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Planet ice and the dual-functional Attenborough | |
The Naval Architect: January 2017 Naval architects Erik Leenders and Martijn de Jongh describe the ins and outs of the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC) new research vessel, RSS Sir David Attenborough, in an exclusive interview with The Naval Architect . | |
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The roads to (energy) freedom | |
The Naval Architect: January 2017 Solving the greenhouse gas conundrum is the ultimate existential challenge, threatening humanity across the globe if we fail to deal with emissions causing increases in average global temperatures. This challenge is motivating Japan’s development, with its Australian partners, of a carbon-free shipping future. | |
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California green dreamin' | |
Ship & Boat Internatonal: Jan/Feb 2017 Hydrogen fuel cell technology has been deemed a viable option for a proposed 35knot passenger ferry, designed to service commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area. | |
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Significant Ships Offer | |
Significant Ships & Significant Small Ships of 2016 Pre-publication offer - saving 20% on the regular price (offer ends 31st January 2017) | |
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Significant Small Ships - last call for entries | |
Ship & Boat International: November/December 2016 Work has commenced on this year’s edition of Significant Small Ships, profiling approximately 30 new vessels, sized between 5-100m and officially delivered in 2016 (with the exception of prototype models). | |
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Dutch rudder boost for Sea Power | |
Ship & Boat International: November/December 2016 A high-technology rudder solution developed in the Netherlands has been adopted in a US-built tug designed to handle barges carrying chemical and petroleum products between US ports | |
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A new Vision for commercial sightseeing | |
Ship & Boat International: November/December 2016 The construction of the novel, 40m carbon fibre hybrid catamaran Vision of the Fjords, which will carry sightseers around Norway’s Nærøyfjord | |
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Biofuel power for New Zealand trawler | |
Ship & Boat International: November/December 2016 Biofuel power for New Zealand trawler. | |
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Bringing it back home | |
Ship & Boat International: November/December 2016 2016 concludes as the year that fast ferry construction returned to the UK, with the team behind this summer’s Red Jet 6 having secured fresh contracts to boost passenger capacity on the River Thames | |
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Posh but tough | |
Ship & Boat International: November/December 2016 Don’t be fooled by Ulysses’ luxurious interiors and hefty price tag – this superyacht boasts features that wouldn’t go amiss in the offshore sector | |
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Floating Dry dock for ADSB | |
Shiprepair eNews November 2016 Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) is expanding the services they are offering at Mina Zayed Port by investing in a 180 metre floating dry dock which was purchased and towed from Turkey. | |
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IMO confirms 2020 date for 0.5% sulphur limit fuels | |
Shiprepair eNews November 2016 The decision to stick with the 1 January 2020 implementation of the global sulphur cap of 0.5% m/m (mass/mass) for fuel oil used in ships was confirmed at IMO’s MEPC 70th session in 24 – 28 October 2016. | |
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Ballast Water Management finally to entry into force | |
Shiprepair eNews November 2016 It has been over 35 year in the making but finally legally-binding international measures to protect the marine environment against potentially invasive species in ships’ ballast water will enter into force on 8 September 2017 | |
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Challenging year for Sembawang group | |
Shiprepair & Conversion Technology: 4th Quarter 2016 The repair and upgrade business of the Singapore-based group is handling a higher number of ships, but revenue is down. | |
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Dive team keeps cruiseship on schedule | |
Shiprepair & Conversion Technology: 4th Quarter 2016 The Dutch company, Trident Diving, has carried out some demanding assignments in recent months, including a time critical one involving a cruise vessel. | |
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Conversions cut costs | |
Shiprepair & Conversion Technology: 4th Quarter 2016 Installation of Promas Lite propulsion systems on four vessels operated by Hurtigruten has reduced the ships’ power requirement and cut fuel consumption | |
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Ship design pushes green agenda | |
The Naval Architect: November 2016 Japan-based NGO Peace Boat is working to design and build a cruiseship that demonstrates a cleaner future for the cruise industry, and may, in turn, persuade the wider maritime industry to take up emissions targets in a meaningful way, | |
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HOLISHIP: from birth to berth | |
