Equipment News – Page 2
-
NewsJifmar accelerates fleet digitalisation strategy
Jifmar Group is working hard to advance vessel digitalisation and AI driven data capabilities across its fleet
-
NewsPorts of the future: safer, smarter and always on
The ports of tomorrow will be completely different from today: yet that vision is not very far away from reality. Graham Wilde, head of Private Networks with Three Group Solutions, describes how far the Port of Felixstowe has travelled along the smart route.
-
News - VideosSafety warning issued after fatal tug sinking
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released a safety warning video and bulletin about the fatal capsize and sinking of the tug Biter in 2023.
-
NewsPeel pioneers in marine apprenticeships in-house
Peel Ports has become the first UK port to provide a complete suite of nationally recognised maritime qualifications in-house
-
NewsGeoAcoustics explores new depths in US
GeoAcoustics Ltd has appointed Seafloor Systems Inc. as its channel partner in the United States, expanding distribution of its hydroacoustic survey equipment in the North American market.
-
News - VideosWATCH: Icebreakers out in force in coldest Jan since 2010
A broad mid-winter freeze across northern Europe has triggered major icebreaker deployments from the southern Baltic to the Gulf of Bothnia, with Poland and Sweden operating multi-vessel fleets, Denmark activating state ice services in internal waters, and Norway maintaining a limited deployment in line with more typical seasonal conditions.
-
NewsAutonomous navigation software secures AiP first
The AiP for Greenroom Robotics marks the first time BV has approved software enabling fully autonomous navigation
-
NewsMarco Polo seeks multi-mission offshore support vessel
Singapore-based Marco Polo Marine is broaching the changing world of offshore energy with a multi-role offshore support vessel that can be used across different sectors.
-
NewsCoastal states raise alarm over GNSS interference
Fourteen European coastal states and Iceland have issued a warning to the international maritime industry over growing risks to maritime safety from interference in satellite navigation systems and vessel data manipulation.
-
NewsHeavy-lift crane boosts offshore wind capacity
MacGregor will supply a 400-tonne AHC subsea crane for a new floating windfarm construction vessel being built in China
-
NewsRussian captain jailed after fatal tanker crash
Russian captain Vladimir Motin, 59, has been jailed for six years after being convicted of gross negligence manslaughter by a jury at the Old Bailey in London.
-
NewsVARD delivers second CSOV to Windward Offshore
Norwegian Fincantieri subsidiary Vard named its latest Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) Windward Paris at its Vard Brattvaag yard in Norway last week.
-
News - VideosWATCH: BeeX’s deep-sea Hovering AUVs
Singaporean start-up BeeX has been awarded a contract by the Defence and Technology Agency (DSTA) for its Hovering Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (HAUVs).
-
NewsBMT funds next-generation ocean stewards
The BMT Next Wave Fund will support conservation-led experiences for young people aged 5 to 18 in partnership with Sea-Changers
-
NewsWärtsilä to deliver electric propulsion for a third Danish ferry
Wärtsilä will deliver a fully integrated electric propulsion system for a third Danish ferry, including waterjets, for three high-speed catamaran ferries for Denmark.
-
NewsFrom safety to systems: how Hefring began
Iceland-based Hefring Marine did not start with autonomy in mind: to begin with it was all about safety. CEO Karl Birgir Björnsson talks to Maritime Journal about the journey to all-round data collection, enabling predictions in real time.
-
NewsCutting the umbilical: Dynautics dives in with ‘Phantom Two’
Beneath the waves, radio signals die, GPS disappears and pressure mounts. It is here, far from roads, runways or rails, that true autonomy is particularly desirable; and it is here that Dynautics is quietly building its reputation. CEO Dr Henry Robinson talks to Maritime Journal about his company’s true autonomy.
-
NewsWhen AI adds noise, safety runs aground
Too much AI is failing basic tests in maritime, with many ‘decision support’ systems behaving like information amplifiers, writes Oliver Thompson, director of Engineering with Marine AI.
-
NewsInto the DEEP: Fincantieri enters subsea robotics sector
When Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest and oldest shipbuilding groups, announced three years ago that it was entering the subsea robotics sector, many in the maritime world assumed it would be a gradual move – perhaps the development of an underwater vehicle here, a defence research project there. Vice- president Underwater Gabriele Maria Cafaro tells Maritime Journal all about it.
-
NewsPrincess Royal names lighthouse support ship
The Princess Royal has officially named Northern Lighthouse Board’s new POLE STAR vessel at a ceremony in Leith
