Technology News


GTT Wins LNG Simulator Order

Mar 15, 2016

GTT Training, subsidiary of Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), has announced that it has received a contract to supply its G-Sim LNG simulator software to L-3 DPA Inc. and Chevron. The contract involves the development of a new LNG Carrier…

NYK Aims at Developing New Shipping and Logistics Solution

Mar 15, 2016

Tokyo-based shipping line NYK Group (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) has decided to establish a new company, Symphony Creative Solutions (SCS) in Singapore, to develop and market new solutions in the shipping and logistics fields.NYK, along with its subsidiaries…

Saab Seaeye Honored by MTS

Mar 14, 2016

Saab Seaeye have won the Corporate Excellence Award from the Marine Technology Society.  The award is given in recognition of an organization’s contribution to the industry and to ROV technology. Chair of the Marine ROV Committee, Chuck Richards…

APM Terminals, BARC Innovate in-situ Biodegradation Technology

Mar 10, 2016

A first-of-its-kind initiative -    Project executed with support from Padma Shri Dr. Sharad Kale, BARC-    Ensures retention of key nutrients in the environment and reduction in CO2 emissions-    Easily replicable initiative to benefit…

MacGregor Upgrades Cargo System for CSCL

Mar 09, 2016

MacGregor has carried out optimised cargo system upgrades for two 14,000 TEU container vessels owned and operated by China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). The vessels have re-entered service following the upgrades, which have been designed to increase their actual payload capacity…

SSI's Roadmap To 'Sustainable Shipping Industry By 2040'

Mar 07, 2016

SSI members and key industry stakeholders work together to define tangible milestones across all areas of sustainability that must be collectively delivered by the industry to meet the SSI’s 2040 Vision London – 7 March 2016 - The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (“SSI”)…

'Singing' Propellers Phenomenon Controlled

Mar 05, 2016

A joint research project carried out by Wärtsilä and City University London has succeeded in identifying the specific design parameters that create the risk of 'singing' propellers. Though rare, 'singing' is nevertheless an annoying problem…

Thomas Global OpensNew Innovation Hub

Mar 04, 2016

Australian  Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, has officially opened Thomas Global System’s new Electronic and Embedded Systems Innovation Hub. Thomas Global Systems is one of the thousands of small-to-medium enterprises…

South of Africa on the head haul?

Mar 04, 2016

Since the end of October 2015, SeaIntel Maritime Analysis showed that 115 vessels deployed on Asia-USEC and Asia-North Europe services have made the back-haul trip to Asia by sailing south of Africa instead of through the Suez and Panama Canals…

Pirates Move From High Seas to High Tech

Mar 04, 2016

A group of cunning tech-savvy pirates hacked a shipping company’s systems, enabling them to carefully target cargo on the firm’s vessels. A curious case reported by Verizon's RISK (Research, Investigations, Solutions and Knowledge)  Team…

China Plans Carrier Battle Groups To Defend Its Maritime Turf

Mar 04, 2016

Chinese navy official Rear Admiral Yin Zhuo confirmed that China plans to put aircraft carrier battle groups to sea, says a report in SCMP. The country will deploy them not only in the disputed East and South China seas, but also to protect the country’s overseas ­interests…

Inmarsat Sees Rough Sea Ahead

Mar 04, 2016

The satellite communications group Inmarsat plc cautions that with the slowdown in the global economy hitting shipping, satellite communications industry faces rough weather, according to a report in Reuters. The British company, which provides data and voice connections to shipping…

Inmarsat C Celebrates 25 Years Saving Llives at Sea

Mar 04, 2016

Inmarsat has marked the 25th anniversary of Inmarsat C by revealing that more than 600 distress alerts from vessels in urgent need were broadcast over the service in 2015. The disclosure demonstrates how the decision made by IMO administrations…

Cambodia, China Deal For Submarine Cable

Mar 03, 2016

The Cambodian government signed a $70 million investment agreement with a Chinese-owned telecommunication infrastructure provider on Wednesday to connect Cambodia to a 25,000-km underwater fiber-optic network spanning three continents. The…

GAIL Postpones $7-bn LNG Ship Tender, Again

Mar 03, 2016

GAIL India has deferred a USD 7-billion tender for hiring nine newly-built ships to ferry liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US by one month. Bids for the tender were to close on February 29 but now have been extended to March 31. The…

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