Blogs - Marine Energy Management

This means war...

I've been reading through the Carbon War Room shipping battle. It is indeed quite interesting read. Of course, by nature, shipping is the most environmental means of transport, but that should not be an excuse for not improve. Most probably major efforts are needed from IMO as well as flag states, port states and the major owners/operators to drive the changes needed.

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Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on March 3, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

U.S. cracks down on ship emissions

U.S. environmental regulators on Tuesday finalized engine and fuel standards for U.S. flagged ships to cut emissions. When fully implemented, the effort will reduce NOX emissions from ships by 80 percent, and particulate emissions by 85 percent, compared to current emissions. Annual health benefits in 2030 should be worth between $110 billion and $270 billion, compared to compliance costs of only about $3.1 billion, the EPA said. The EPA is also working with international organizations to contro… Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on December 28, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

The shipping sector’s carbon footprint

Just came across this interesting blog on the shipping sector's emissions. I think this highlights the pressure that is building up at the moment. "One of the bits of data posted on the site is a graph comparing the CO2 emissions from moving a ton of cargo 1 kilometre with the emissions that would result from moving it instead by rail, road or air. For shipping, the figure is 12.97 grammes of CO2 – as opposed to 17 grammes for rail, 50 for road and 552 for air. Presumably, the shipping compa… Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on December 10, 2009 at 1:25pm — No Comments

Clearwater to test absorption refrigeration

Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership (“Clearwater”) have announced that it has signed an agreement to partner with energy company Thermalfrost Inc. to commercialize energy recovery technology that will use waste heat harnessed from vessel engines to provide onboard freezing capacity while processing at sea. This newest energy conservation initiative includes recovering waste energy which has the potential to reduce the consumption of fuel, resulting in lower operating costs and reduced green… Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on October 3, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Slime-Dispensing Hulls Could Reduce Ship Fouling

Slime ships ahoy! A vessel that oozes a continual slick layer of slime from its hull could shed barnacles and other marine life forms, and possibly cut its fuel consumption by up to 20 percent. Such a novel idea tackles the problem of removing marine plants, barnacles and tube worms from ship hulls every year, lest the buildup cut into both speed and fuel efficiency. The fuel savings in particular may look especially tempting for the U.S. Department of Defense, which has backed the project and… Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on September 29, 2009 at 2:58pm — 1 Comment

Variable speed drives

I was just reading an article I find quite interesting post on variable speed drives. In ships there are many pumps that are running continuously and many of which are controlled with bypass valves or throttlers. I have been involved in several studies on the subject and often seen some very clear options for VSD. A part of Mr. Spitzer's post I find in particular interesting: " Energy Saving Many energy-saving pe… Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on September 15, 2009 at 9:31pm — 1 Comment

One year of Marine Energy Management

This September our network has now been open for one year. We have today 90 members and a growing collection of forum discussions and blogs. Cheers, Kristinn Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on September 8, 2009 at 9:27pm — No Comments

Arctic passage open without ice breakers first time in history

A shorter distance crossing from Europe to the far east could mean a great deal for energy efficiency of transport. Quite interesting reading: "This year's opening marks the fourth time in five years that the Northeast Passage has opened, and commercial shipping companies are taking note. Two German ships recently are the first commercial voyage ever made through the Northeast Passage without the help of icebreakers. The Northeast Passage trims 4,500 miles off the 12,500-mile trip through the S… Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on September 7, 2009 at 1:08pm — No Comments

DNV: Ship/Train crossing the arctic

A wild vision of the future or a realistic scenario? This year’s summer students in DNV have now presented their solution to the assignment entitled “Sustainable adaption to climate change – Arctic opportunities and threats”. In the space of six weeks this summer, 13 hand-picked students worked on a concept. They chose the year 2050, by which time the Arctic Ocean will be free of ice all summer.… Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on September 3, 2009 at 4:01pm — No Comments

Marine energy saving know-how at Nordic Climate Solutions

Marorka is one of the world’s leading companies working to lower the global impact of shipping on the environment while saving the industry money with better efficiency. Marorka is one of several innovative Icelandic companies taking part in the Nordic Climate Solutions 2009 conference in Copenhagen this September. Marorka is an Iceland-based technology company with strong representation elsewhere in Europe and Canada. The company creates cut… Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on September 3, 2009 at 12:19pm — No Comments

