The Energy Efficiency Award (previously Clean Ship Award) went to Fjord Lines’ Stavangerfjord – designed and constructed by Bergen Group Fosen. The winner of the award was published at the opening day of Nor-Shipping in Oslo on June 4th 2013. Stavangerfjord is the first international service passeng
The importance of Intra-Asian trade routes continues to grow as the region’s economies continue to expand. Asian container traffic, in particular, is projected to be the fastest growing sector in the world for the next several years. In response to this Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has developed a novel
The AXYS Team has announced that they will be exhibiting at the Renewable UK Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition in Manchester, June 12-13. They will be showcasing the WindSentinel – the world’s first commercially deployed offshore wind resource assessment system. WindSentinel buoys are currently
From Norway to Uruguay, Israel to India, hundreds of activities will allow people around the world to discover the power of wind energy on Global Wind Day, 15 June. From concerts in Croatia to boat trips in Japan, a video contest in Georgia and a comic workshop in Argentina, activities are many and
From Norway to Uruguay, Israel to India, hundreds of activities will allow people around the world to discover the power of wind energy on Global Wind Day, 15 June. From concerts in Croatia to boat trips in Japan, a video contest in Georgia and a comic workshop in Argentina, activities are many and
At a press conference at Nor-Shipping 2013, classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) said that the trend toward building and operating so called ECO-Ships, or highly energy efficient vessels, was irreversible, given the potential cost savings for the maritime industry. The rise of the ECO-Ship
The B.Delta bulk carrier design developed by Deltamarin was one of the four nominees for the Next Generation Ship prize awarded by an independent jury set up by Nor-Shipping exhibition and conference organisers. Deltamarin’s B.Delta bulk carrier is an innovative ship design which represents the most
THE CMA CGM JULES VERNE, the world’s largest containership (16,000 twenty-foot equivalent units), and sailing under the French flag was officially inaugurated yesterday by French President François Hollande in Marseille, on the 4th of June. Arrived on the 3rd of June at Marseille for an exceptional
Speaking to delegates at the opening of the Nor-Shipping event in Oslo today, the Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Masamichi Morooka, said that impending new legislation to protect the environment potentially presented an additional industry-wide cost of more than half a tril
The next generation Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) vessel ‘Seven Viking’, designed and built by ULSTEIN, was announced ‘Ship of the Year 2013’ by the maritime magazine ‘Skipsrevyen’ at Nor-Shipping on 4 June 2013. “This award is testimony to the result of the collective efforts of Eidesvik
Around 80 serving and ex-military gathered on Wednesday 29th May to decide if the energy industry would be their second career. With their high skill levels and attitudes they are highly regarded in the industry. Ex-military speakers, currently working in the energy industry recounted their experien
KIC-OffWindTech project and IREC are organizing “Symposium on Offshore wind technologies (OffWindTech)”, to be held at ETSEIB (UPC, Barcelona) premises, on June 20th, 2013. The goal of this workshop is providing a space to discuss the challenges of the offshore wind power by two thematic sessions: O
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has systems onboard three out of the four ships shortlisted for Nor-Shipping’s prestigious Energy Efficiency Award. Nor-Shipping is a leading maritime event that takes place every second year in Oslo, Norway. The Energy Efficiency Award will be
SENER took active part, once again, in COMPIT, the International Conference on Computer Applications and Information Technology in the Maritime Industries that takes place every year in Europe. This edition took place from 14 to 17 of April in the beautiful Cortona, in the Tuscany in Italy. In this
