Energy Saving Devices

Carnival Corporation plans to expand its program for installation of air lubrication systems to a majority of the cruise line brands in its fleet through 2027.

Wavefoil, the Norwegian bow foil technology company, said its retractable bow foil solution offers considerable advantages for smaller vessels, and is targeting the workboat market.

The first vessel to be equipped with a hard sail wind power propulsion system developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Oshima Shipbuilding has commenced operation, MOL and Tohoku Electric Power have announced.

The amount of cargo that can be transported on vessels that make use of wind power now exceeds 1 million tonnes of deadweight (dwt).

The VLCC T300K-100 has been delivered by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) with two pairs of rigid wing sails developed by the yard.

DNV has awarded its first ever type approval of engine power limitation /shaft power limitation (EPL/ShaPoLi) functionality to Kongsberg Maritime (KM).

In a first of its kind for Korea, Korean Register (KR) has awarded design approval for Hyundai Heavy Industry (HHI)’s latest rotor sail technology Hi-Rotor. 

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) has launched a new binary power generation system based on Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology.