Tag: Silverstream
KCC and Silverstream Technologies agree deal to equip next four vessels with air lubrication technology
Klaveness Combination Carriers (“KCC”) announces a deal has been agreed to retrofit four additional vessels with the Silverstream® System, the proven air lubrication technology that reduces fuel consumption and the subsequent CO2 emissions. The technology will be first installed on CLEANBUs Barracuda and Barramundi, with CABUs Balboa and Baffin due to follow. They join the…
AkzoNobel and Silverstream Technologies release white paper to help ship owners cut fuel consumption and carbon emissions
Ship operators can reduce their fuel use and emissions output by using Silverstream Technologies’ air lubrication system (ALS) with AkzoNobel’s fouling control coatings, a new white paper has revealed. Marine industry experts from both businesses have collaborated to show that a combination of air lubrication and the right fouling control coatings can reduce hull resistance…
MV Ballard becomes first KCC vessel equipped with Silverstream Technologies air lubrication system
Klaveness Combination Carriers (“KCC”) announces MV Ballard, the youngest vessel in the CABU fleet, has completed dry dock and subsequent sea trials with a wave of new energy efficiency measures in place. Among the measures include Silverstream Technologies’ air lubrication system, the Silverstream® System, making MV Ballard the first KCC, and one of the first…
Silverstream Technologies and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry sign agreement to propel air lubrication uptake
Maritime clean technology company Silverstream Technologies and Chinese shipyard group COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co. Ltd (CHI) have signed a high-level memorandum of understanding (MOU) which will explore opportunities to install the Silverstream® System in CHI shipyards. The MOU will foster a deeper level of collaboration between the two organisations and will enable Silverstream to…
