Better Shipping: how to optimise vessel performance
This exclusive Lloyd’s List web portal offers shipowners and shipmanagers insight and direction through the sea of regulation. It aims to give you a clearer picture of where the industry is going in the continued drive for better shipping.
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European marine tech projects put their heads together
Green researchers join forces to develop commercially viable solutions -
New tools help repairyards handle growing retrofit demand
Software developed to improve planning for processes, material supply and staffing levels -
Maximising ship efficiency: Retrofitting to keep pace with newbuild competition
Vessels hastily built 10 years ago are prime targets for fuel efficiency improvements -
Shipping rethinks its approach to speed
There is more to slow steaming than the obvious -
A question of maintenance
Values that underpin engine performance -
Battery boosters
Stored power is becoming useful as maritime technology learns from electric cars -
Sleek hulls spell improved performance
Paint manufacturers claim that ship coatings significantly cut costs -
In the right frame of mind
Getting crew and management on board is crucial — and so is the right software -
Measure, report, verify — improve
Knowing how much CO2 a ship emits is good for owners and for regulators -
Reviewing our performance improvement master plan
Cue a scheduled drydocking — but will the changes fit the bill? -
Oslo group discusses standard measure for hull and propeller performance
Workshop draws paintmakers, software firms and class societies -
Anatomy of an eco-ship
ICAP’s new methodology names top builders and finds that bigger tonnage scores best -
Who pays and who wins with fuel-saving retrofits?
Charterparty contracts under closer scrutiny as two-tier market emerges -
Banks get behind retrofitting
Lenders hit back at claims that they refuse to finance fuel-efficiency loans -
Lloyd’s Register approves LNG-fuelled bulk carrier design
Clean Sky kamsarmax project moves gas-powered bulkers far beyond the concept stage -
TOTE newbuildings order reflects confidence over Puerto Rico
Chief executive Chiarello outlines his reasons for believing $350m investment will pay off -
LNG-powered Jones Act boxships poised to set benchmark
TOTE’s order at Nassco continues a quiet revolution at the company that has been under way for a year -
New era dawns for ship design and operation
This year could be seen as a defining point in shipping’s attitude to fuel efficiency, emissions, corporate sociability and environmental responsibilities -
Four methods to calculate a vessel’s CO2 footprint
Brussels and the IMO make the first moves towards a market-based measure -
Eco-design versus optimisation
The costs and impact of ecoships need proper assessment -
The big decision facing owners
When it comes to fleet expansion, shipowners face just three choices -
Feeling the pinch
Shipmanagers say they are on the front line in improving vessel performance -
DNV study reveals commercial focus of technology in 2020
Despite different market and fuel price scenarios, technology is key driver in new regulatory environment -
Panama Canal widening opens the way for ship designers
New dimensions create opportunities as case strengthens for more fuel-efficient tonnage -
Ship engine makers face mixed prospects
Research and development into new products may bear fruit as orders pick up -
Mitsubishi plans to develop slow-speed dual-fuel engines
Japanese manufacturer lays down challenge to Wärtsilä and MAN Diesel -
More efficient tonnage will shape future charter rates
More efficient tonnage will shape future charter rates and secondhand values -
Owners gear up for ship energy efficiency deadline
Seven months to D-day, the race is on to certify more than 50,000 ships -
OECD talks to focus on defining credit support for green ships
Japan proposes an easing of the financial burden of ordering ships that carry a substantial premium due to their technologies -
Zodiac looks to winds of change with new project
Totempower tests turbine use on capesize bulker to trial new energy source -
Harvesting the low-hanging fruit of fuel efficiencies
Biggest Mewis duct to date installed on VLCC under construction at Hyundai Samho Shipyard -
Wind energy vessels to double in a year
Fledgling sector is growing, in spite of obstacles such as energy policies and costs -
Industry facing design challenges
Decades’ worth of ship performance data from AP Moller Maersk highlights concerns over design approval -
No more Whacky Races: novel technologies getting good hearing
Cynical industry starts to listen to new tech firms -
Maximising ship efficiency
A Lloyd’s List special report with a difference -
Rechargeable shipping
Batteries could reduce ship fuel consumption and optimise engine operations -
Pimp my ship
Making the case for slower sailing speeds
Video
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Exclusive video interview: Dual-fuel and gas engines
Lloyd's List technical editor Craig Eason speaks with Wärtsilä head of ship power Jaakko Eskola on the drive to build dual-fuel and gas engines and the implications for shipowners as new legislation comes into play.
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Exclusive video: Interview with DNV's Tor Svensen
Det Norske Veritas president Tor Svensen tells Lloyd's List technical editor Craig Eason how classification societies can use their competence to improve the efficiency of ships.
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Lloyd's List - Leading The Debate: Eco ships
Exclusive video analysis
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Video: The New Flettner
How shipping is warming up to the idea of using novel technologies for propulsion.
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Video: The search for alternative fuels
Experts tell Lloyd's List Technical Editor Craig Eason why the industry is backing research into new energy sources.
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Video interview: making the case for scrubbers
Lloyd’s List technical editor Craig Eason talks to Hamworthy Engineerng chief executive Sigurd Jenssen
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Video: Green Ship of the Future interview
Lloyd's List technical editor Craig Eason speaks to Green Ship of the Future secretary general Christian Schack.
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Video interview with Lloyd's Register fuel expert Tim Wilson
How blending fuel to meet targets in 2020 could lead to engine problems or even breakdowns.
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Video: The ballast treatment bottleneck: why delaying is causing problems for the industry
An exclusive Lloyd’s List video report looking at the huge problems facing all shipowners as the ballast water convention comes into force creating a last minute rush for systems and certification. Our technical editor Craig Eason explores the issues.
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Maritime business enters the era of market-based measures
Lloyd’s List technology editor Craig Eason examines the practical and financial implications for shipping companies dealing with global climate change regulation. Featuring exclusive interviews with the maritime sector’s top legal, regulatory and emissions trading experts.
Twitter Updates
@shiptech
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@shiptech @Lloydslisted No rush. If you are interested in the individual questionnaires they are here http://t.co/cplS3Nvwjo
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RT @NicolaGood1: More on the Nordic and Baltic: today Craig Eason @shiptech turns his attention to Denmark
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More on the Nordic and Baltic: today Craig Eason @shiptech turns his attention to Denmark
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RT @NicolaGood1: Nordic and Baltic focus: Today Craig Eason @shiptech looks at Norway http://t.co/Bp5TbMjGf7
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Nordic and Baltic focus: Today Craig Eason @shiptech looks at Norway http://t.co/Bp5TbMjGf7
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RT @NicolaGood1: Nordic and Baltic Focus: Today Craig Eason @shiptech looks at Finland http://t.co/AHLVNA02Hd
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Intertanko and Asian shipowners hail new ballast water schedule
Committee reschedules implementation and agrees trial period for port state assessment -
Safe Bulkers books two new eco-bulkers in Japan
Owner agrees early wind-up of another three period charters with compensation -
Eco-ship buyers add to overcapacity, says Barclays Research
Analysts dispute claimed advantages of fuel-efficient newbuildings -
IMO brings new hope to shipowners facing ballast-water bottleneck
Committee will develop an agreement allowing treatment systems to be phased in -
Marine environment protection committee reviews ballast-water bottleneck
Shipowners want leeway on deadline to install new technology
