Ship Efficiency Weekly E-News Bulletin 22 May 2016

35% Increase in Clean Ships Calling at New York & New Jersey Port

The Port of New York and New Jersey has welcomed a greater number of cleaner ships at the port thanks to its renewed Clean Vessel Incentive (CVI) Program.

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Mauritius Port to Receive Electric Power Facilities

Port Louis, Mauritius, is to replace its current diesel power generation facilities that run on heavy fuel oil (HFO) with electric power, to improve fuel efficiency by 25% and reduce carbon dioxide emissions simultaneously.

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Finnish Software Hub Destined For London

Finnish software developers Eniram are to establish a new London-based hub that will put their fuel-saving solutions and data analytics at the heart of what they call “the primary hub for world for shipping-related services”.

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IMO Workshop Promotes GHG and Efficiency Measures

The IMO has this week hosted a workshop in Johor, Malaysia to raise awareness of the organisation’s regulatory regime to deal with improving energy efficiency and controlling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships.

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Vietnamese Prime Minister Approves Shipping Pollution Action Plan

A plan to control environmental pollution from maritime activities and meet targets set out in the MARPOL Convention, has been approved by the Vietnamese Prime Minister.

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Lubricants Analysis Service Sees Industry Demand

Shell Marine Products’ (SMP) Rapid Lubricants Analysis service has provided analysis of over 50, 000 cylinder drain oils as of April 2016, helping to extend the engine life of ships, reduce downtime and limit operational costs.

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CE Delft To Present Preliminary Findings Of EU Wind Propulsion Study

A senior researcher and consultant at CE Delft, will present the preliminary findings of the EU DG Clima study ‘Analysis of market potentials and market barriers for wind propulsion technologies for ships’.

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UNFCCC Stresses Urgent Need For Shipping GHGs Cap

The UNFCCC has this week stressed the need for the shipping and aviation industry’s to urgently cap their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) if they stand any change of meeting the targets set by the Paris Agreement in December 2015.

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Smart Operations Singapore: The Debrief Part Two

On May 12, 2016 Fathom Maritime Intelligence hosted a global Smart Operations event in Singapore. Last week, Ship Efficiency Review presented a collection of hotly debated topics and standout statements made by speakers and delegates. This feature presents further insight.

Speakers highlights from the following companies are included: Rolls Royce, Inmarsat and Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement.

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OceanSaver BWMS Completes USCG Testing

OceanSaver has finalised all testing required for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) type approval application for its ballast water treatment system (BWTS).

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World’s Largest Cruise Ship Sails Into UK Port

The largest cruise ship in the world arrived at the port of Southampton this week. The Ship Efficiency Review team broke out into a rendition of “I Like Big Boats and I Cannot Lie.”

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Danish Shipowners’ Association Pushes For Enviro Regs Uniformity

The Danish Shipowners’ Association is pushing for uniform global environmental legislation.

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Big Data Centre To Provide Maritime Weather Information

Ship Data Center (ShipDC), a subsidiary of ClassNK, is to receive marine weather information from Japan Weather Association for its database service.

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