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Norvegia and Spagna: New RAmparts 2500W Class Tugs for Italy

Oct 21, 2011

In August the RAmparts 2500W tug Norvegia was delivered by Astilleros Armon of Navia, Spain to owners, Rimorchiatori Riuniti in Genoa, Italy. Shortly afterward in early September, the second vessel of Rimorchiatori Riuniti's two boat order, the Spagna…

Hapag-Lloyd Launches Emissions Calculator

Oct 20, 2011

The EcoCalc is one of the few emissions calculators in liner shipping to cover not only the ocean leg, but also the emissions of the other modes of transport for the pre-carriage and on-carriage. With the launch of the new EcoCalc, Hapag-Lloyd…

Maersk Uses Emsys for Navy Biofuel Trials

Oct 20, 2011

W R Systems, Ltd (WRSystems) has been asked to supply its EmsysTM laser‐based Emissions Monitoring System (EMS) for the purpose of emission verification for an ongoing fuel trials on‐board the AP Moller‐Maersk vessel Maersk Kalmar.WRSystems…

WESMAR Introduces Precision Beam Stabilization

Oct 20, 2011

Advanced design holds sonar beam steady even in rough seas adding effective distance and increasing search coverage..                                               WESMAR, long the leading U.S. sonar manufacturer has never lost sight of the need for electronic soundbeam stabilization…

Stratos Introduces StratosMAX II Nomadic

Oct 20, 2011

Stratos Introduces StratosMAX II Nomadic, a New Broadband Service for the Energy Community in the Gulf of Mexico. New service offers voice and high-speed data in Vessel and Transportable versions.Bethesda, Maryland (October 20, 2011) – Stratos Global…

BIMCO: Download the New EEDI Calculator

Oct 19, 2011

Development and verification testing is now completed for the first version of the BIMCO EEDI Calculator which is now ready for download from the BIMCO web site. BIMCO has developed the easy-to-use EEDI Calculator to assist its members calculating…

LNG in marine propulsion: Disruption to Maritime Industry?

Oct 18, 2011

According a new forecast by MEC intelligence nearly 10,000 vessels could be adopting LNG propulsion by 2020 triggering a huge growth in the market. Companies in all aspects of the maritime value chain– oil majors, terminals, ports, bunker suppliers…

Survey: S&T Big UK Economy Contributor

Oct 18, 2011

The Society of Maritime Industries has conducted a third survey focused on UK companies operating primarily in Marine Science and Technology (MST) activities. The survey was conducted at Ocean Business 2011, a trade show held in Southampton during April 2011…

Royston Strengthens Automation engineering Focus

Oct 17, 2011

Diesel engine specialist Royston Limited has now extended its capabilities to include automation and control systems. The new area of activity follows a strengthening of its engineering support team with the recent appointment of Steve Roberts as a process control engineer…

Bulk Carrier to Ride on Bubbles to Reduce CO2 25%

Oct 17, 2011

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has developed a new bulk carrier which it repotes will enable reductions in CO2 emissions by about 25% compared with conventional averaged bulk carriers. As the first commercial application of the new design…

Glosten Associates on Winning X‐Prize Team

Oct 16, 2011

On Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Team Elastec, a partnership of co‐inventors Elastec/American Marine and Glosten Associates, Inc., was awarded the $1 million first prize for winning the X‐Prize Foundation’s Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup Challenge with…

Allen Marine's Groundbreaking Aluminum Floating Dry Dock

Oct 16, 2011

Allen Marine, Inc. has announced the construction of the world's first aluminum floating dry dock. This fully self-contained, eco-friendly unit represents a major breakthrough in boat-lifting equipment. The aluminum floating dry dock is the brainchild of CEO David Allen…

Navis for 9 Damen Sea Axe Boats

Oct 14, 2011

Navis Engineering, a Finnish DP systems supplier, was contracted by Dutch integrator Alphatron Marine to supply nine DP1 systems for the innovative ‘Sea Axe Fast Crew Suppliers,’ currently under construction at Damen Shipyards in Gorinchem.…

Saipem Buys into Brazil

Oct 13, 2011

Saipem has agreed the acquisition of 100% of TPG (Terminal Portuário de Guarujá S.A.), a company which fully owns, as a perpetual concession, an area of 35 hectares in Guarujá, within the industrial hub of Santos, the largest port of South America…

OMM Completes Cable Work at Greater Gabbard

Oct 13, 2011

Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed a contract with Fluor for the installation of 36 inter-array cables at the Greater Gabbard wind farm. Originally contracted to install 29 cables, the remit of OMM’s work was expanded during the…

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