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Crew-free clean-up | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews September/October 2019 Remote-controlled and autonomous vessels could make a significant contribution to safety and efficiency in the field of oil spill response, as a recent demo co-hosted by Sea Machines has highlighted. | |
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Applications open for Significant Ships of 2019 | |
Significant Ships of 2019 In February next year, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects will publish Significant Ships of 2019, compiled by the editors of The Naval Architect and continuing the successful series of publications first launched in 1990. | |
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KVH targets vendors with service-based IoT connectivity | |
The Naval Architect: September 2019 A cost-effective data solution for remote monitoring and maintenance? | |
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Scrubbing up well | |
The Naval Architect: September 2019 Pacific Green Technologies has reaped the rewards of the sulphur cap with its patented scrubbers, but questions why so many shipowners have failed to take action. | |
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Estonian maritime duo team up to optimise ferry loading | |
The Naval Architect: September 2019 Tallink and TalTech are working together to develop a ‘Smart Car Deck’ that uses digital solutions to automate vehicle traffic flow and efficiently position passenger cars on a ship’s deck. | |
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Easing the burden of hazardous materials regulations | |
The Naval Architect: September 2019 With the EU SRR effectively making IMO’s Hong Kong Convention a reality for many shipowners, third-party auditor Verifavia has successfully branched out into ensuring vessels are HazMat compliant. | |
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Clean energy revolution ignites interest in waste heat | |
The Naval Architect: September 2019 As environmental pressures escalate, heat recovery systems are gaining popularity as a promising efficiency solution. A new compact system developed by Germany-based Orcan Energy offers savings for all ship sizes. | |
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In any event | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2019 Dutch builder Shipyard De Hoop has successfully delivered a passenger/event boat to Rotterdam-based tour operator Spido, following on from its launch in March this year. | |
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H2-fuelled commuter routes | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2019 CMB’s pursuit of hydrogen-powered marine solutions has led the owner to Japan, where it has ordered a coastal passenger ferry fed by a hybrid H2-diesel mix. | |
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Ferguson comes under public control | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2019 The Port Glasgow-based builder has come under public control, in an effort to finally deliver the delayed LNG dual-fuel ferry duo ordered by CMAL in Q3 2015. | |
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Bacchanal plays it safe | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2019 A 3D sonar system, designed to help with collision avoidance and man overboard (MOB) detection, is one of the key features of Benetti's latest, transatlantic-capable megayacht. | |
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Wärtsilä plays it Smart | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance 3rd Quarter 2019 Wärtsilä’s Smart Maintenance initiative is gathering momentum and market acceptance, the company reports | |
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Selecting the right options for propeller blade modifications | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2019 Hydrex diver/technicians have this year performed propeller blade modifications on several tankers and bulk carriers using different techniques | |
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Qatar's N-KOM reaches LNG carrier repair milestone | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2019 N-KOM continues to take advantage of its location close to the world’s biggest LNG export facilities to secure a significant volume of specialist gas carrier repair activity | |
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Product developments target fuel saving opportunities | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2019 The Japanese manufacturer Nippon Paint Marine has upgraded its product range with the aim of helping owners and operators reduce fuel consumption and overall environmental impact | |
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Dutch yards revamp notable offshore vessels | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2019 Damen’s various yards in the Netherlands have handled a number of notable offshore related projects so far this year. | |
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Pittsburgh protector | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2019 | |
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Fishing safety drive goes nationwide | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2019 | |
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Demystifying zero-emission ships | |
The Naval Architect: July/Aug 2019 For some time, the idea of using hydrogen and fuel cells to power ship fleets was viewed as a fanciful trend. As other green technologies picked up momentum, hydrogen was cast aside. But in the past couple of years, the abundant element has become a mainstream enterprise. | |
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Space tech takes the weight off LNG | |
The Naval Architect: July/Aug 2019 Even though LNG has fuelled a variety of ships since 2000, its appeal and primary use has centred on large energy-demanding vessels. | |
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MacGregor spotlights smart cargo handling solutions | |
The Naval Architect July/Aug 2019 For many years now, MacGregor has been one of the stalwarts of marine equipment; it’s estimated that every second vessel in the global fleet has some form of its cargo load handling solutions, lashing systems or hatch covers onboard. | |
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Could unmanned ships solve Japan's population crisis? | |
The Naval Architect: July/Aug 2019 Japan, as is widely documented, has an ageing population and one of the sectors where it’s being felt most acutely is maritime. Data published in 2015 revealed that 56% of Japan’s 20,000 seafarers involved in domestic cargo shipping were aged 50 or over. | |
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Chinese shipbuilding switches on to 5G | |
The Naval Architect: July/Aug 2019 On 15 May, Nantong Mobile Joint Investment Promotion Bureau Cruise Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Ericsson (China) Communication Co., Ltd. successfully opened the 5G NSA Base Station at the Haimen facilities of China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu), realising the first coverage and application of 5G technology in the shipbuilding industry. | |
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VT Halter Marine to build Polar Security Cutter for US Coast Guard | |
Warship Technology: July/Aug 2019 A design based on the German icebreaker Polarstern II will form the basis of a trio of heavy polar icebreakers for the US Coast Guard. | |
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UK explores Littoral Strike Ship concept | |
Warship Technology: July/Aug 2019 The UK Ministry of Defence is examining the concept of an adapted commercial hull that would have flexibility designed-in to it that would be able to accept different ‘mission fits’ to fulfil a role as a forward sea base. | |
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Second report lays into Ministry of Defence over sub defueling and dismantling | |
Warship Technology: Jul/Aug 2019 A 15-year delay to submarine disposal risks costing taxpayers £30 million every year, according to a the second of two recent reports on the defueling and dismantling of the UK Royal Navy’s retired nuclear-powered submarines. | |
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Poor state of logistics force could be US Navy's achilles heel | |
Warship Technology: July/Aug 2019 The US Navy and Department of Defense need to act quickly to find solutions to the decline in the size and capability of maritime logistics forces. | |
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From bus lanes to berths | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews July/August 2019 Volvo Penta, ABB and Chalmers University of Technology have launched a feasibility study to assess the most suitable fast-charging solutions for electric vessels. | |
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Bangladesh builds up patrol boat fleet | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews July/August 2019 The Bangladesh Coast Guard has taken delivery of three new patrol boats, built domestically by state-owned Khulna Shipyard. | |
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Thrown a lifeline | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews July/August 2019 The Line Launcher is intended to provide an accurate, strong line connection with an 80m range, to assist with SAR missions, small craft towing and ship-to-ship/ship-to-shore cargo transfers. | |
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Swappable blades with modular CoB | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews July/August 2019 Teignbridge has launched a new modular propeller concept, designed to enable users to swap individual blades instead of having to remove and repair the entire propeller. | |
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Six for the Sea Cadets | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews July/August 2019 The charity’s new keelboats will provide training and potentially enable seagoing careers for more than 1,000 cadets yearly. | |
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Parker Kittiwake test device offers two-minute sulphur analysis | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: June 2019 With IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap now just six months away shipowners are urgently addressing the needs for achieving compliance. But for those intending to do so by using low-sulphur fuels there is the additional headache of the fluctuating availability, stability and quality of these fuels. | |
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Damen completes quick fix to Methane Princess | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: June 2019 Golar LNG’s Methane Princess has returned to service after Damen Shiprepair Brest completed repairs to its hull in the minimum amount of time. | |
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ABB to fit Italian ferry with hybrid system | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: June 2019 ABB is set to install a new electric power and propulsion system on the 1965-built Italian lake ferry, San Cristoforo. | |
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