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26/04/2024
As we're gearing up to celebrate our company's 10-year anniversary, we've been reflecting on how much the maritime industry has changed over the past decade. 🌐
From the introduction of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) to the groundbreaking decision by the IMO in 2018 to halve carbon emissions from the maritime industry, the changes have been monumental.
And let's not forget the impact of the COVID-19 chaos!
Alfa Laval announces the completion of its acquisition of Marine Performance Systems B.V., a Rotterdam-based maritime technology company that has developed the first fluidic air lubrication system on the market.
The move will enable Alfa Laval to bring this environment-friendly technology to market, contributing significantly towards improving ship efficiency, reducing fuel consumption, and minimizing emissions from ships.
StormGeo, a leading player in weather intelligence and operational decision support and part of Alfa Laval, has increased its holding in Climatempo, the premier meteorological services provider in Brazil.
With the increased shareholding, StormGeo is set to offer more comprehensive and advanced weather intelligence solutions to customers across South America.
Alfa Laval launches PureBilge Compact to extend the benefits of PureBilge technology to vessels of all sizes.
With PureBilge Compact, Alfa Laval opens its door to both small and large vessel segments to enjoy the benefits of PureBilge technology for bilge water treatment.
The compact, easy-to-install and cost-efficient solution with an enhanced environmental profile will help small and large vessels to meet compliance and sustainability targets.
This new year will bring new regulatory requirements that catalyse the drive to reduce carbon emissions.
The introduction of IMO's Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) and Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) rules will act as a stimulus to reduce the carbon intensity of all ships by 40% by 2030 compared to a 2008 baseline. This will increase pressure to reduce fuel consumption and emissions from ships along with commercial pressures to decarbonise vessels and operations.
This year will also see a ban on one antifouling substance and the entry into force of stricter at-berth emissions regulations in California.
Swiss marine power company WinGD – Winterthur Gas & Diesel and Belgian shipping and cleantech group CMB.TECH have signed an agreement on the development of ammonia-fuelled two-stroke engines.
The companies aim to install the ammonia dual-fuel X72DF engine on a series of ten x 210,000 DWT bulk carriers to be built at a Chinese shipyard in 2025 and 2026.
Each quarter we’ll be sharing with you the latest news from our industry and clients, as well as giving you a run down on all the key maritime events going on. You will also, of course, see some of our news, such as Wake Media team and service updates.
Alfa Laval introduces the marine industry’s first biofuel-ready separators.
Biofuels are a current and accessible fuel option that can help marine customers decarbonize. Yet while biofuels reduce CO2 footprint, they also pose new operational challenges. Alfa Laval is first in the market to address them with biofuel-optimized separators and separator upgrades.
After months of hard work, we are pleased to finally announce that we will be sending out our first ever quarterly newsletter!
Each quarter we’ll be sharing with you the latest news from our industry and clients, as well as giving you a run down on all the key maritime events going on. You will also of course see some of our news, such as Wake Media teams and service updates.
Maritime and offshore system cyber risk management specialists, CyberOwl have appointed Ronald Spithout as a strategic advisor to the Board.
Spithout, a renowned influential figure in the maritime industry, joins CyberOwl in its next phase of growth. The business intends to scale up customer and market reach, strengthen its service model, and enhance its product and technology offering.
Wake Media would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Both Wake Media offices will close on Thursday 22 December at 1pm and reopen on Tuesday 3 January. However, members of the team will be contactable and picking up emails during office hours throughout this period.
Thank you all for your continued confidence and support in us over this past year.
14/12/2022
Turbocharger manufacturer, Kompressorenbau Bannewitz GmbH (KBB Turbo) and emissions control specialist, Eminox Ltd have extended their recent technological collaboration to develop a white paper publication, ‘From turbo-to-tailpipe - minimising emissions from internal combustion engines in a net zero emissions future’, that acts as an advisory to any ship operator looking to reduce engine emissions.
