All Maritime Journal articles in Web Issue – Page 306
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NewsSimulators for Marcom-A training and ECDIS type specific training
Since February 2020 JRC/Alphatron’s training department in Rotterdam has new VSTEP simulators available on which trainees can be trained while using the latest software. With these new simulators up and running, the company has announced the re-introduction of ECDIS Type Specific Training and Marcom-A training.
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NewsRubbish-collecting technology seeks support
A pollution-tackling company is seeking support for its new development which intercepts river borne rubbish before it escapes to sea.
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Revised guidelines for Condition Based Maintenance
Japanese classification Society ClassNK has released guidelines that explain the revised rules for using Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) in class surveys.
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NewsThe COVID-19 crisis and maritime security threats
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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NewsSteering and rudder systems order for TSHDs
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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NewsHuge rise in wave and tidal energy production
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.
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NewsSEA-KIT gets major Fugro partnership
Netherlands-headquartered Geo-data specialist, Fugro, has announced a strategic partnership with SEA KIT International, winner of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.
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NewsFirst SeaMade towers arriving
The first six tower parts for the SeaMade offshore wind farm have recently arrived in the port of Ostend.
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NewsKeeping Netherlands waterways navigable
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.
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NewsScottish design prowess for Sri Lankan pilot launches
Macduff Ship Design has announced that Colombo Dockyard PLC has delivered two Pilot Launches to Sri Lanka Ports Authority
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NewsHow will COVID-19 impact on marine insurance?
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.
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NewsEnergy giant pursues floating offshore wind
A global energy giant has entered the floating offshore wind sector by investing in a UK project.
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NewsElbe deepening on track for 2021 finish
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.
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NewsGrant Brown: Sterling PBES
“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”.
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NewsHospital boat solution to Coronavirus crisis?
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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NewsDigitalisation and data standardisation MoU
A weather intelligence provider and a classification society have joined forces to drive digitalisation and data standardisation in the maritime industry.
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NewsTug deliveries and design round-up
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.
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NewsCaterpillar success in the US and Turkey
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.
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NewsETA assesses the European towage sector
The European Tugowners Association (ETA) and Dutch consultancy company ECORYS have produced a study revealing the true economic impact of the European towage sector.
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NewsMultiple order success for Schottel
Propulsion system manufacturer Schottel has announced orders for no fewer than 22 azimuth thrusters for tugs in China, Turkey, Poland and the US.
