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Spanish flair for Belgian research | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews January/February 2019 Belgian interests have ordered a state-of-the-art replacement for an ageing research vessel, intended to undertake a wide range of oceanographic and hydrographic missions. | |
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New Year sees DNV GL roll-out Smart Survey Booking | |
The Naval Architect: January 2019 From the 1 January, DNV GL’s Smart Survey Booking (SSB) system became available to all maritime customers following a successful trial period with the likes of Wilhelmsen and Hapag-Lloyd | |
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Making new connections | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews January/February 2019 Singapore's Sembcorp Marine is diversifying into the ro-pax ferry market, having landed an order to build three battery-powered units for Norled. | |
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Bangladesh Coast Guard bolsters fleet with locally built patrol boats | |
Warship Technology: January 2019 Chinese designs built in Bangladesh are enabling the country’s Coast Guard to modernise, as part of a wide-ranging long-term plan. | |
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Large projects taking shape under RINA classification | |
Warship Technology: January 2019 Classification society RINA is heavily involved in a number of important projects for the Italian Navy and for navies elsewhere. | |
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Key role for Lloyd's Register as technology & regulations evolve | |
Warship Technology: January 2019 Lloyd’s Register says the pace of technological change and regulatory development means that assurance is an ever-growing challenge, but it is able to draw on its involvement in a diverse range of businesses and sectors to move assurance in the naval sphere forward. | |
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Norway's flexible mothership set sail | |
Warship Technology: January 2019 Designed to be ‘ultra-flexible,’ the Royal Norwegian Navy’s new logistics and support vessel will support surface ships and submarines worldwide. | |
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President's Invitation Lecture details ethane fuel conversion | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: January 2019 | |
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Goltens counsels shipowners to plan ahead for environmental refits | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: January 2019 | |
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Time is of the essence for Hydrex in bow thruster removal | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: January 2019 | |
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BIMCO contract updates to provide greater clarity | |
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Crew-free ferry demos gather pace | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews December 2018 A small but diverse range of ferries have been helping unmanned vessel tech developers to demonstrate and fine-hone their solutions. | |
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Funding for fishing vessels | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews December 2018 A new leasing fund set up by Damen is expected to help African customers to acquire their first fishing vessel, on a 'charter now, buy later' basis. | |
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A waterjet for workboats | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews December 2018 Rolls-Royce is targeting boats of approximately 10-25m in length with its new A5 Series line of Kamewa waterjets. | |
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Bundle of energy | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews December 2018 Work is under way to introduce a fleet of emission-free waterway transport vessels employing a blend of novel technologies. | |
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Island innovation | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews December 2018 Incat Crowther has selected an aluminium catamaran format for a new double-ended ro-pax ferry set to provide crossings between the Australian island state of Tasmania and neighbouring Bruny Island. | |
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Refining Nemo | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews November/December 2018 Aquarobotman’s new ROV is intended to serve as a “tool” for security and maintenance missions – and, equally, as a potentially VR-enhanced “toy”, providing live capture of underwater marine life. | |
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Multi-tasking in Morocco | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews November/December 2018 The 72m Dar Al Beida was designed and built to answer the Moroccan Royal Navy's multi-mission requirements. | |
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Significant Small Ships 2018 - last call for entries | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews November/December 2018 We're looking for first-in-class and unique vessels of up to 100m in length and delivered (or scheduled to be delivered) in 2018. | |
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Getting out of a jam | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews November/December 2018
Ship positioning tech specialist Veripos has released a new anti-jamming antenna, intended to protect offshore oil and gas operators from denial-of-GPS attacks. | |
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Boxing clever | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews November/December 2018 Using hydrogen for vessel power requires excessive storage space, expertise in handling and reliance on a weak supply chain. So Joi Scientific has developed a system to extract hydrogen directly from the water surrounding the boat. | |
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Kairos to secure Baltic LNG bunker supply | |
The Naval Architect: November 2018 The world’s largest LNG bunker vessel departed South Korea last month, making its way to the Baltic Sea where it will secure the supply of LNG as a marine fuel. | |
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Battery-fuelled pulling power | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews November/December 2018 Navtek Naval Technologies is close to completing the all-electric ZeeTug, scheduled to enter service next year in the Port of Istanbul, Turkey. | |
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Engineering capabilities give Singapore yard an advantage in niche markets | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 4th Quarter 2018
ST Engineering has handled a steady flow of repair projects this year, ranging from dredgers to offshore support and seismic survey vessels | |
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Fincantieri secures Grimaldi ro-pax lengthening contract | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 4th Quarter 2018
Fincantieri’s ship repair and conversion division is to increase the capacity of two cruise ferries at its yard in Palermo early next year in a project that also has innovative environmental protection features | |
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Viktor Lenac becomes the new 'jewel in the crown' for Palumbo | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 4th Quarter 2018
The Palumbo Group has acquired the Viktor Lenac shipyard, opening up potential economy of scale benefits as a member of the largest network of repair and conversion facilities in the Mediterranean | |
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CSSC plans to speed up expansion of new engine service business | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 4th Quarter 2018
CSSC Marine Services’ (CMS) President Andrew Stump reports that a successful first 12 months of trading is to be followed by a number of new initiatives to expand capabilities and market reach. | |
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Water-backed welding offers potential solution to FPSO maintenance issues | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 4th Quarter 2018
A UK-based company believes that the challenges inherent to using an alternative to conventional below the water line maintenance on FPSOs can be overcome | |
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Enhancing energy efficiency at the source | |
The Naval Architect: November 2018 FuelSave’s FS Marine+ unit enables cleaner combustion in diesel-fuelled engines, reducing fuel consumption and emissions. The technology offers a way forward to operators sceptical of LNG’s benefits. | |
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The perfect storm | |
The Naval Architect: November 2018 Norwegian weather routing specialist StormGeo says its acquisition of chart provider Nautisk will bring together the best of both worlds in a single integrated platform. | |
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Intelligent cranes for bulk carriers | |
The Naval Architect: November 2018 A joint project between MacGregor and ESL Shipping has developed the world’s first autonomous discharging cranes, with self-learning capabilities. | |
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Chemical tanker inert gas compliance | |
The Naval Architect: November 2018 Amendments to SOLAS regarding inert gas systems on chemical tanker newbuilds have let to market repercussions. | |
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ClassNK plans for a smarter future | |
The Naval Architect: November 2018 The Japanese class society’s recently published guidelines for the concept design for automated and autonomous operations aims to ensure the risks of automation don’t go unchecked | |
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Cleaning up in Jacksonville | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews October 2018 An important stage in the development of the US' fuel supply infrastructure has been realised through the commissioning of a purpose-designed LNG bunker barge for the port of Jacksonville, Florida. | |
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Say no to shore-side charging tax | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews October 2018 Removing existing tax barriers for the uptake of shore-side electricity by vessels in Europe could well boost the further development of electrified ships and boats across the continent. | |
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