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GL Garrad Hassan Recognizes Wind Power PhD Thesis

Mar 11, 2013

The GL Garrad Hassan PhD Award has been presented to Iñigo Martínez de Alegría of the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao, Spain, for his thesis “Study on Full Direct Current Offshore Wind Farm.”Dr Andrew Garrad, Non-Executive Chairman of GL Garrad Hassan…

Vikoma Appoints Downie to Key Position

Mar 11, 2013

Vikoma International Limited appointed Guy Downie as Sales and Marketing Director. Vikoma, which is part of Aberdeen head-quartered Energy Environmental Group, a  design manufacture and installation of oil spill containment and recovery equipment…

Cruise Ship Center of Excellence Launched

Mar 11, 2013

Classification society RINA Group has grouped all its experts on cruise vessels under a new Cruise Ships Center of Excellence.  The aim is to deliver improved service to operators, designers and builders of cruise vessels, and to foster innovation in new services internally…

ABB's HVDC Key to Offshore Wind Energy Integration

Mar 11, 2013

HVDC is a key enabler for the efficient and reliable integration of offshore wind energy, explains HVDC busness manager.Offshore wind power generation is one of the world’s most promising renewable energy sources, and is set to play an increasingly significant role in our economic growth…

New Ship-based System Takes Out GPS Jamming Threat

Mar 11, 2013

With GPS jamming a growing worry for UK shipping, a new device seamlessly switches systems to counter the navigational menace.In development since 2005, the ACCSEAS project used a system on the vessel THV Galatea in the seas off Harwich to show that the PNT (Positioning…

Shanghai MHI Begin Diesel Engine Production

Mar 11, 2013

Shanghai MHI Engine Co., jointly established by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) & Shanghai Diesel Engine Co. (SDEC) now manufacturing.Shanghai MHI Engine was established this February based on a JV agreement signed in March last year between MHI and SDEC…

Raising a Head of Steam Against Pirates

Mar 10, 2013

Garioni Naval S.p.A introduce a system to deter pirates boarding a cargo vessel by ejecting steam in selected zones around the hull.The system, illustrated in the accompanying image, uses saturated steam at 20-bar, conveyed in a pipe around the upper part of the ship's hull…

UDEI Hosts Wind Energy Symposium

Mar 07, 2013

Experts explore future of wind energy research in two-day symposium at the University of Delaware Energy Institute (UDEI).How would wind turbines in the ocean alter the wind flow? Is wind energy a practical solution for powering electrical grids…

OTC Announces Spotlight on New Technology Recipients

Mar 07, 2013

Winners Recognized for Innovative Products for OffshoreThe Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), which takes place May 6-9 in Houston, has announced 15 technologies that will receive the 2013 Spotlight on New Technology Award recognizing…

Seaspan Ferries to Install AMP at Swartz Bay Terminal

Mar 07, 2013

Seaspan Ferries Corporation's installation of shore electrical power (also known as AMP) to receive Government of Canada funding.Shore power is a highly effective way to reduce marine diesel air emissions by enabling ships to shut down their…

BWTS Firm Appoint Turkey Sales Representation

Mar 06, 2013

Severn Trent De Nora, a leader in electrochlorination technology appoint Delmar Marine as its exclusive sales representative in Turkey.Severn Trent De Nora, a leading provider of electrolytic water disinfection solutions, has appointed Delmar…

British Warship to Join US MDA R&D Trials

Mar 06, 2013

Building on its relationship with the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) a Royal Navy Type 45 frigate will take part in major research trials.The joint Ministry of Defence and industry-run UK Missile Defence Centre (MDC) has agreed to take part in trials which will include testing the Sampson radar…

MOL Introduces Onboard New Seafarer Training Program

Mar 06, 2013

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) has announced that the company has built additional training facilities and cabins on CADET training vessels and started a new onboard intensive training program, called Cadet Actual Deployment for Education with Tutorial (CADET Training)…

Tom Ridge, Howard Schmidt Launch Cybersecurity Firm

Mar 06, 2013

The Two Security Experts to Provide Strategic and Advisory Consulting to C-Suite Executives and Government Leaders.Tom Ridge, the first U.S. secretary of Homeland Security, and Howard A. Schmidt, former Cybersecurity Advisor to President Barack Obama and President George W…

New Polar-Orbit Satellite Under NOAA Control

Mar 06, 2013

These satellites are critical for advanced warning of severe weather including tornado outbreaks, heavy snowfall, hurricanes, heat waves, floods, & wildfires.Data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite will…

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