Wärtsilä's unique GasReformer uses steam reforming technology to convert associated gas to a quality that can be used as gas-engine fuel.The Wärtsilä GasReformer enables gases produced during oil production, which by nature are rich in heavy hydrocarbons…
Caterpillar's new 16-cylinder, 78 liter engine will be revealed for the first time at the 2013 CIPPE Show in Beijing. Manufactured in Lafayette, Indiana, the new Cat 3516C (HD) engine builds on the established track record of the 3512C (HD) engine…
At the 2013 IBO exhibition, Tognum, & subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen present glimpse of technical training possibilities to young visitors.MTU Friedrichshafen will be giving visitors a glimpse of the wide range of vocational training the company has on offer…
To study the effects of ocean acidification, ten huge plastic containers called mesocosms are in place in the Gullmar Fjord in Sweden.The project is unique: mesocosms of this size have never been used for such a long period of time. The experiment is part of a worldwide research project…
The ports of Antwerp (Belgium) and Rotterdam (Netherlands) propose to collaborate in construction of a linking pipeline bundle.One year ago the respective port authorities announced that they would collaborate in studying the possibilities…
An investment research report draws attention to Scout Exploration, Inc. developers of a unique airborne oil spill technology response system.The system is designed to contain offshore and shoreline oil spills, of which there are hundreds every year…
ANT provides solutions for Superyacht schools of the future in partnership with U-Touch.Advanced New Technologies (ANT) Ltd, one of the world’s leading technology integrators for the Superyacht and luxury home markets, is pioneering education…
'Alvin', the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to deep-sea research is getting a makeover.The improvements include a new personnel sphere, updated command-and-control systems, enhanced lighting and high-definition imaging systems…
ABB has led a $12 million investment in Scotrenewables Tidal Power, (of Scotland), a provider of tidal turbine systems.The funding is being used specifically to roll out a larger and more advanced tidal energy conversion system known as the SR2000…
UK's A&P project engineer, Sally Watson, wins Ian Telfer Prize for her paper 'Reducing fuel usage & CO2 emissions from tug boat fleets: sea trials & theoretical modeling.The Ian Telfer Prize is awarded annually for the best paper published on the subject of the environment…
Bibby Ship Management India Pvt. Ltd contracted Kongsberg Maritime to deliver a Kongsberg Offshore Vessel Simulator (KOVS) including an upgrade of the customer’s existing Kongsberg Dynamic Positioning (DP) simulator in Mumbai. This extension…
Eniram demonstrate 2 new products to help cruise ship operators with optimum speed & engine load management.At the Cruise Shipping Miami (CSM) Expo, March 11-14, 2013, Eniram, a Finnish provider of energy management solutions and data analytic services to the shipping industry…
PT. Sumatra Wahana Perkasa has agreed to implement ABS Nautical Systems’ NS5 Enterprise software suite. The Indonesian-based company did not have a current system in place and was in need of a solution to streamline its processes for better…
Divers from Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Protector braved the chilling temperatures to monitor the state of sunken research ship 'MV Bahia Paraiso'.When she ran aground in 1989 the ship spilled 645,000 litres of diesel and caused one of…
Japan to begin the world’s first offshore drilling operation to extract frozen natural gas locked under the seabed.Japan Oil, Gas & Metals National Corp., known as JOGMEC, and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology…