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BV upgrades boxship fire notations | |
The Naval Architect: February 2020 French classification society, Bureau Veritas (BV), gives advice on managing container ship fires in its new publication, ‘Enhanced cargo fire protection for container ships’ (ECFP). | |
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Applying BIM to cruise ship design | |
The Naval Architect: February 2020 Building Information Modelling is well established for land-based architectural projects, but a recent project led by YSA Design suggests the process might also be a good fit for maritime. | |
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Expect crew-free ships in "decades, not years" | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews January/February 2020 Despite the hype surrounding unmanned vessel ops, we may have to wait a considerable while before crew-free ships and boats gain support from the public, a report issued by law firm Kennedys claims. | |
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Taking a shine to city cruises | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews January/February 2020 AMD’s patented Ecomaran passenger ferry is designed to capture solar energy to provide low-emission transits for urban commuters and sightseers in tropical climes. | |
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Orolia PLB answers back | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews January/February 2020 Orolia's FastFind ReturnLink personal locator beacon features the new Galileo satellite network-enabled Return Link Service (RLS). | |
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Plastic Odyssey's burning ambitions | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews January/February 2020 The converted research vessel Plastic Odyssey will showcase plastic recycling solutions on a three-year, 30-port expedition, using pyrolysis to convert plastic trash into fuel. | |
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Evaluating the potential of wind assisted technology | |
The Naval Architect: January 2020 RINA’s inaugural Wind Propulsion Conference revealed that wind power can bring positive changes to the industry, but more studies need to be conducted. | |
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MAN's ammonia ambitions | |
The Naval Architect: January 2020 Regular readers will know that The Naval Architect has followed with interest the ongoing research into ammonia as a green alternative fuel, with several leading classification societies highlighting it as one of the most credible options on the table. In the most recent edition of its Maritime Forecast to 2050, DNV GL went so far as to call it “the most promising carbon-neutral option for newbuildings”. | |
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A watershed moment for ship recycling? | |
The Naval Architect: January 2020 The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) gives its response to India’s historic accession to IMO’s Hong Kong International Convention for Ship Recycling, announced in November. | |
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Kawasaki launches world's first hydrogen carrier | |
The Naval Architect: January 2020 Susio Frontier, the world’s first liquified hydrogen carrier, was launched at Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ Kobe shipyard shortly before the end of last year. | |
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Shipping leading on emission reduction | |
The Naval Architect: January 2020 Malcolm Latarche reflects on some of the announcements at Shanghai’s Marintec and the shipping related discussion at the COP 25 climate conference in Madrid. | |
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UK and US testing flywheel power system | |
Warship Technology: January 2020 Flywheel energy storage systems could prove to be well-suited to pulse power applications, such as laser weapons, the UK and US believe. | |
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BMT introduces ELLIDA multi-role support ship family | |
Warship Technology: January 2020 BMT has unveiled a new multirole support ship with a focus on logistics and roll-on/roll-off transport. | |
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Digital transformation of naval vessels: a classification society perspective | |
Warship Technology: January 2020 As Eric Norris, Director Business Development of Global Government at classification society ABS explains in the January 2020 issue of Warship Technology, digital technology is facilitating a transition from reactive maintenance to condition-based maintenance and ultimately condition-based class. | |
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Upgraded, more powerful Virginia class submarines ordered | |
Warship Technology: January 2020 The US Navy is to build nine Block V Virginia class attack submarines, of which three will be of a lengthened design with significantly more firepower. | |
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James Fisher Mimic keeping pace with fast-moving digital development | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 4th Quarter 2019 The UK based Condition Monitoring specialist, James Fisher Mimic (JFM), is working on a new generation of software that it believes will change the way owners and operator’s access and utilise data for condition monitoring purposes. | |
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WSC scores four for Malta | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews December 2019 Wight Shipyard Co. (WSC) has scooped what it describes as its largest export order so far, with a contract to supply four fast ferries to a Maltese tourboat operator. | |
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Paving the way for full autonomy | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews December 2019 The Transition Ship, or TX Ship, developed by Thales and Steller Systems, is intended to bridge the gap between ‘lean-manned’ operations and all-out autonomy. | |
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Opening up to new possibilities | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews December 2019 Houston Mechatronics’ Aquanaut vehicle has pulled off the tricky task of creating an ROV/AUV hybrid. | |
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The thin green line | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews December 2019 Effebi is working on a hybrid-propulsion-enabled patrol boat for domestic police force the Guardia di Finanzia, to undertake surveillance tasks within and around the Venetian Lagoon. | |
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Trash on delivery | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews November/December 2019 RanMarine has developed the WasteShark AUV to capture riverine waste before it enters and pollutes the greater sea and ocean. | |
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Fishing craft safety: "no time to lose" | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews November/December 2019 IMO has moved “a significant step closer” to realising “a global regime to create safety standards for fishing vessels”, following a show of support for the Cape Town Agreement. | |
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First LNG ATB leaves the blocks | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews November/December 2019 The world’s first articulated tug barge (ATB) designed for LNG bunkering and coastwise shipments has been launched at Pascagoula, Mississippi. | |
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Olympic eco-ferry gold | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews November/December 2019 Seattle-based naval architect Elliott Bay Design Group is supplying a hybrid-electric vessel design to local operator Washington State Ferries. | |
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Half measures: could 'slender' ships be the answer to IMO's GHG targets? | |
The Naval Architect: November 2019 While much of the industry is looking towards alternative fuels and new technologies, might there be a simpler solution in lengthening vessels? | |
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More than froth and bubble | |
The Naval Architect: November 2019 With growing interest from east Asian shipbuilders, Silverstream Technologies may have achieved a breakthrough for air lubrication technology where others have failed. | |
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Hydrogen fuel cells: the path forward | |
The Naval Architect: November 2019 There is a growing consensus within the maritime industry that hydrogen powered fuel cells could hold the key to decarbonisation, but questions surrounding fuel storage still remain. | |
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World's largest LNG-powered containership launched in Shanghai | |
The Naval Architect: November 2019 The CMA CGM Jacques Saade represents a watershed moment for Chinese shipbuilding. | |
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Chemical tankers ready to benefit from 2020 changes | |
The Naval Architect: November 2019 The chemical/product tanker sector appears robust and well positioned ahead of the sulphur cap, writes Malcolm Latarche. | |
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Wireless technology brings safety benefits to shiprepair yards | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 4th Quarter 2019 UK-based Ramtech Electronics argues that technology advances are gradually addressing long-standing safety risks within the industry. | |
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WinGD steps up predictive engine maintenance drive | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 4th Quarter 2019 The Switzerland-based manufacturer aims to harness the power of digital technology to provide owners and operators greater insight and support | |
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SGdP chosen for major cruise ship restyling project | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 4th Quarter 2019 The Genoa yard and its sister site CNdM continue to a secure a number of significant passenger ship upgrade projects | |
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Niche segments give ST Engineering cause for optimism | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance 4th Quarter 2019 Superyachts and seismic survey vessels are amongst the more buoyant sectors of the repair and refit market for Singapore’s ST Engineering. | |
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Survitec adopts new MRT trackers | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 4th Quarter 2019 Survitec will roll out Marine Rescue Technologies’ AIS-capable, sMRT AU10-HTS personal locator beacons (PLBs) across its range of aviation lifejackets. | |
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Building from scratch | |
Offshore Marine Technology: 4th Quarter 2019 MODEC's NOAH and M350 hullforms are intended to make newbuilt FPSO units as commercially viable as VLCC conversions. | |
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