New flue gas technology to be tested on DFDS ferry

DFDS ferry Tor Ficaria is being fitted with a scrubber in its funnel to remove sulphur-containing compounds from its flue gases A rather special funnel will be sported by DFDS ferry Tor Ficaria as it starts plying the route between Gothenburg (Sweden) and Immingham (UK) this month. It might not look any different from the outside, but installed within it there will be a device called a scrubber, which is designed to remove sulphur-containing compounds from flue gases, reports professional jour… Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on August 26, 2009 at 10:19am — No Comments

Climate change opens Arctic route for German ships

Two German ships set off on Friday on the first journey across Russia's Arctic-facing northern shore without the help of icebreakers after climate change helped opened the passage, the company said. Niels Stolberg, president and CEO of Beluga Shipping GmbH, said the "Beluga Fraternity" and "Beluga Foresight" left the Russian port of Vladivostok on the historic and cost-saving journey with cargo picked up in South Korea bound for Holland. The melting of Arctic ice as a result of climate change… Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on August 25, 2009 at 3:12pm — No Comments

EU: Shipping emmission the biggest culprit for ozone pollution

EU funded QUATIFY project issued a report estimating the impact of road, aircraft and shipping emissions on the Earth's atmosphere. In its report, QUANTIFY explains how ozone pollution in the troposphere (the lowest atmospheric level) wreaks havoc on people's well-being and burns large holes in farmers' pockets. But that's not all. Ozone pollution also acts as a strong greenhouse gas (GHG), and while it may occur naturally, sunlight and pollutants give it a helping hand. The QUANTIFY partners… Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on August 24, 2009 at 10:04pm — No Comments

WWL Cuts CO2 Emissions by 6.9%, NOx Emissions by 12%

Interesting story posted at www.environmentalleader.com Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), a global provider of factory-to-dealer vehicle transportation services, has reduced the environmental impact of its deep sea cargo movements by cutting CO2 emissions by 6.9 percent in 2008 and 18.2 percent since 2004 in advance of industry standards, according to the company’… Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on August 24, 2009 at 9:41pm — No Comments

Performance benchmarks

Does anyone have performance benchmarks for different types of merchant ships?. Is there anyone out there specialising in this area and if so what is the accepted method (calculation) that you/they are using. I have read that IMO are working on a carbon performance index but not finalised yet. If this info is out there could you please let me know as I am working on a project at the moment and any help would be appreciated. Many thanks Continue

Added by Shaun Wright on July 3, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Nor shipping, Unfortuantely we are inundated with work so will have to bow out. Enjoy the networki…

Nor shipping, Unfortuantely we are inundated with work so will have to bow out. Enjoy the networking opportunities. Tim Continue

Added by Tim Roadnight on June 18, 2009 at 5:26am — No Comments

Marine energy management in focus

Kongsberg Maritime and Marorka have entered into a partnership to offer Marorka's marine energy management systems as integrated solutions to Kongsberg K-Chief automation system. To read more find news releases from Kongsberg and Marorka Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on June 15, 2009 at 10:35am — No Comments

Environmental focus at Norshipping June 9-12

Hello fellow MEMbers! Any plans for Norshipping next week? I'll be there for sure! (Marorka stand E01-11) Norshipping, held in Oslo June 9-12, is the largest shipping industry expo in Northern Europe...well, if you exclude SMM in Hamburg. The two are held every other year and both draw huge crowds of shipping industry experts. It seems that ´Green Shipping´ is higher than ever before o… Continue

Added by Örvar Þór Ólafsson on June 4, 2009 at 10:14am — No Comments

Business to go green

For me the green approach for business really makes sens. I completely agree with Ban Ki-Moon that business must invest now. I think that the companies that will go ahead and be the leaders in being green will get a more lean business. As such they will be more competitive and others will follow. Also going green makes sens from a global point of view. Not only to save the environment but I believe that the impact of business to invest in green technology can help reshape the worlds economy and… Continue

Added by Kristinn A. Aspelund on May 25, 2009 at 10:56am — 1 Comment

Energy Management conference draws crowd in Greece

"Marine Energy Management - the only way ahead" was the title of a recent conference held in Piraeus, Greece. Marorka (www.marorka.com) the Icelandic hi-tech company was the host of the event where leading Greek shipping companies were invited. Energy management issues seem high on the shipping industry’s agenda, evidenced by a crowd of over 70 conference attendees from 50 shipping companies. The local Piraeus crowd sure does not lack enthusiasm on this matte… Continue

Added by Örvar Þór Ólafsson on May 4, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

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