Attempts to contain Covid-19 – the new World Health Organization designation for coronavirus – have been drastic and in many cases effective. However, those very same measures of containment and restriction are having unintended and severe consequences…
The physical principle is the same one humans have used on sailing boats since eons ago: the wind hits the leading edge of the sail and splits into two flows which are redirected and travel at different speeds towards the trailing edge, causing a press…
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Despite VLSFO being only marginally worse than HSFO, it is the critical quality parameters that are often recorded off-spec It has been over a month since the IMO2020 regulation came into force and there are mixed views on how the transition has gone s…
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Now that we have passed 1st January 2020, the much anticipated global sulphur cap is finally a reality. The importance of this clean air initiative for global health is widely agreed and should not be under emphasised. Likewise, the critical role that …
LNG-Fuelled Ships on Order Rise By 50% in 12 Months Says SEA\LNG Read More »
A survey has found that shipping sees a vast potential reduction in fuel consumption. Responding to a survey by NAPA and BLUE Insight, owners, managers, operators and charterers felt that on average, it was possible to reduce 28% of their fuel consumpt…
Survey: Owners and charterers believe that voyage efficiency savings of 28% are possible Read More »