Download the From turbo-to-tailpipe: minimising emissions from internal combustion engines in a net zero emissions future whitepaper here: https://kbb-turbo.com/aftertreatment
14/12/2022
Last week, we spread some Christmas cheer in the form of chocolate with a donation of selection boxes to The Oak Centre for Children and Young People at The Royal Marsden in Sutton. Santa was paying the children on the ward a visit, so we thought he could hand out the selection boxes! 🎅
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money solely to support The Royal Marsden, a world-leading cancer centre. The Royal Marsden opened its doors in 1851 as the world’s first hospital dedicated to cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and education. Today it operates as a specialist cancer hospital and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Cancer, working closely with its principal academic partner, the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR). Together, The Royal Marsden and the ICR are ranked in the top five cancer centres in the world for the impact of their research, treating over 59,000 NHS and private patients every year.
The charity also provided us with an Amazon wishlist for the Oak Centre for Children and Young People at the Royal Marsden, where you can purchase a gift for a child spending Christmas on the ward this year by clicking here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/TLUXZI93E01Q?ref_=wl_share 🎁
09/12/2022
Rivertrace, the UK based Quality-Assured Company and market leader with over 30 years of experience developing environmental monitoring solutions for the marine market, has completed its acquisition of Solar Solve Ltd, a manufacturer and supplier of anti-glare window roller sunscreens in the marine, offshore, aviation, agriculture, and commercial sectors.
On Wednesday evening Kami & Molly from our Comms Team attended The Seahorse Awards.
We’d like to say congratulations to all the award winners and thank you to Emma Murray, Ian Matheson and the rest of the Seahorse Freight Association, for hosting such a great evening!
09/12/2022
Swiss marine power company WinGD has received orders from two LNG carrier operators for its WinGD Integrated Digital Expert (WiDE) engine monitoring, diagnostics and remote support service.
Knutsen OAS Shipping has ordered WiDE for seven vessels, which include a recently delivered LNG carrier and six under construction. CoolCo, formed in 2021 with Eastern Pacific Shipping and Golar LNG as shareholders, will use the service on two existing vessels. The orders will deliver diagnostics to a total of 17 WinGD X-DF dual-fuel engines.
Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Alfa Laval regarding the development of a new Gas Combustion Unit (GCU) for use on liquid hydrogen carriers.
By paving the way for the safe transport of hydrogen by sea, the project is an important step on the path to global decarbonization.
Swiss marine power company WinGD has become the first marine engine designer to gain cybersecurity type approval for its engine control system, ahead of mandatory regulations due to enter force in 2024.
Classification society DNV has granted WinGD Control Electronics (WiCE) an SP1 type approval, aligning with International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Unified Requirement (UR) E27 technical system requirements – a cybersecurity standard that will apply to all newbuilds.
StormGeo, a leading provider of weather intelligence and decision-support solutions for the shipping industry and part of Alfa Laval, celebrates its 25th anniversary by giving away its new Carbon Footprint Dashboard as a ‘green gift’ to customers of the s-Insight fleet performance management solution.
We remember those who fought to give us freedom. To all those who have put others before themselves, appreciation and gratitude are given.
10/11/2022
The Danish ship owner and charterer Christiania Shipping A/S signs with StormGeo to improve its environmental performance and decarbonize its operations with CII simulations.
The specialized chemical ship owning and chartering company Christiania Shipping currently operates 20 vessels and has positioned itself as a leading trade niche player with operations in Europe, West Africa, and the Mediterranean. Eager to improve the environmental performance of its fleet and stay compliant with industry regulations even before they start in 2023, the company added StormGeo’s CII Simulator to its fleet performance management toolbox in June 2022.
Here are some facts, we bet you didn’t know about the spooky celebration!
🎃 Sugar was one of the food items rationed across several countries during WWII. As a result, trick-or-treating became less popular, although it made a reappearance in the 1950s.
