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Silverstream Technologies on the BBC
While electric vehicles are seen as the future for road transport, the same can’t be said for the shipping industry.Batteries can’t yet power 100,000-ton container ships from one side of the world to the other, so ships’ engines look set to rely on fossil...
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Top 10 Technology Leaders 2018
Wärtsilä stands out for going above and beyond short-horizon maritime technology. As president of the marine solutions business, Roger Holm will find his role more defined when the company reorganises into two divisions.Read article here
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Bubbling Below the Surface
SHIPPING IS A DIRTY BUSINESS.Ship technology firms have been toying with the idea of air lubrication for more than 100 years. Now, as new regulations and concerns about the environment drive investment decisions, the concept may finally catch on.When the...
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Shipping Regulators Plan to Cut Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
SHIPPING IS A DIRTY BUSINESS.Since the late 19th century, when steam replaced wind as the main means of propulsion, ships have relied on filthy fossil fuels. Coal-fired steam has given way to internal-combustion engines. But these still burn stuff that is...
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The Importance of Proven Ship Efficiency Gains
THERE ARE ANY NUMBER OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT CLAIM TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL FUEL SAVINGS FOR SHIPS, BUT HOW WELL VERIFIED OR REAL THESE ARE IS OFTEN HARDER TO QUANTIFY. SILVERSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES SPECIALISES SOLELY IN INSTALLING AIR LUBRICATION TECHNOLOGY ON...
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Silverstream Air Lubrication for Grimaldi Fleet
SILVERSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES’ SILVERSTREAM SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED ON 12 NEW GRIMALDI GROUP HYBRID RO-RO VESSELS TO REDUCE FUEL CONSUMPTION AND CO2 EMISSIONS.THE AIR LUBRICATION TECHNOLOGY, IN OPERATION SINCE JUNE 2017, PRODUCES A THIN LAYER OF MICRO-BUBBLES...
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Grimaldi Group Chooses Silverstream Air Lubrication for New Paradigm of Green Vessels
DEAL WILL SEE THE SILVERSTREAM® SYSTEM INSTALLED ON 12 ADVANCED RORO VESSELS AS CENTREPIECE OF SUITE OF EMISSIONS AND FUEL REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIESSilverstream Technologies, the pioneers of air lubrication technology for the shipping industry, has signed a...
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Silverstream Retrofits Air Lubrication System on Carnival Corporation’s Diamond Princess
Installation of the Silverstream® System on the Diamond Princess exceeds expectations in delivering fuel cost and emissions reductions Silverstream Technologies today announced that Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise vacation company, has...
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Optimising Ships for Energy Efficiency
Interview with Dario Bocchetti, Energy Saving Manager at Grimaldi Group. Saving energy has major advantages and no disadvantages. By implementing innovative technologies and smart policies to improve energy efficiency on our ships, we significantly reduce fuel...
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Global Industry Alliance Brainstorms Emission-Cutting Solutions for Shipping
Which technologies will best support shipping’s move to a low carbon future? How can first movers be incentivized to take-up emission reduction technologies? How can the effective implementation of “Just-in-Time” operation help ships optimize speed, avoid idle times...
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