drifting around Antarctica, has brought AkzoNobel on board as exclusive paints and coatings partner
Transition is in the Wind!
With a lot of attention and investment going into alternative, low emission fuel development, Gavin Allwright (Secretary General of IWSA). looks at how the return of wind propulsion can avoid becoming an ‘also ran’ technology segment.
ABS reaches an IHM century with Seaspan
ABS has just scheduled its 100th Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) Certification for Seaspan Ship Management, 98 percent of which are remote surveys. ABS is on course to ultimately certify more than 100 vessels for Seaspan, the largest containership lessor in the...
MAN 32/40R-DF successfully passes Type Approval Test
MAN Energy Solutions has announced the successful conclusion of the Type Approval Test (TAT) for its dual-fuel retrofit kit for its MAN 32/40 engine type. The TAT took place at the company’s Augsburg, Germany works from September 15th to 18th, 2020 with the...