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Dive duo arrives in Hawaii | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews October 2018 Aquatic Life Divers has taken delivery of two new dive support catamarans at its base in Honokohau Harbor, Hawaii. | |
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Baltic LNG bunker boost | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews October 2018 Damen Shipyards Group will contribute to the development of LNG bunkering options within the North-East Baltic Sea, care of a forthcoming gas bunker vessel. | |
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Fuel checks for the Flex | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews October 2018 Sixteen crewboats and security vessels under build in Singapore are being equipped to keep tabs on their rates of fuel consumption | |
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Making marine fuel from biorefinery waste | |
Marine Power & Propulsion: October 2018 A new project seeks to add value to the biofuel refining process by leveraging the potential of lignin waste as a marine fuel alternative. | |
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Growing market receptivity to scrubbers | |
Marine Power & Propulsion: October 2018 Scrubber manufacturers claim that the tide is turning in favour of the technology. | |
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Feeling the way towards haptics in maritime | |
The Naval Architect: October 2018 In conversation with TU Delft researchers, The Naval Architect explores how incorporating haptic feedback into vessel controls – and ultimately remote control stations – can improve situational awareness, paving the way towards unmanned vessels | |
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Developing a 3D model-based design approval viewer | |
The Naval Architect: October 2018 The Korean Register has developed an efficient, secure system for the exchange of large format drawings. | |
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Taking passenger ship evacuation to a safer place | |
The Naval Architect: October 2018 Viking Lifesaving Equipment speaks to The Naval Architect about the benefits of expert consultation when it comes to arrangements for LSAs | |
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Halifax Shipyard launches Canada's lead Arctic and Offshore Patrol vessel | |
Warship Technology: October 2018 The first of Canada’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels was floated out in | |
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UK forced to re-start Type 31e frigate competition | |
Warship Technology: October 2018 The UK Ministry of Defence has been forced to re-start the process of acquiring five Type 31e frigates after the first attempt to do so failed to generate sufficient compliant bids. | |
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UK Arctic defence 'on thin ice,' committee claims | |
Warship Technology: October 2018 A House of Commons Defence Committee report has called on the UK government to enhance its ability to operate in the Arctic and the High North, a capability in which it once specialised. | |
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Hydrex mobdock enables fast transducer installation | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: September 2018 Belgian underwater repair specialist Hydrex recently utilised its mobile drydock system, mobdock, to facilitate the installation of a combined echo sounder and speed log system on a ro-ro vessel in just one day | |
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More cruise refits but less time for Bolidt | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: September 2018 Dutch company Bolidt Synthetic Products & Systems has reported its busiest year yet in the maritime sector, having undertaken a wide array of large-scale cruise refit projects | |
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Gibdock undertakes challenging bill of work on Zambesi | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: September 2018 Gibraltarian shipyard Gibdock has announced the successful completion of numerous works on board Zambesi, a 2013-built, 179m bulk carrier owned by John T. Essberger. | |
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Albwardy Damen establishes location at SOHAR Port | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: September 2018 Albwardy Damen – a joint venture between Damen shipyards Group, based in Holland, and Albwardy Investment, Dubai – has added a fourth location to its ship repair business at Sohar Port and Freezone, Oman. | |
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X marks the spot | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews September/October 2018 Reduced weight and power consumption are two of the key claimed bonuses of MJP’s new X Series line of waterjets. | |
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Significant Small Ships - entries now open | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews September/October 2018 The Ship & Boat International team has started work on this year’s edition of Significant Small Ships, profiling new vessels sized between 5-100m and officially delivered in 2018. | |
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Yara Birkeland due in 2020 | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews September/October 2018 Vard has scooped the contract to build the proposed all-electric, autonomous container ship Yara Birkeland – an order that could prove a significant leap forward in the evolution of unmanned vessels. | |
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Safety tool development on a roll | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews September/October 2018 Hook Marine has concluded basin tests and sea trials of its SeaWise Stability Monitor, which has been developed to give fishermen due warning of potential risks to vessel stability. | |
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Canada cooking on gas | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews September/October 2018 The delivery of the LNG-powered ferry Armand-Imbeau II could boost both Québec’s environmental targets and its local shipbuilding industry. | |
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Cleaner power for the catch | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews September/October 2018 A cocktail of LNG and battery power is intended to provide the crucial brew for an innovative, next-gen, diesel engine-free purse seiner, due for delivery in Q2 2020. | |
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Going green in the GoM | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 3rd Quarter 2018 Once considered the preserve of smaller coastal vessels and fast ferries, hybrid battery power has now spread to OSVs in one of the world’s offshore oil and gas hotspots. | |
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Opening up to crew-free ops | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 3rd Quarter 2018 A new subsea robot, currently in development in Texas, is set to grant operators joint AUV and ROV functionality. | |
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Aker Arctic concludes autonomy tests | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 3rd Quarter 2018 Aker Arctic has completed a demonstration of a potential autonomous vessel at its ice model test lab in Helsinki, Finland. | |
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Cradle of comfort | |
The Naval Architect: September 2018 Rolls-Royce has developed an innovative alternative to traditional davit systems that could instil greater safety in boat launch and recovery | |
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China feels the pressure - but refuses to crack | |
The Naval Architect: September 2018 With a consequential re-merger looming, Chinese shipbuilding is in the midst of a wider restructuring to remain competitive despite a stubborn market. | |
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Europe's resurgent ro-ro sector | |
The Naval Architect: September 2018 The European shortsea sector is fertile ground for innovation in ro-pax and ro-ro freight ferry design and engineering, writes David Tinsley | |
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Significant Small Ships - entries now open | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2018 The Ship & Boat International team has started work on this year’s edition of Significant Small Ships, profiling new vessels sized between 5-100m and officially delivered in 2018. | |
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HY hopes for a greener Thames | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2018 By specifying a hybrid power arrangement for its forthcoming pilot cutter, the Port of London Authority expects to slash its annual fuel consumption rate by nearly 80,000litres. | |
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From wind turbines to fish cages | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2018 Tuco Marine’s flexible ProZero design is continuing to win orders from companies seeking crew boats – including those within the growing offshore fish farming sector. | |
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DGzRS revamps SAR fleet | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2018 The German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) is rejuvenating its fleet with 10 new aluminium rescue craft, under build at two domestic yards. | |
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Ambulance craft order for CSL | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2018 Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) of Kerala, India, has secured a contract to build three ambulance boats for the Government of Kerala’s fisheries department. | |
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New ferry for Frisco | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2018 Washingtonian boatbuilder Vigor Industrial has delivered the third in a series of four ferries to California’s Water Emergency Transportation Authority. | |
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Brexit opportunities interest A&P | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2018 UK repair group looks to build on strong 2018 performance in a post-Brexit commercial environment | |
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Group synergies offer long term benefits to Dubai yard | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2018 A number of strategic changes are underway at Dubai’s drydock complex, as new owner DP World plans for the yard’s future as an integral part of a global marine services group. | |
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