Shipping

• 21 November 19 Sulphur 2020 – cutting sulphur oxide emissions The main type of “bunker” oil for ships is heavy fuel oil, derived as a residue from crude oil distillation. Crude oil contains sulphur which, following combustion in the engine, ends up in ship... Read more ›
• 15 November 19 2nd GREENTECH IN SHIPPING GLOBAL FORUM – HAMBURG, FEBRUARY 25-26, 2020 2nd Greentech in Shipping forum projected to be the biggest Maritime Forum in Europe! It is an event for industry leaders who want to unlock the successful business formula of the maritime industry! Discuss... Read more ›
• 08 November 19 Motorways of the Sea (MoS) Project – Management Workshop in Brussels   The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) will organise a special Motorways of the Sea (MoS) Project Management Workshop with the view of enabling stakeholders to better understand, prepare and strengthen MoS projects... Read more ›
• 07 November 19 Clean Transport at Sea – setting a Course for European Leadership As the EU strives to move towards a climate-neutral economy that acts in harmony with the environment, maritime transport, like other transport modes and economic sectors, is faced with the increasingly urgent challenge of playing its... Read more ›
• 05 November 19 MarEd Project – Maritime education for energy efficiency   ABOUT THE PROJECT Environmental practices, air pollution regulations, cost of marine fuels, and higher taxes will stimulate demand for improving energy efficiency in maritime transportation. Published studies have shown that a large number of measures that usually... Read more ›
• 24 October 19 Bunker Fuel & Ballast Water Experts to Address Conference in Singapore, Nov 13 – 14, on Compliance Challenges Conference Connection is holding a two-day international conference and workshop to address the dual compliance challenge of IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap on bunker fuels and the ballast water management convention for oil and bunker... Read more ›
• 09 October 19 EU funded project LASH FIRE aims to improve Ro-Ro ship fire safety Project partners from 13 EU Member States investigate cost-efficient measures to mitigate the risk from Ro-Ro space fires. The European Commission invests M€ 12 to solve this international maritime fire safety challenge. Comprehensive consortium to update... Read more ›
• 27 September 19 European consortium to develop smart navigation system The research project Prepare Ships, led by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, has announced plans to develop a navigation system that foresees the positions of other vessels through machine learning. The project has been... Read more ›
• 24 September 19 Focus on clean shipping in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Persian Gulf Measures for preventing air pollution from ships as well as energy efficiency requirements for ships are in the spotlight at a training event for eight countries* in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Persian Gulf.... Read more ›
• 23 September 19 Innovations in marine equipment If you were a famous celebrity in an Austin Powers flick, you would probably have sharks — with laser beams attached to their heads — defending your swanky yacht from drones launched by the... Read more ›