Silverstream Joins Zero Carbon Shipping Center
The air lubrication firm will share its engineering and operational experience with a Danish not-for-profit research center focused on maritime energy efficiency.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Electric Vehicles
Silverstream, an air lubrication company, has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as a mission ambassador. The company has more than 160 vessel installations in service, representing a combined 19 million DWT across the global fleet.
Why it matters
The partnership brings practical operating experience from a commercial air lubrication provider into a research center working on energy efficiency for shipping. It signals continued engagement between industry technology suppliers and institutional efforts to reduce emissions from ocean transport.
Silverstream reports more than 160 vessel installations in service and a combined 19 million DWT across the global fleet. The figures are company-reported and the announcement does not provide a baseline for comparison.
The players
Silverstream
Silverstream is an air lubrication firm whose technology reduces friction between a vessel's hull and the water to lower fuel use.
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping is a not-for-profit research and development center established in 2020 and funded by the A.P. Moller Foundation.
The details
Silverstream will share its engineering and operational experience to support the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping's work on energy efficiency. The announcement was made in an emailed update on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Timeline
2020: The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping was established, funded by the A.P. Moller Foundation.
- 2026-11-03
Silverstream joins the center as a mission ambassador, announced by email.
Roadmap
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, founded in 2020 and funded by the A.P. Moller Foundation, is a research body focused on decarbonizing shipping. Silverstream's addition connects a commercial air lubrication provider with that institutional research effort.
The announcement itself does not change vessel operations or costs for ship owners. Its practical significance lies in whether the collaboration produces efficiency methods that fleet operators can later adopt.
The takeaway
Collaboration between technology suppliers and research centers is one route by which shipping efficiency methods may move from installation to wider industry practice. Readers tracking maritime decarbonization can watch for specific projects that follow from partnerships like this one.
Further reading
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