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Making waves in the US ferry sector | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2017
Hampton Roads Transit (HRT), which provides ferry services to six cities within the state of Virginia, US, has taken delivery of the first of three new ferries, which were ordered to replace an older, existing trio on its Norfolk-to Portsmouth route. | |
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Optimistic Mainprize delivers offshore CTV | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2017
UK boatbuilder Mainstay Marine has delivered a brand new crew transfer vessel (CTV) to a Scottish tug owner and operator, as part of a contract distinguished by a “short build timescale”, the yard reports. | |
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Voyaging by volcano | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2017
A new ferry designed to provide a lifeline, domestic service to the Vestmannaeyjar, or Westman Islands, in the extremely challenging conditions off the southwest coast of Iceland, has been ordered from a Polish yard for delivery in June 2018. | |
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A new twist for the ProZero | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2017
Danish designer and builder Tuco Marine has delivered what is the first vessel in its ProZero workboat range to have been specially customised for deployment in the aquaculture sector. | |
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Under the microscope | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2017 Rivertrace Engineering's Smart PFM 107 utilises optical recognition algorithms to distinguish between all oil particles, solids and gas particles sized up to 500µ | |
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Cost-effective solutions help keep customers satisfied | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2017 MAN Diesel & Turbo is extending its range of maintenance, repair and refit services offered for both 2 and 4-stroke engines, meeting customers’ requirements for reduced overall costs and lower emission levels, in particular. | |
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Marseille returns large drydock to service | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2017 Following a large-scale renovation, the port of Marseille’s Drydock 10 is back in business for the first time in 17 years. | |
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BWT retrofit delay attracts mixed reviews | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2017 The IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) has recently agreed to delay the deadline for existing vessels to retrofit ballast water treatment systems, a decision that has not been universally welcomed. | |
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Austal approaches completion of Cape class and starts work on PPB-R project | |
Warship Technology: July/Aug 2017 Recent weeks have seen Austal Limited in Australia approaching completion of construction of the Royal Australian Navy’s Cape class patrol boats and starting work on a new class of Pacific Patrol Boats. | |
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First Type 23 PGMU implementation set to start | |
Warship Technology: July/Aug 2017 The first Royal Navy Type 23 frigate to receive the Power Generation and Machinery Control and Surveillance (MCAS) Update (PGMU) package will enter upkeep at Babcock’s Devonport dockyard during the third quarter of 2017. | |
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Trump budget fails to fund naval expansion | |
Warship Technology: July/Aug 2017 The Department of Defense fiscal year 2018 budget proposal will not be enough to increase the size of the US fleet and does not fund additional vessels. Questions have also been raised about shipyards’ ability to recruit sufficient personnel to meet production targets, particularly submarines. | |
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Gearing up for future turbines | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 3rd Quarter 2017 GustoMSC's new self-propelled jack-up type, the NG-20000X, has been developed to combine high variable load capacity with the ability to access and operate within significant water depths. | |
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Heavyweight contender | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 3rd Quarter 2017 A total power output of nearly 24,000kW, a pump ashore capacity of 15,600kW and what is reported to be the heaviest cutter ladder ever installed are all key features of Royal Boskalis Westminster’s new mega cutter, Helios. | |
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From Vietnam to the North Sea | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 3rd Quarter 2017
Piriou’s yard in Vietnam is currently assembling a pair of aluminium offshore wind farm support vessels for UK operator Wind Energy Marine. | |
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Advancing safety in the containership sector | |
The Naval Archiect: July/Aug 2017 Bigger boxships demand a firefighting infrastructure with enhanced capacity, explains Matthew Tremblay, ABS vice president for containerships. | |
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China's shipbuilding industry still faces challenges | |
The Naval Architect - July/Aug 2017 Completed tonnage from Chinese shipbuilders continued to show growth between January and May 2017. However, the orderbook has shown a year-on-year fall and a decline in the main economic indicators from major companies indicates a slowdown, according to the statistics from China Association of National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI). | |
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Are rim-driven propulsors the future? | |
The Naval Architect - July/Aug 2017 Rim-driven propulsors could come to play an important role in the propulsion of future electric ships. Steven Fletcher and Robert Hayes, engineers at Frazer-Nash Consultancy, present the technology’s pros and cons and discuss the form future adoption may take for large commercial ships. | |