🎃 The traditional Halloween colours, orange and black, are thought to have originally signified the harvest (orange) and death (black).
🎃 A pumpkin is just a kind of squash that turns orange around Halloween. They are not just orange, but can also grow white, blue, green, purple, and even black.
🎃 The name Dracula, which means "son of the Dragon," was inspired by a murderous 16th-century conqueror named Vlad Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler.
27/10/2022
WinGD – Winterthur Gas & Diesel’s latest generation of X72DF-2.1 engines will power 25 vessels as part of the QatarEnergy’s North Field East (NFE) project, the biggest LNG carrier newbuilding project in history.
The 50 dual-fuel engines which feature the new on-engine iCER were selected by multiple shipyards and shipowners highlighting strong confidence in WinGD’s proven and reliable low-pressure dual-fuel engines.
This year, around 55,000 women and 370 men in the UK will hear the words ‘it’s breast cancer’. Showing you support by wearing pink and donating means hopefully by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live, and be supported to live well. 💗
To show our continued support, our Wake Media logo will be pink until the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Accelleron has enhanced its global turbocharger service network capabilities in Indonesia by opening new, modern workshop facilities near Jakarta, to join its extensive network of local support in more than 100 locations worldwide.
A recent investment by Accelleron to upgrade service delivery in Indonesia will enable the delivery of extended turbocharger services at the Jakarta maritime hub. The city is home to the largest port in Indonesia and one of the largest ports in the Java Sea region.
Accelleron Industries AG ("Accelleron"), a global leader in high-power turbochargers for mission-critical applications, announces that its spin-off from ABB has been successfully completed.
Accelleron’s shares have today been admitted to start trading on SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich, under the ticker symbol "ACLN". The listing follows the approval by ABB shareholders for the spin off at ABB’s Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting on September 7, 2022.
Research undertaken by the independent maritime research organisation, Thetius, the market-leading shipping legal firm, HFW and CyberOwl and published in the report entitled ‘The Great Disconnect’, found that shipowners pay more than $3 million on average in ransom on cyber-attacks.
A year on from our first lockdown here in the UK and we wanted to share with you our very own .
A tough year for all but despite our challenges, bumps and falls (literally), we have endeavoured to embrace the bright side of the pandemic here at Wake Media, with the help of our friends, families, colleagues and fur babies
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After months of hard work, we are pleased to finally announce that we will be sending out our first ever quarterly newsletter!
Each quarter we’ll be sharing with you the latest news from our industry and clients, as well as giving you a run down on all the key maritime events going on. You will also of course see some of our news, such as Wake Media teams and service updates.
We can’t wait to share it with you!
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Wake Media would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Both Wake Media offices will close on Thursday 22 December at 1pm and reopen on Tuesday 3 January. However, members of the team will be contactable and picking up emails during office hours throughout this period.
Thank you all for your continued confidence and support in us over this past year.
The Wake Media team will be at SMM from 6-9 September!
We are really looking forward to seeing our clients, and industry friends in Hamburg. Let us know where you’ll be, and we’ll pop over and say hi! 👋
Wake Media is a London based media consultancy with a fresh and dynamic approach to marketing within the Maritime & Offshore Energy sectors. We specialise in solutions in media and communications based on a wealth of experience and understanding of the supply chain from shipowner, operator, charterer through to OEM’s, suppliers and service providers. Our understanding of what is required to achieve the right exposure and route to market for our clients products and services and who they need to target and what their goals are is our priority.
Our team has over 19 years extensive industry specific media experience guaranteeing an extremely personable, personal and professional service. Taking the time to get to know our clients and their products is paramount in helping us establish whether they would benefit from targeted and vertical market specific exposure or a broader, more horizontal media vehicle. Ensuring, at all times, we achieve the most competitive rates and the highest quality global and regional exposure. We understand the need to work within a budget and can put together an integrated media campaign package to suit the client's finances: no matter how big or small their business is.
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