Naval & EngineeringStar Bulk recovers $250m scrubber investmentStar Bulk Carriers has earned back its $250 million investment in exhaust gas cleaning scrubbers, within a span of 2.5 years.ShipNerdAugust 8, 2022
Energy & Compliance, Naval & EngineeringFeasibility Study: Installing Carbon Capture & StorageBV, Wah Kwong and Qiyao will study the feasibility of installing carbon capture and storage units on existing ships for 2030 CII targets.ShipNerdAugust 1, 2022
Marine IncidentsGrain smuggling accusations for RussiaTurkish customs authorities detained Zhibek Zholy, a Russian cargo ship that Ukraine accused of grain smuggling. ShipNerdJuly 22, 2022
Automation & DigitalizationGuidance on cyber risk management beyond IMO 2021How the shipping industry can raise cyber risk management standards amid escalating threats to maritime cyber security demonstrated.ShipNerdJuly 20, 2022
Naval & Engineering, Energy & ComplianceMarine SOFC with significant Net Zero & cost benefitsExpleo develops a closed-loop, e-methanol SOFC fuel cell solution with significant reductions in GHG and operational costs.ShipNerdJuly 19, 2022
Naval & Engineering, Energy & ComplianceThe first fully-electric Ro-Pax Ferry in GreeceC-Job Naval Architects will develop the design of the first fully-electric Ro-Pax ferry in Greece for Saronic Ferries.ShipNerdJuly 12, 2022
Automation & DigitalizationEliminating “Sail Fast, then Wait” SFTW to reduce emissionsNAPA and Blue Visby aim on helping the shipping industry eliminate the wasteful practice of “Sail Fast, then Wait” (SFTW).ShipNerdJuly 8, 2022
Nerd's Choice, Energy & ComplianceSEEMP (Part I, II, III) – Everything you need to knowFrom the year 2023, the ships subject to the CII rating will have to develop a SEEMP Part 3 (III) on or before 31 December 2022. ShipNerdJuly 6, 2022
Energy & ComplianceThe first vessel with verified SEEMP Part III in the worldDNV presented Arcadia Shipmanagement with a certificate recognizing their vessel Aegean Myth as the first globally to have a SEEMP III manual.ShipNerdJuly 5, 2022
Energy & ComplianceHeadway CCS (Carbon Capture System) gets DNV AiPThe Carbon Capture and Storage system (CCS) from Headway is one of the few that have received Approval in Principle from DNV.ShipNerdJune 30, 2022