

Groke Technologies, the Finnish technology company behind the Groke Pro Situational Awareness System, has introduced an important new solution designed to give ship managers shoreside an unparalleled view of the surrounding area of all the vessels in their fleet.Essentially, Groke Fleet gives ship management teams more detailed...
In a proactive move towards energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, Pacific Basin, one of the world’s leading owners and operators of modern Handysize and Supramax dry bulk vessels, has decided to apply a sustainable graphene-based propeller coating, XGIT-PROP, across its entire fleet. This innovative coating,...
ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsements for Products & Solutions*1 to two initiatives by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), “FOCUS” and “Sustainable Seafaring, Wellness Living”.“FOCUS” is an operational data analysis software system developed by MOL that collects and analyses detailed...
Contributing to a greener bulk industry. And no Diesel engine is needed. The LHM 800 will do its work without generating additional local emissions and will also feature a quieter noise profile. Under ideal operating conditions, upwards of 2,000 tonnes of dry bulk capacity can be achieved. A boom length of 64 metres and eye-level...
A new fire safety study by global Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec has revealed that existing fire-fighting methods used to extinguish machinery space spray and pool fires on conventionally fuelled vessels are inadequate when dealing with methanol-based fires.This follows extensive comparative fire tests on dual-fuel...
Cargill has revealed exciting results of the six-month test period of the Pyxis Ocean, underscoring the potential for the wind assisted propulsion technology in moving the shipping industry toward renewable energy use. The MC Shipping Kamsarmax vessel retrofitted with two WindWings -large solid wind sails developed by BAR Technologies...