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April 9, 2024 | iwsaApril 2024
09 April – Order Announcement – EuroGreen Maritime signs seven-year charter for four AYRO installed wind-assist MR product tanker newbuilds with Equinor, for delivery through 2026-27. Read more…
06 April – Green Voyage … Read More
Does Wind Help?
March 3, 2015 | iwsaThe use of wind propulsion in modern commercial shipping covers a wide spectrum – from wind-assisted motor vessels, where auxiliary propulsion is provided by wind to purely wind ships with or without auxiliary via sailing-hybrid ships where primary propulsion is … Read More
What is the Regulator Doing?
March 3, 2015 | iwsaThe exhaust gases emitted by ship diesel engines, contain a variety of substances. For international regulation the most important substances are sulphur oxides (SOx, caused by the sulphur contents in fuel), nitrous oxides (NOx), carbon dioxide (CO2) and particulate matter … Read More
Does It Pollute?
March 3, 2015 | iwsaCurrently, the most official/authoritative emissions numbers are from the Third IMO Greenhouse Gas Study 2014.
IMO Executive Summary IMO Full Report
The shipping industry has been mandated to invest in increased fleet efficiency via EEDI, however ‘slow steaming’ has been … Read More