The Naval Architect: November 2016 Close to 75 representatives of 40 European maritime industry and research institutes1 gathered on September 29 and 30, 2016 in Athens for the kick-off meeting of project HOLISHIP (HOLIstic optimisation of SHIP design and operation for life cycle). | |
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COP21 has changed the climate of the environmental debate | |
The Naval Architect: November 2016 COP21 represented a major change in direction for environmental regulation. Climate change is now recognised as a real issue and actions are needed to limit the level of climate gases in the atmosphere. Former DNV GL Group executive vice president Tor Svensen reports. | |
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Introducing the FFI 1700 | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 4th Quarter 2016 A new vessel concept drawn up by places as much emphasis on installation-related accuracy as it does on deck strength and lifting power. | |
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A new sister in the Caspian | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 4th Quarter 2016 Caspian Marine Services has taken delivery of its second Incat Crowther-designed 70m catamaran fast crew boat, in the form of Rashid Behbudov. | |
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Smaller draught, greater scope | |
Offshore Marine Tehnology: 4th Quarter 2016 J.M Baxi Group’s new 130m module carrier, Vir Varenya, features an atypically shallow draught for a vessel of this size and deck capacity, enabling her to be deployed at a wider range of world locations. | |
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Significant Small Ships - open for entries | |
Ship & Boat international: eNews October 2016 RINA’s annual round-up of first in class and unique vessels delivered in 2016 is currently accepting submissions for all vessels sized 5-100m | |
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McMurdo scoops US$ 3 million USCG deal | |
Ship & Boat international: eNews October 2016 The safety equipment manufacturer will supply 16,000 personal locator beacons to the USCG over the next five years | |
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PCP 5-650 gains class approval | |
Ship & Boat international: eNews October 2016 Oil and water don’t mix – but both are valid hydraulic fluids for Piening Propeller’s low-maintenance PCP concept | |
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New ash barges hit the Thames | |
Ship & Boat international: eNews October 2016 The trio of 48m loa craft is assisting waste management company Cory Environmental to obviate more than 25,000 lorry movements on London’s congested road network. | |
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OSD unveils e-tug concept | |
Ship & Boat international: eNews October 2016 Greater space savings below deck, a short power train reaction time and reduced emissions are some of the key benefits of the 22m Azistern 2250 e tug concept. | |
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Watch this 'Space | |
Ship & Boat International: Sept/Oct 2016 For vessel designer Knud E. Hansen, the development of its ShipSpace virtual reality tool is simply the latest evolution in producing innovative, realistic and workable ship and boat designs | |
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Boxing clever | |
Ship & Boat international: Sept/Oct 2016 By the designer’s own admission, the new 15.25m UK oyster harvester Triploid may resemble a ‘square box’ – but it’s a box full of plenty of technical and design tricks, writes Stevie Knight | |
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Catching the sun | |
Ship & Boat International: Sept/Oct 2016 With NavAlt Solar & Electric Boats soon to delivery India’s first solar-powered passenger ferry, Ship & Boat International caught up with CEO Sandith Thandasherry for a closer look at the craft’s eco-friendly, cost-saving benefits. | |
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Leidos completes initial testing of ACTUV | |
Warship Technology: October 2016 Initial tests of the prototype Autonomous Continuous Trail Unmanned Vehicle, an unmanned unit intended to conduct operations with only minimal operator control, have been highly successful. | |
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Izumo class far from carriers in the fullest sense | |
Warship Technology: October 2016 Japan’s acquisition of two classes of helicopter-carrying ‘flattops’ has aroused much comment – and the ire of neighbouring China – but for the time that is all that they are – helicopter carriers, not fixed-wing platforms. | |
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Uncertainty around Type 26 raises job and capability concerns | |
Warship Technology: October 2016 Concerns have been expressed about the effects that delays to the Type 26 frigate programme might have. | |
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Compact electric drive in the making | |
Marine Power & Propulsion: October 2016 Pseudo-direct drive (PDD) technology developed by Sheffield-based Magnomatics claims to offer substantial reductions in machine size and weight compared with permanent-magnet and wound-field electrical machines at the megawatt (MW) level, where a combination of low speed and high torque is required. | |
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Dawning of new era in asset maintenance | |
Marine Power & Propulsion: October 2016 With prudent management and experienced eyes, the technical means are now available to transform maintenance strategies for the better. | |
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