Two new JIPs launch

摘要

Report provides an update on two of the latest Joint Industry Projects, one investigating the mysteries of the moonpool and the other looking into the efficiency gains of two and three bladed propellers on slow-steamers. Both JIPs are about to start.rnMoonpools Oscillating moonpools can dissipate a lot of energy when ships are sailing and this is simply lost to the detriment of speed and at the cost of the required power. For vessels in stationary conditions in waves, moonpools are used to launch and retrieve equipment, divers or diving bells, or lay cables and risers.