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New route to compliance for ferries | |
The Naval Architect: February 2017 Emerging ferry safety regulations at the International Maritime Organization call for trade-offs between different design criteria. This leaves a sometimes tricky path to compliance for owners and operators, says naval architecture and engineering consultancy Foreship | |
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Bloc tension continues | |
The Naval Architect: February 2017 Emissions and how to tackle them have continued to ruffle feathers among interested parties since the turn of the year, as the long running saga of bloc regulation versus international regulation continues, writes Sandra Speares. | |
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ABB targets polar cruise vessels | |
The Naval Architect February 2017 Superior vessel manoeuvrability, better safety and comfort, and optimised power consumption are claimed to make ABB’s Azipod units particularly suitable for expedition cruiseships operating in polar waters, writes Clive Woodbridge. | |
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Petrol-free power | |
Ship & Boat International: January/February 2017 Cox Powertrain is planning to bring a new and unique diesel outboard concept to market in 2018. Originally developed for the Formula 1 (F1) circuit by motor sports engineer (and company co-founder) David Cox, the technology that forms the core of the CXO300 outboard has certainly been around the track in terms of development and interest. | |
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Gulfstream 'work-ferry' due in April | |
Ship & Boat International: January/February 2017 The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has contracted Florida yard Gulfstream Shipbuilding to produce a monohull passenger/vehicle carrier | |
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Six RAL tugs for Med Marine | |
Ship & Boat International: January/February 2017 Turkish tugboat builder and operator Med Marine will expand its tug fleet in 2017 with six newbuilds | |
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SOLAS approval for Life Cell | |
Ship & Boat International: January/February 2017 Life Cell Marine Safety has received SOLAS certification for its Life Cell throwable buoyancy device, with the product having been approved by Lloyd’s Register under IMO resolution A.580(13) and Life-saving Appliance (LSA) code regulation I/1.2. D. | |
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Hrönn track for automation | |
Ship & Boat International: January/February 2017 Automated Ships Ltd and Kongsberg Maritime have signed a memorandum of understanding to build an unmanned, fully automated vessel for offshore operations, with a scheduled delivery date of 2018 | |
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New year, new RCD | |
Ship & Boat International: January/February 2017 Cox Powertrain is planning to bring a new and unique diesel outboard concept to market in 2018. Originally developed for the Formula 1 (F1) circuit by motor sports engineer (and company co-founder) David Cox, the technology that forms the core of the CXO300 outboard has certainly been around the track in terms of development and interest. | |
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New Zealand to enhance Maritime Sustainment Capability | |
Warship Technology : January 2017 South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries has been contracted by the New Zealand Ministry of Defence to build a 24,000tonne logistics support vessel to meet the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF’s) Maritime Sustainment Capability (MSC) requirement. | |
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Tests suggest bronze is suitable for propellers for ice-class ships | |
Warship Technology: January 2017 Aker Arctic is known worldwide for its expertise in the design of ice-class vessels, hullforms and propulsion systems for ice-class units. Among the latest full-scale trials it has conducted were some designed to test the efficacy of bronze propellers in ice. | |
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Whole life services increasingly important says RINA | |
Warship Technology: January 2017 RINA says more and more warships are being built – and maintained – to naval class, and is keeping busy with work for the Italian Navy and others overseas. | |
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The Internet of Ships: a new design for Smart Ships | |
The Naval Architect: January 2017 Developments in the Internet of Things can help to deliver smart vessels that improve operation, usability and profitability for shipowners, users and workers, explains Jesús A. Muñoz & Rodrigo Perez, SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A., Spain. | |
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Planet ice and the dual-functional Attenborough | |
The Naval Architect: January 2017 Naval architects Erik Leenders and Martijn de Jongh describe the ins and outs of the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC) new research vessel, RSS Sir David Attenborough, in an exclusive interview with The Naval Architect . | |
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The roads to (energy) freedom | |
The Naval Architect: January 2017 Solving the greenhouse gas conundrum is the ultimate existential challenge, threatening humanity across the globe if we fail to deal with emissions causing increases in average global temperatures. This challenge is motivating Japan’s development, with its Australian partners, of a carbon-free shipping future. | |
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California green dreamin' | |
Ship & Boat Internatonal: Jan/Feb 2017 Hydrogen fuel cell technology has been deemed a viable option for a proposed 35knot passenger ferry, designed to service commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area. | |
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Significant Ships Offer | |
Significant Ships & Significant Small Ships of 2016 Pre-publication offer - saving 20% on the regular price (offer ends 31st January 2017) | |
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Significant Small Ships - last call for entries | |
Ship & Boat International: November/December 2016 Work has commenced on this year’s edition of Significant Small Ships, profiling approximately 30 new vessels, sized between 5-100m and officially delivered in 2016 (with the exception of prototype models). | |
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Dutch rudder boost for Sea Power | |
Ship & Boat International: November/December 2016 A high-technology rudder solution developed in the Netherlands has been adopted in a US-built tug designed to handle barges carrying chemical and petroleum products between US ports | |
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A new Vision for commercial sightseeing | |
Ship & Boat International: November/December 2016 The construction of the novel, 40m carbon fibre hybrid catamaran Vision of the Fjords, which will carry sightseers around Norway’s Nærøyfjord | |
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Biofuel power for New Zealand trawler | |
Ship & Boat International: November/December 2016 Biofuel power for New Zealand trawler. | |
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Bringing it back home | |
Ship & Boat International: November/December 2016 2016 concludes as the year that fast ferry construction returned to the UK, with the team behind this summer’s Red Jet 6 having secured fresh contracts to boost passenger capacity on the River Thames | |
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Posh but tough | |
Ship & Boat International: November/December 2016 Don’t be fooled by Ulysses’ luxurious interiors and hefty price tag – this superyacht boasts features that wouldn’t go amiss in the offshore sector | |
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Floating Dry dock for ADSB | |
Shiprepair eNews November 2016 Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) is expanding the services they are offering at Mina Zayed Port by investing in a 180 metre floating dry dock which was purchased and towed from Turkey. | |
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IMO confirms 2020 date for 0.5% sulphur limit fuels | |
Shiprepair eNews November 2016 The decision to stick with the 1 January 2020 implementation of the global sulphur cap of 0.5% m/m (mass/mass) for fuel oil used in ships was confirmed at IMO’s MEPC 70th session in 24 – 28 October 2016. | |
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Ballast Water Management finally to entry into force | |
Shiprepair eNews November 2016 It has been over 35 year in the making but finally legally-binding international measures to protect the marine environment against potentially invasive species in ships’ ballast water will enter into force on 8 September 2017 | |
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Challenging year for Sembawang group | |
Shiprepair & Conversion Technology: 4th Quarter 2016 The repair and upgrade business of the Singapore-based group is handling a higher number of ships, but revenue is down. | |
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Dive team keeps cruiseship on schedule | |
Shiprepair & Conversion Technology: 4th Quarter 2016 The Dutch company, Trident Diving, has carried out some demanding assignments in recent months, including a time critical one involving a cruise vessel. | |
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Conversions cut costs | |
Shiprepair & Conversion Technology: 4th Quarter 2016 Installation of Promas Lite propulsion systems on four vessels operated by Hurtigruten has reduced the ships’ power requirement and cut fuel consumption | |
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Ship design pushes green agenda | |
The Naval Architect: November 2016 Japan-based NGO Peace Boat is working to design and build a cruiseship that demonstrates a cleaner future for the cruise industry, and may, in turn, persuade the wider maritime industry to take up emissions targets in a meaningful way, | |
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HOLISHIP: from birth to berth | |
The Naval Architect: November 2016 Close to 75 representatives of 40 European maritime industry and research institutes1 gathered on September 29 and 30, 2016 in Athens for the kick-off meeting of project HOLISHIP (HOLIstic optimisation of SHIP design and operation for life cycle). | |
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COP21 has changed the climate of the environmental debate | |
The Naval Architect: November 2016 COP21 represented a major change in direction for environmental regulation. Climate change is now recognised as a real issue and actions are needed to limit the level of climate gases in the atmosphere. Former DNV GL Group executive vice president Tor Svensen reports. | |
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Introducing the FFI 1700 | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 4th Quarter 2016 A new vessel concept drawn up by places as much emphasis on installation-related accuracy as it does on deck strength and lifting power. | |
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A new sister in the Caspian | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 4th Quarter 2016 Caspian Marine Services has taken delivery of its second Incat Crowther-designed 70m catamaran fast crew boat, in the form of Rashid Behbudov. | |
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Smaller draught, greater scope | |
Offshore Marine Tehnology: 4th Quarter 2016 J.M Baxi Group’s new 130m module carrier, Vir Varenya, features an atypically shallow draught for a vessel of this size and deck capacity, enabling her to be deployed at a wider range of world locations. | |
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