All News articles – Page 249

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    Revised guidelines for Condition Based Maintenance

    2020-03-26T11:24:00Z

    Japanese classification Society ClassNK has released guidelines that explain the revised rules for using Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) in class surveys.

  • Dryad Global's Channel 16 website and associated services provide up-to-the-minute reports on evolving security threats
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    The COVID-19 crisis and maritime security threats

    2020-03-26T11:00:00Z

    According to a prominent maritime security consultancy, the Coronavirus emergency will be the defining threat trend of the year with simultaneous impacts in a number of areas.

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    Steering and rudder systems order for TSHDs

    2020-03-25T19:46:00Z

    A supply order has been signed for three sets of steering and rudder systems for three dual-fuelled trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs).

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    Huge rise in wave and tidal energy production

    2020-03-25T17:05:00Z

    Global wave and tidal stream energy production has risen tenfold over the last decade, reflecting global efforts to identify commercialisation pathways for ocean energy technologies, according to a new report.

  • SEA-KIT vessel deployed Hugin AUV for X-Prize competition
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    SEA-KIT gets major Fugro partnership

    2020-03-25T10:32:00Z

    Netherlands-headquartered Geo-data specialist, Fugro, has announced a strategic partnership with SEA KIT International, winner of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.

  • 'Rotra Vente' arrived at Ostend in photographically unfortunate conditions
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    First SeaMade towers arriving

    2020-03-25T10:06:00Z

    The first six tower parts for the SeaMade offshore wind farm have recently arrived in the port of Ostend.

  • Data gathered by the Signature VM provided accurate insight into the flow velocities over the water column in the ferry channels
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    Keeping Netherlands waterways navigable

    2020-03-24T12:29:00Z

    Maintaining the narrow navigational channels through the shallow tidal flats of the Wadden Sea in the Netherlands is a constant battle, due to the high rate of sediment deposition.

  • The vessels are of steel hull and Aluminium wheelhouse construction
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    Scottish design prowess for Sri Lankan pilot launches

    2020-03-24T11:44:00Z

    Macduff Ship Design has announced that Colombo Dockyard PLC has delivered two Pilot Launches to Sri Lanka Ports Authority

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    How will COVID-19 impact on marine insurance?

    2020-03-23T13:10:00Z

    The impact of coronavirus on marine insurance isn’t clear cut and a key issue is the extent to which policies respond where there is no physical damage, an insurance professional has stressed.

  • Floating offshore wind
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    Energy giant pursues floating offshore wind

    2020-03-23T12:01:00Z

    A global energy giant has entered the floating offshore wind sector by investing in a UK project.

  • Elbe deepening with the DEME trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Bonny River’ (Photo WSV)
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    Elbe deepening on track for 2021 finish

    2020-03-23T11:57:00Z

    Work on long-awaited, multi-million Euro deepening and widening of the River Elbe between Hamburg and the North Sea is making good progress with completion now expected in 2021, writes Tom Todd.

  • Grant Brown: “The question now is, how well is the battery managed, even when it’s apparently offline?”
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    Grant Brown: Sterling PBES

    2020-03-23T11:24:00Z

    “It’s unfortunate… but I really think that the Norled ferry battery fire is significant in that it’s bringing additional scrutiny to safety systems,” Grant Brown of Sterling PBES told ”MJ”.

  • The hospital boat design is based on 40ft hi-cube containers
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    Hospital boat solution to Coronavirus crisis?

    2020-03-23T10:50:00Z

    Given the Covid19 outbreak, world governments are looking at how fast a pandemic can lead to a severe shortage of isolation beds. Could the answer be a quickly deployed, modular and expandable hospital vessel?

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    Digitalisation and data standardisation MoU

    2020-03-20T12:18:00Z

    A weather intelligence provider and a classification society have joined forces to drive digitalisation and data standardisation in the maritime industry.

  • Sanmar and Damen-built tugs will serve a 10-year contract in Jamaica (Ocean Group)
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    Tug deliveries and design round-up

    2020-03-20T09:26:00Z

    This month’s round-up includes a European theme with three deliveries and a design proposal for the world’s first LNG-powered shallow-water push boat.

  • Sanmar's 'Bogacay XXXVIII' features Caterpillar's first AVD drive application (Caterpillar)
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    Caterpillar success in the US and Turkey

    2020-03-20T09:25:00Z

    Caterpillar Marine has reported on collaboration for the next generation of tugs in the US and provided further details of its first Advanced Variable Drive tug built in Turkey.

  • The European towage sector has an annual revenue of over Euro 1.2bn (Peter Barker)
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    ETA assesses the European towage sector

    2020-03-20T09:12:00Z

    The European Tugowners Association (ETA) and Dutch consultancy company ECORYS have produced a study revealing the true economic impact of the European towage sector.

  • Recent orders for Schottel thrusters total 22 units (Schottel)
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    Multiple order success for Schottel

    2020-03-20T09:06:00Z

    Propulsion system manufacturer Schottel has announced orders for no fewer than 22 azimuth thrusters for tugs in China, Turkey, Poland and the US.

  • The Seawork exhibition has run for the last 22 years
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    Seawork exhibition rescheduled due to coronavirus concerns

    2020-03-19T18:22:00Z

    Seawork International commercial marine exhibition and conference, along with the Speed@Seawork sea trials event and Marine & Coastal Civil Engineering Expo (M&CCE) are all to be rescheduled until a later date, to be announced in due course.

  • 'SD Tempest' assists one of the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers (Mark Stanford)
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    Serco and Briggs bid for Royal Navy contract

    2020-03-19T16:02:00Z

    Outsourcing company Serco and maritime services provider Briggs Marine are teaming up to bid for the Royal Navy’s next generation of marine services.