Wattlab said its Solar FlatRack system can cut auxiliary fuel use by 2–5% after vessel pilots and full-scale installation, with development now moving toward larger bulk carriers.
A 3,800 DWT heavy-lift build at Rock Shipbuilding will use Wärtsilä 31 with a gearbox supporting PTI/PTO/PTH modes plus CPP control and hydrodynamic optimisation; delivery is set for spring 2027.
SeaWasp MR tanker simulations show 876 kW average propulsion contribution on a San Francisco–South Korea run, described as equal to about 597.2 tonnes of fuel saved per year.
NYK has signed an MOU with Neptune Robotics to expand robotic hull cleaning across its global fleet, driving fuel efficiency and decarbonisation.
