Propulsion Analytics, a Greek high-tech company providing vessel and engine performance evaluation applications, and DNV have received funding from Innovation Norway to develop a Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) application for ships.

It is clear that fleet age is the leading indicator of a greener fleet and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry comprises the world’s youngest blue water fleet with an average age of 9.4 years based on Clarksons Research’s World Fleet Register (Clarksons).

Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority has announced yesterday; Thursday March 25th, 2021, that navigation through the Suez Canal is temporarily suspended.

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed two long-term Optimised Maintenance agreements with Japan based NYK LNG Ship Management.

On 15 March 2021 Sovcomflot and Shell broke new ground, with the completion of the first ever Aframax tanker fuelling using LNG in the USA, according to a press release of Sovcomflot Press Office. The press release states the following:

MAN Energy Solutions has has demonstrated its latest low-speed, dual-fuel engine – an MAN B&W ME-GA type designed for LNG/fuel-oil running – at a ceremony live-streamed from its Copenhagen Research Centre.