Latest News – Page 145
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NewsQuality endorsement for comms firm
Marine comms company reports impressive growth in the past decade, tripling the size of its business
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NewsKongsberg to digitize 100+ fleet
Kongsberg Digital has signed a fleet agreement to provide its vessel-to-cloud infrastructure, Vessel Insight, to more than 100 vessels.
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NewsDanfoss powers hybrid ferry
Danfoss Power Solutions’ Editron division to power new Belgian hybrid passenger ferry, cutting emissions and fuel costs
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NewsMonitoring key to decarbonisation
According to Chris Huxley-Reynard, Managing Director of integrated remote monitoring and fleet reporting systems supplier Reygar, the industry already has the tools available to drive down emissions, but uptake is currently too slow.
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NewsThe future of OSV design
Offshore service vessels will be carbon neutral, fully digitalised, highly automated and able to track vessels, cargo, equipment and people in future
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NewsAgreement signed to build methanol tugs
Uzmar Shipyard and Robert Allan Ltd have signed an agreement to design and build a new series of methanol-fuelled tugboats
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NewsCTV design contract for the US
Incat Crowther has secured a three-vessel order for a US operator of offshore Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs)
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NewsHuisman wins US rock installation contract
Huisman has been awarded a contract from USA-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC (GLDD)
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NewsDetecting marine mammals with thermal imaging
For ‘always on’ tasks such as marine mammal monitoring in offshore windfarms, automation could be one way of easing a significant burden, writes Jake Frith.
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NewsFaster operations can be kinder on crews
Seawork exhibitor Hefring Marine is using intelligent systems to digitize seamanship for small, fast commercial vessels, writes Jake Frith.
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NewsPropulsion monitoring to save time and money
inland-headquartered azimuth propulsion systems manufacturer Steerprop is providing propulsion monitoring driven by machine learning for three platform supply vessels.
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NewsSchottel agrees contract extension with Sanmar
Propulsion manufacturer Schottel has signed a second framework agreement with Sanmar to be the exclusive supplier of thrusters for the Turkish shipbuilder’s Sirapinar class tug.
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NewsSteerprop future proofs 40-year-old tug
“Basically, everything between the master’s hands and propulsion units had to be replaced” is how Alfons Håkans describes how one of its oldest ASD tugs needed to be future proofed.
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NewsUK tug simulators train in Australia
Oxford UK-based HR Wallingford’s tug simulators are being used by Dutch towage contractor Kotug to run its Mates-to-Masters training programme in Australia.
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NewsISU publishes 2021 pollution prevention survey
The International Salvage Union’s Annual Pollution Prevention Survey indicates varying results for 2021 with an “eye-catching” rise in services to vessels carrying containers.
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NewsTug delivery and order round-up (May 2022)
This month’s look at the health of the tug building market examines deliveries and orders covering nine vessels from two of Europe’s most prolific shipyards, which feature regularly in this column.
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NewsABP announces raft of port developments
1,000 acres of land could be released for development around UK ports.
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NewsProject set to examine wind propulsion
Five commercial ships have conducted sea trials using wind propulsion technologies.
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NewsHeerema to install 64 wind monopiles
Heerema will install 64 offshore monopiles in the latest German wind farm project
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NewsMarine engineers create islands at Maldives
Fears of rising sea levels have prompted the idyllic island nation to take drastic safe-guarding measures.