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French connection | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews July/August 2017
French sea rescue association Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer (SNSM) is set to revitalise its rescue capabilities within the Gulf of Morbihan with a new boat, currently under construction at Alumarine Shipyard. | |
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Driving pirates off the rails | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews July/August 2017
Marine investigations and security consultancy Gray Page has launched an all-plastic, modular barrier system, developed to prevent over-the-side access to vessels of all sizes, either by pirates, stowaways or other illegal boarders. | |
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Cruising in comfort | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews July/August 2017
Described as the ‘flagship’ of the Pirelli-branded RIB range, the forthcoming Pirelli 1900 model would appear to be an attempt to add a touch of superyacht design flair to the ‘rough and tumble’ capabilities of the average recreational RIB. | |
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Stepping out with the Carson Interceptor | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews July/August 2017
If RIB design typically tends to be a simple affair, then a new family of RIBs, conceived by renowned designer Barry Carson and manufactured by Probond Marine, is set to shake this perception to its foundations with a unique RIB hull form. | |
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Return of the Floating Bridge | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews July/August 2017
One of the UK’s few remaining chain (or cable) ferry crossings has seen a major reinvestment, undertaken as part of an infrastructural development and local regeneration scheme. | |
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Jubilee heads for the Med | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews July/August 2017
Early July saw custom yachtbuilder Oceanco deliver what has been billed as the largest ever yacht built in the Netherlands. | |
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Can you really 3D print a propeller? | |
Shiprepair eNews June 2017 RAMLAB working with partners Damen Shipyards Group, Promarin, Autodesk and Bureau Veritas on the development of the world’s first class approved 3D printed ship’s propeller. | |
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Solar Max VLOC at Oman Drydock | |
Shiprepair eNews June 2017 Oman Drydock Company (ODC) welcomed the biggest vessel to enter the dry dock since it opened in 2011. The Sohar Max is one of the largest bulk carriers ever built, measuring 360 metres LOA, 65 metres in beam | |
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Magnetic hull inspection robot | |
Shiprepair eNews June 2017 The Canadian based company Deep Trekker Inc. has just launched at Nor-Shipping 2017 its latest product a magnetic three-wheeled inspection/survey utility crawler for the marine and offshore sector. | |
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Special wash & bush-up for Normand Reach | |
Shiprepair eNews June 2017 Normand Reach a construction support vessel (CSV) owned by Solstad Offshore ASA stopped off at Gibdock in Gibraltar for a quick high specification clean up before departing for Western Australia to provide light construction services for McDermott. | |
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Series X marks the spot | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews June 2017
Hatteland Display has commercially launched its new display system, the Series X 55” Ultra High Definition Chart & Planning Table. | |
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NYC Ferries network up and running | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews June 2017
The first batch of the Incat Crowther-designed ferries that will comprise Hornblower’s New York City (NYC) Ferries network have officially entered service. | |
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First Australian client for Feadship | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews June 2017
Feadship has launched its first ever yacht for an Australian client, in the form of the 73m loa, twin-screw motor yacht Hasna. | |
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Moose Boats wins ERRV contract | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews June 2017 Californian naval architect and boatbuilder Moose Boats has been contracted to build a new emergency response and recovery vessel (ERRV) for Rhode Island’s Newport Fire Department. | |
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Abyss Aqua returns to Maritime Partner | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews June 2017
Ocean farming services provider Abyss Aqua has returned to boatbuilder Maritime Partner with an order for a new Alusafe 1500 light diving vessel (LDV). | |
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Significant Small Ships of 2017 - open for entries | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews June 2017
The Ship & Boat International team has started work on this year’s edition of the annual RINA journal Significant Small Ships, profiling approximately 30 new vessels sized between 5-100m and officially delivered in 2017 (with the exception of prototypes). | |
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Cutting cabin costs | |
The Naval Architect: June 2017 Research by Meyer Werft as part of the EU JOULES project has identified significant energy saving potential in a decentralised approach to passenger ship HVAC. | |
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Cradle of innovation | |
The Naval Architect: June 2017 Ship design and ship operations continue to be bolstered by new, technologically empowered approaches. Nick Danese, NDAR, presents highlights from COMPIT 2017, a conference dedicated to the latest leaps and bounds in maritime technology. | |
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