Marine Energy Management

make the world a better place with a bit of optimization

A social network for sharing knowledge, news, events and facilitate a dialogue on all things related to Marine Energy Management.

Members

  • GERARD MENIHANE
  • Gommit77
  • Fernando Lehrer
  • Kristinn A. Aspelund
  • Alfred Hafsteinsson
  • Wang Xiaojia
  • Stathis Melistas
  • Reginald K. Wren
  • Kristjan Davidsson
  • Vassilios Zagkas
  • Colin Wills
  • Jarno
  • sibon
  • Alisdair Pettigrew
  • Ólafur Rögnvaldsson
  • Atle Hansen

Sponsored by


Marorka on Facebook

Events


Videos

  • Add Videos
  • View All
 

Blog Posts

Gommit77

Trending: Maersk slowing down

The big news in the marine industry today is based on a reasearch that Maersk has conducted on reduced speed for a vessel in their fleet.

 

Bloomberg reports:

Maersk vessels sustained zero damage from slowing since the Copenhagen-based owner began lowering speeds to cut fuel costs in 2007, Jan de Kat, Maersk senior…

Continue

Posted by Gommit77 on October 6, 2011 at 9:27am

Gommit77

Low-Sulfur Fuel Really Does Make a Difference

gCaptain reports on an interesting research into use of low-sulfur fuel and voluntary slowdown.

The study examined a container ship operating under a 2009 California regulation requiring that ships switch to low-sulfur fuels as they approach the California coast, and also adhering to a voluntary state slowdown policy, intended to reduce pollution. The research team found that emissions of several health-damaging pollutants, including sulfur dioxide and particulate matter,…

Continue

Posted by Gommit77 on September 19, 2011 at 9:28am

Gommit77

Simple and effective measures at Solstad

Identifying energy saving measures and incentives play a key role in the simple but effective strategy implemented at Solstad.

They have a special section on their website outlining their green operations.

In it's simplest form they have identified energy saving measures carried out by the captain, including:

  • Anchoring: if idle and weather and water depth allows it.
  • Drift: if idle or…
Continue

Posted by Gommit77 on September 14, 2011 at 2:11pm

Kristinn A. Aspelund

IMO agrees mandatory CO2 cut measures for new ships

These are busy times, so I've been not been as active posting here as I would have liked. I've been following up on the dialog at IMO and I find this one of the most important actions the international community is starting to take in our business. What is your thought on the subject?

"(Reuters) - The International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed on Friday on energy…

Continue

Posted by Kristinn A. Aspelund on July 18, 2011 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Forum

Gommit77

Marine Energy Management companies 9 Replies

How about creating the definite list of companies in this sector. You can start with your own.Please include the name of the company, a short description and a link to the website.Continue

Started by Gommit77. Last reply by Shaun Wright Mar 16, 2011.

Eric W. Schreiber

Mitigation or Monitoring? 4 Replies

I believe that as organizations evolve in the field of energy efficiencies they travel on either one of two path. Organizations either monitor their energy consumption and benchmark their fleet…Continue

Started by Eric W. Schreiber. Last reply by Eric W. Schreiber Mar 8, 2011.

Shaun Wright

A ship without sea water pumps……..what! 7 Replies

As an energy consultant I am always looking to identify heat recovery /waste heat opportunities whilst on site (yes, a sad obsession). For some time now I have questioned the need for sea water…Continue

Started by Shaun Wright. Last reply by Tatta Seshu Raghavacharyulu Sep 3, 2010.

John Volc

Ferry Energy Saving Technologies 6 Replies

Background : Fleetway & Knud E Hansen will be working together to prepare the new design for an 80m-ish ferry for Canadian operation. The ferry operates back and forth on a very short route…Continue

Tags: solutions, practical, reduction, fuel, ferry

Started by John Volc. Last reply by John Volc Aug 19, 2010.

Malte Freund

Ecospec CSNOx - Anybody aware of details? 12 Replies

Hey,I just read about the Ecospec CSNOx system, claiming to reduce the emissions of SO2 by 92.9%, NOx by 82.2% and CO2 by 74.4% by scrubbing.…Continue

Started by Malte Freund. Last reply by John Miele Aug 12, 2010.

Ship of the Day

Loading… Loading feed

 
 
 

Latest Activity

Profile Icon
GERARD MENIHANE is now a member of Marine Energy Management Wednesday
Welcome Them!
Profile Icon
Fernando Lehrer is now a member of Marine Energy Management Tuesday
Welcome Them!
Profile Icon

Seatrade Offshore Marine Asia at Suntec Singapore

Thumbnail
April 25, 2012 at 9pm to April 27, 2012 at 5pm
Taking place during Singapore Maritime Week 2012 and following on from the success of Sea Asia and Middle East Workboats, comes a new three-day event specifically targeted at Asia’s offshore marine and workboat industries. Singapore’s strategic location, good infrastructure and pro-business environment supports the offshore sector in servicing a global clientele. The active collaboration of both public and private parties has helped to draw global operators of drilling rigs and Floating…See More
Event posted by Wang Xiaojia Jan 5
0 Comments
Profile IconProfile Icon
Gommit77 and Biju Daniel are now friends Jan 2

Photos

Loading…
  • Add Photos
  • View All

© 2012   Created by Gommit77.   Powered by .

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service