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Time to tackle ferry fatalities | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews March/April 2019 This year so far has seen an upturn in efforts by the international ferry community to reverse the volume of recorded accidents and fatalities, particularly in Asian waters. | |
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In full flood | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews March/April 2019
The London Fire Brigade has taken delivery of a new Survitec inflatable rescue boat, to assist its personnel in responding to flood-related incidents. | |
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'Bronze age' for ice-class boats? | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews March/April 2019 A R&D project investigating the use of bronze propellers in high ice-class vessel applications has coincided with plans to boost eastern Finland’s inland waterway network. | |
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Ghana trio to boost port support | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews March/April 2019 Three new tugs, under build by Turkey's Tor Group, will provide ship-assist, firefighting and pollution response support during a period of significant port expansion. | |
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Taiwan strives to meet turbine target | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews March/April 2019 The state’s offshore wind farm development ambitions are providing welcome opportunities to local builders, shipowners and suppliers – not least CSBC Corporation. | |
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Shipping technology in same group helps Langh to develop scrubbers | |
The Naval Architect: March 2019 Langh Tech, part of the privately owned Langh Group of companies, has established itself as a manufacturer of scrubbers. The fact that the group is also a ship owner and has a cleaning business helped it to expand to this currently dynamic part of marine business. | |
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Wartsila's new baby has Liebherr genes | |
The Naval Architect: March 2019 Addressing evolving market requirements while advancing the company’s realisation of its Smart Marine vision, Wärtsilä unveiled a high-speed engine addition to the company’s portfolio in November 2018. | |
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The next generation shuttle tanker | |
The Naval Architect: March 2019 AET, a leading tanker owner and operator, has taken the design of shuttle tankers to a new level by applying state-of-the-art technologies in two newbuild 123,100dwt LNG dual-fuel Dynamic Positioning Shuttle Tankers (DPSTs). | |
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RMC upbeat on outlook on strong demand for ferries | |
The Naval Architect: March 2019 It is rather rare that a shipyard once closed should be brought back to life, let alone stage a successful comeback. However this is exactly what has happened with Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), the Finnish shipbuilder on the west coast of the country. | |
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Raising the bar for bridge and navigation solutions | |
The Naval Architect: March 2019 Technological advances have been of enormous benefit to the safety and reliability of navigation, but the spatial requirements of such hardware don’t necessarily allow for the optimum design of the ship’s bridge. | |
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Mine countermeasures plan could boost naval expertise in Belgium | |
Warship Technology: March 2019 A new mine countermeasures programme for the Belgian and Dutch navies that draws on French and German technology and expertise could provide an opportunity to create a new high-tech segment in the Belgian shipbuilding sector. | |
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Franco-Italian programme sees four replenishment tankers built for French Navy | |
Warship Technology: March 2019 A logistic support ship design that is already under construction for the Italian Navy is to form the basis of a new class of replenishment vessels for the French Navy. | |
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Asian and Australasian navies turn to JFD for submarine rescue capabilit | |
Warship Technology: March 2019 UK-based subsea engineering, operations and services group JFD is continuing to grow its global footprint in the provision of submarine rescue systems, with recent business focused on the Indo-Pacific region. | |
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Report raises questions about US Navy frigate programme | |
Warship Technology: March 2019 Keen to get new vessels in to service and provide greater capability than the Littoral Combat Ship can provide, the US Navy plans to build guided missile frigates based on existing designs. But is that the right approach? That is the question posed in a new report published by the Congressional Research Service. | |
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If the coating fits | |
The Naval Architect: February 2019 Jotun’s Hull Performance Solutions offering, underpinned by data collection, can deliver significant fuel savings – but the vessel must be right. | |
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