Carnival Cruise Lines implements enhancements to emergency power capabilities, fire safety technology, & improved operating redundancies across its fleet.The cruise lines say that this enhancement program, is to cost more than $300 million…
The European consortium for Short Sea Shipping (SSS) chooses 8 ships to provide an insight into feasibility of LNG as a bunker fuel.The selection of ships took place in close co-operation between the SSS consortium partners. Both new designs…
CrewInspector.com was selected by Lowland International to provide its online crew management software to Lowland group of companies. Agreement stipulates full integration of Lowland offices across the globe into single crew management system enabling to do crew management…
Germany's Raytheon Anschütz to exhibit its new, IMO-certified Synapsis Intelligent Bridge Control system & maintenance-free gyro compass Horizon MF.Horizon MF is Raytheon Anschütz’ new strap down compass system which uses Hemispherical Resonator…
World’s most powerful HVDC Light® sets new record voltage level of ±320 kV- more than 50 per cent higher than existing record.The HVDC Light converter station was energized at the Dörpen West substation in northern Germany, for the Dutch-German transmission system operator…
Pole Star Space Applications' Marine Asset Tracker (MAT) 2.0 monitors mixed fleets of tugs, barges, rigs & other assets; helps owners manage fleet-wide operations.MAT 2.0 offers a brand new software platform with a sleek user-interface, support for Globalstar…
In only a few weeks, SeaPerch, a national educational outreach program using underwater robotics, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), will hold its 2013 National SeaPerch Challenge. Hosted by the Indiana State Regions this annual…
The 110-metre long ships are ‘single fuel’: not just a first for Shell in the Netherlands but also for the inland waterway shipping industry.The two tankers will sail between Rotterdam and Basel, representing the next step towards more sustainable inland shipping…
Plans for a huge tunnel for ships if given approval would be the first such tunnel in the world and could become a major tourist attraction.If approved, reports newspaper Aftenposten, the tunnel will be built at Stad in the county of Sogn and Fjordane on Norway’s west coast…
This guideline by the Canadian Association of Diving Contractors (CADC) provides a basic understanding of the forces and hazards associated with Delta P.The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors (CADC) recently published definitive…
UK's Newcastle University to lead a national centre for subsea & offshore engineering in a major drive to develop new materials & technologies.The Neptune National Centre for Subsea and Offshore Engineering was unveiled recently by Business…
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent for the ARGUS™ (Autonomous Remote Global Underwater Surveillance) system. The purpose of ARGUS™, which has been in operation and field testing since 2010, is to automate the acquisition and processing of depth…
Treasure hunters Sub Sea Research team up with Howe and Howe Technologies to recover 'Port Nicholson' cargo.Last year, Sub Sea Research made international news with the announcement of their discovery of the $4 billion gold and platinum cargo aboard the SS Port Nicholson…
In response, Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) launch the Nalfleet Potable Water Test Kit, which enables sea staff to monitor the quality of onboard potable water.The enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) in August 2013 will…
Russian navy will reintroduce Soviet practice and remove control tower emblems and markings to make identification more difficult.The huge and highly visible emblems in the front on the submarines’ towers make it too easy to figure out which of them sailing or not…