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Jumbo anticipates Stella Synergy | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 2nd Quarter 2018 The Dutch contractor’s forthcoming HLCV will be the world’s largest vessel to incorporate Ulstein’s X-BOW design. | |
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New power trips for pilots | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews May/June 2018
A 16m, all-electric vessel design developed by Robert Allan Limited could produce a smoke-free solution for pilots making 'short-hop' runs to their intended vessels. | |
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Yachts against bots | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews May/June 2018 The superyacht sector will prove the testing ground for Martek Marine’s D-FENCE anti-drone system, which has been designed to detect and deflect intrusive UAVs. | |
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Supporting Acta | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews May/June 2018 A versatile new service operation vessel (SOV) is set to cut her teeth at Germany’s largest offshore wind farm. | |
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SolarJet shines in design contest | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews May/June 2018 A team drafted from Singaporean and UK universities has won the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association’s 2018 ferry design contest, offering a stable, low-cost solution for operations in the Singapore Strait. | |
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Defensive dozen | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews May/June 2018
French boatbuilder UFAST is building 12 Camarc-designed patrol craft, intended to serve as 'bodyguards' for the country's naval assets. | |
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Boost to railroad barge line | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews May/June 2018 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has invested in two 112.8m ‘floats’, or ro-ro barges, for the cross-harbour service connecting Jersey City to Brooklyn. | |
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Efficiency upgrade projects boost demand for underwater services | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 2nd quarter 2018 Much of the workload of underwater maintenance specialist, UMC International, is geared towards supporting energy efficiency measures. | |
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Ferry contracts keep Swedish yards busy | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 2nd quarter 2018 Two of Sweden’s leading repair yards report the completion of a variety of projects, with regional operators providing good levels of work. | |
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Tanker market success underpins N-KOM upturn | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 2nd Quarter 2018 Despite the challenges faced by the yard as a result of political and economic factors in the region, the Qatari yard continues to expand its business base. | |
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International standards for ship vibration | |
The Naval Architect: May 2018 Shinichi Hirakawa of Japan Marine United Corporation explains the background and surrounding issues concerning the two different ISO standards for ship vibrations. | |
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Collaboration powers Rolls-Royce's autonomous vision | |
The Naval Architect: May 2018 In its bid to realise remote and autonomous shipping before the decade is up, Rolls-Royce is making the most of today’s collaborative industry. A visit to the company’s Turku-based R&D centre suggest it's strategy is working. ------------------------------------------------------------- International standards for ship vibration Shinichi Hirakawa of Japan Marine United Corporation explains the background and surrounding issues concerning the two different ISO standards for ship vibrations | |
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MEPC 72 sets out new roadmap for GHG | |
The Naval Architect: May 2018 IMO’s CO2 pledge captured the attention of the mainstream media but questions remain, writes Malcolm Latarche. | |
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Is your ship final free of asbestos? | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: April 2018 The IMO’s Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention introduced the first major ban on asbestos for ships built before 1 July 2002. | |
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Composite repair of ship pipes & structures | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: April 2018 Croatian company as2con awarded a €0.6 million grant from the Horizon 2020 research programme to demonstrate and commercialise the use of composite repair technology for ship pipes and structures. | |
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Container vessels work at Blohm+Voss | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: April 2018 While much of the recent drydock work at Blohm+Voss has been on Cruise ships they have also completed repair work on two Hamburg Süd 9,6000 TEU containerships. | |
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Final deadline for on-load lifeboat hooks | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: April 2018 All ships' on-load lifeboat release mechanisms must comply with SOLAS resolution MSC.317(89) by 1st July 2019. | |
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Equipment selection under way for new French frigate | |
Warship Technology: May 2018 Having been awarded a contract in mid-2017 to design and build a new generation of light intermediate frigates for the French Navy, Naval Group has begun selecting key items of equipment for the vessels. | |
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Damen delivers first of four OPVs to Tunisian Navy | |
Warship Technology: May 2018 The innovative Sea Axe hullform was selected for the Tunisian Navy’s new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) | |
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India's first OPV built by private sector shipyard enters service | |
Warship Technology: May 2018 Warships and coast guard vessels are well-known for being delivered late – sometimes very late – in India, but that was not the case with a new class of offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) | |
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On the plus side | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews April 2018
A beach club, sauna and 115m² flybridge with 4m swimming pool are some of the notable features aboard Benetti's 48.8m displacement yacht M/Y Elaldrea+. | |
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Conrad kicks off ATB unit roll-out | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews April 2018
Conrad Orange Shipyard has delivered the first of three articulated tug /barge (ATB) units to US marine transportation specialist Vane Brothers. | |
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Saving the Bay | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews April 2018 Moose Boats is working on a 14m, aluminium fire rescue catamaran, intended to respond to incidents on the western shores of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland | |
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Fresh focus on safety | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews April 2018
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation plans to publish two insight reports later this year, focusing on safety within the fishing vessel and passenger ferry sectors. | |
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Wilson heads back to China | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews April 2018
Bergen-based short-sea and coastal cargo vessel operator Wilson Group has awarded a provisional order to a Chinese yard for two 88m single-decker newbuilds. | |
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Resurgent Meercat launches M18 | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews April 2018 UK builder Meercat Boats is hoping to sweep aside last year’s woes, as it celebrates the launch of its latest workboat – billed as its “most robust to date”. | |
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Da Ji's designers do the heavy lifting | |
The Naval Architect: April 2018 | |
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To tackle the cyber threat, shipping must change its culture | |
The Naval Architect: April 2018 | |
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'More than just Maersk': Denmark stakes its | |
The Naval Architect: April 2018 | |
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Set in Stone | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 1st Quarter 2018
Vroon Offshore Services’ new subsea support vessel VOS Stone commenced work at the Arkona wind farm in March. | |
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Kongsberg calls in the 2G 'bomb squad' | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 1st Quarter 2018
Equipped with 2G Robotics’ ULS-500 PRO system, Kongsberg’s Hugin AUVs can be used to detect UXO at subsea sites. | |
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Crane reaction | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 1st Quarter 2018
OOS International hopes to boost its offshore wind farm construction support contract opportunities with two semisubmersible heavy-lifters. | |
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Oshima puts composites at the heart of cargo carrier concept. | |
Innovation in shipbuilding: March 2018 Japanese shipbuilder says the laminate lay-up tween decks offer improved capacity utilisation and optimised loading. | |
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Challenges in implementing technology in shipbuilding | |
Innovation in shipbuilding: March 2018 It’s not so simple, warn Denis Morais and Mark Waldie, of ShipConstructor Software providers SSI. | |
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Automating non-repetitive production | |
Innovation in shipbuilding: March 2018 The ever-changing demands of shipbuilding seemingly precludes the use of automated production lines. Dutch production robotics company Kranendonk demonstrates this need not be the case. | |
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