January 2012
Continuing Shipping’s Sustainability Journey
2011 Proved to a be a milestone year in shipping’s quest for sustainability. The last 12 months have seen the greatest strides in CO2 shipping emissions regulation since 1997, when the industry’s GHG ‘challenge’ first landed on the IMO’s agenda.
December 2011
Green Energy Sets Sail
Big ships are looking to the past as well as the future to clean up their act. Like the clippers of old, the cargo ships of tomorrow may one day raise sails, though with a modern twist.
September 2011
The Last Word, Retrofit Revolution
With increasingly stringent environmental regulations, shipowners are being encouraged to look at innovative retrofit technologies that will enable them to stay ahead of the game, and give them a return on investment.
August 2011
Proven Systems still Backbone of Innovation
There is no shortage of grand futuristic ship designs intended to meet all sorts of potential economic and technical scenarios. The history of shipping is full of such concepts, most of which never hot the water.
July 2011
Shipping Changes to Green tack
Everything from cutting speed to sails is being used to reduce the carbon footprint of sea transport.
June 2011
DK Group Welcomes Energy Index
With the IMO's proposed Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) expected to become mandatory later this year, it has attracted many critics, but as Katia Kardash, CEO of DK Group discusses, the case for indexing and benchmarking is clear-cut.
June 2011
Coming Attractions
Regulation is coming, and soon. We know that if the International Maritime Organization (IMO) fails to come up with a proposal at its MEPC 62 meeting in July, the European Union (EU) will devise a regional solution.
May 2011
Retrofitting offers access to Golden Opportunities
Katia Kardash, CEO, DK Group, shows how retrofits of eco-efficient technology can drive the shipping industry forward.
December 2010
Airships of the Sea
Naval architecture: Blasting a cushion of aire bubbles under a moving vessel's hull can reduce its fuel consumption. If you blow a lot of air bubbles under a ship, and keep them coming “good things will happen”.
