Ship Efficiency Weekly – The Essential News – 29 March 2015

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In the News:

IMO To Gather Industry Opinions For BWMS Approval Review

The Negative Aspect of Fuel Efficiency Measures?

Damen Joins World Ocean Council

Korean Register Gain Authorisation for First Asian Ballast Water Lab

DNV GL Launches Fuel Saving Hull, Propeller Performance Monitor

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Nordics Pioneer Ship Design Revolution – Part 1

In this week’s spotlight we present the first part of a two-part series that examines the revolutionary developments in ship and machinery design that have come out of the Nordic region.

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Who’s Doing What:

• Arklow Completes Green Newbuild Range

• Van Oord Drive Greener Shipping Operations

• Royal Caribbean to Outfit 19 Ships with Scrubbers

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In The News This Week:

IMO To Gather Industry Opinions For BWMS Approval Review

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced they are planning to review the approval guidelines for permitted ballast water management systems (BWMS).

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The Negative Aspect of Fuel Efficiency Measures?

Recent findings by BMT Survey, an operating company of BMT Group, suggest that efficiency measures may cause a negative effect on container lashing forces.

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Damen Joins World Ocean Council

Damen Shipyards Group has become the latest member of the World Ocean Council (WOC) and is also the first European shipbuilder to join this international business leadership alliance that focusses on “Corporate Ocean Responsibility”.

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Korean Register Gain Authorisation for First Asian Ballast Water Lab

Korean Register has become the first Asian class society in the world to gain authorisation from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to perform ballast water treatment testing as an Independent Laboratory (IL).

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DNV GL Launches Fuel Saving Hull, Propeller Performance Monitor