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  The specialised coating reduces mean surface roughness and the wet coefficient of friction significantly, according to data shared by Mr Gaier. “You can use nylon brushes to clean and restore your propeller” Before the coating was applied, the propeller’s surface roughness was gauged at Rt 200-225 µm and after coating Rt 200-225…

OSV’s can help improve their performance by incorporating better data monitoring capacities (source: Opsealog/Denys Yelmanov) 29 Sep 2023by Riviera News A newly published white paper sheds insight on data’s role in boosting fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from offshore support vessel (OSV) operations Performance management specialist Opsealog’s new study details a series of recommendations…

Explora II: Fincantieri will construct more energy-efficient vessels in the future (source: Fincantieri) 02 Oct 2023by Riviera News Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has secured an €800M ($847M) sustainability loan to help strengthen its financial structure  The Italian state is guaranteeing funding over five years via SACE, the insurance-financial group directly controlled by the Italian Ministry of Economy…

The commercial wind-powered vessels of a hundred years ago required experienced sailors who could read the wavetops and set the sails to maximise the energy available, without compromising the safety of the vessel. Today, such an approach is no longer required, due perhaps surprisingly, to technology developed to maintain safety at airports. Aircraft cannot land…

Engine manufacturers have introduced new units and completed benchmark products that enable workboats, tugs and harbour craft greater flexibility in terms of power, performance and emissions reductions. MAN Energy Solutions has developed a dual-fuel engine for fast workboats and small tugboats that runs on diesel and hydrogen. Its D2862 four-stroke engine has 12 cylinders in…

The Green Shipping Corridor Implementation Plan outline intends to accelerate emissions reductions on one of the world’s busiest container shipping routes (source: C40) 25 Sep 2023by Riviera News Plan outline says carriers will deploy lower- or zero-carbon box ships between Shanghai, China and Los Angeles and Long Beach by 2025 Backed by major container shipping lines…

The grant was issued by MARAD to Lake Michigan Carferry to support a zero-emissions, carbon capture feasibility analysis to convert 71-year-old SS Badger from a coal-fired steamship to a zero-emissions ferry vessel. The last coal-powered freight and passenger ferry in the US, SS Badger has two Skinner Unaflow four-cylinder steam engines rated at 2,600 kW each…

NYK has invested in LNG fuelled ships and is seeking to cut methane emissions and improve efficiency (source: NYK Group) 25 Sep 2023by Riviera News Japan’s NYK Group is a participant as a key partner in the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) MAMII is led by Safetytech Accelerator, a non-profit arm established by Lloyd’s…

Green Award-certified ships can benefit from incentives awarded by ports, service providers and suppliers (source: Angelicoussis Group) 21 Sep 2023by Riviera News Greece-flagged Antonis I Angelicoussis is the first LNG dual-fuel VLCC to join the Green Award programme, whose certification includes the Green Award greenhouse gas labels CO2 (level 1) and CH4 The 330-m, 320,915-dwt tanker is…