24 August 2026

ShipNerd

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Underwater cleaning of Hull – Methods

Underwater cleaning of ship hull with: Dry Docking, Underwater Hull Cleaning, Automated and Robotic Cleaning, Saturation Diving Cleaning.

Natural gas imports increased by 13.26% while exports almost tripled (294.73%) compared to the same period in 2021.

Brodosplit shipyard marked the beginning of the construction of a zero-emission passenger ship with electric generator propulsion.

World's largest cruise company to extend installation of air lubrication on ships to reduce fuel consumption, and carbon emissions.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority will test drone modules to conduct sea-going and inland shipping inspections to tackle pollution.

The shipping industry has to get rid of the oil-lubricated shaft line and replace it with one lubricated by seawater.

As the maritime industry explores options to replace fossil fuels, biodiesel is the only readily available drop-in alternative right now.

ICC IMB is calling for players to sustain their efforts, as global piracy and armed robbery incidents reach their lowest levels since 1992.

Shipowners rush to calculate the attained CII Rating of the fleet to include in SEEMP Part 3 when it is not needed. Why?

The threat of phishing emails remains high. Even more so since COVID-19 and the current conflict situation involving Russia and Ukraine.