Alfa Laval Invests in Bunker Saving Air Lubrication Tech
Alfa Laval Invests in Bunker Saving Air Lubrication Tech by Ship & Bunker News Team Thursday July 8, 2021 Alfa Laval has announced it has acquired a minatory stake in Rotterdam-based marine air lubrication firm Marine Performance Systems B.V.. Air lubrication systems work by creating a "carpet" of bubbles under the hull of a vessel while it is underway, reducing friction and saving energy in the process. Such systems are not new, and indeed Alfa Laval notes marine air lubrication technology was first pursued and patented by its founder Gustav de Laval in 1883. More recently the technolo...
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