# Air lubrication for ship's bottoms **URL:** \ **Category:** Marine Technology\ **Created:** [September 6, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/air-lubrication-for-ships-bottoms/52622 "2019-09-06T11:57:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/air-lubrication-for-ships-bottoms/52622/1 "2019-09-06T11:57:52Z")
Using air bubbles to lubricate ship’s bottom and sides, thus reducing drag, is not an entirely new idea. It has been used on icebreakers for years, but that is for a somewhat different purpose. CSSC will use an air lubricating system to improve fuel efficiency on a new LNG carrier under construction: > **[CSSC Designs LNG Carriers with Fuel-Saving Air Lubrication System](https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/cssc-designs-lng-carriers-with-fuel-saving-air-lubrication-system)** > > Shipbuilding giant China State Shipbuilding Company (CSSC) is planning to integrate a novel technolo... The system has been developed in the UK: [https://www.silverstream-tech.com/the-technology/](https://www.silverstream-tech.com/the-technology/) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/air-lubrication-for-ships-bottoms/52622/2 "2023-09-11T15:43:11Z")
Reviving this thread since nobody will be disturbed and the subject is the same: > **[COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, Silverstream enter air lubrication pact -...](https://splash247.com/cosco-shipping-heavy-industry-silverstream-enter-air-lubrication-pact/)** > > Maritime clean technology firm Silverstream Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to install its air lubrication system in COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI) shipyards. This will enable Silverstream to investigate additional... ---
**Author:** ![jbtam99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jbtam99/32/65499_2.png) [@jbtam99](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jbtam99)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/air-lubrication-for-ships-bottoms/52622/4 "2026-09-26T16:50:56Z")