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SMM Daily News Armada feature

HANSA Highlights Armada’s Focus on Predictable Air Lubrication Performance

Armada Technologies’ approach to air lubrication was featured in the Day 3 edition of the HANSA Daily SMM Newswire, published during SMM 2026 in Hamburg. Under the headline, “Armada targets predictable air lubrication performance,” the article examines an important shift taking place within the maritime industry: moving beyond headline efficiency figures toward understanding what an …

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Hull Air Lubrication Predictive Analysis

Understanding Performance Prediction in Air Lubrication Systems

The air lubrication sector has no shortage of published energy savings percentages. Too often, however, the wrong question gets asked. The issue is not necessarily that performance claims are inaccurate, but that the discussion is often framed around achieving the highest possible savings figure under a specific set of conditions. Asking for the “best performance …

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Armada Technologies appoints former CoolCo CEO Richard Tyrrell as Board Chairman to oversee final commercialisation and drive growth

Next-generation air lubrication provider Armada Technologies has appointed Richard Tyrrell, former CoolCo CEO and current Advisor to Eastern Pacific Shipping Pte. Ltd., as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Richard brings extensive leadership experience across the global maritime industry, with deep sector expertise in LNG shipping, capital markets, principal investing and mergers and acquisitions. He …

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Alex Routledge and Rob Mathieson at Damen Dunkirk Shipyard

Armada and Irish Ferries progress collaboration with engineering and integration design

Armada Technologies and Irish Ferries have moved into the next phase of their collaboration to assess the potential integration of Armada’s Passive Air Lubrication System (PALS) on the RoPax ferry W.B. Yeats. The current project phase focuses on delivering an engineering and integration design following an earlier feasibility study, with the aim of supporting the …

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