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ECDIS Type-specific Training on CD

Feb 04, 2013

UK's Lilley and Gillie announce that their Navmaster ECDIS type-specific training CD-Rom is now available.Believed to be the first stand-alone type-specific training CD-Rom available to ship owners, Lilley and Gillie have taken the view that…

Offshore Wind Turbine Design DNV Certified

Feb 04, 2013

Gamesa's 5 MW offshore turbine obtains design certification, a milestone in its offshore wind farm sector progress.Gamesa secures IEC 61400-22 design certification for its G128-5.0 MW offshore wind turbine from independent organisation Det Norske Veritas (DNV)…

Taiwan Training Center ClassNK Certified

Feb 03, 2013

Evergreen Seafarer Training Center (ESTC) earns ClassNK certification for its training courses.Classification society ClassNK announced that it has certified the Bridge Resource Management (BRM), Electronic Chart Display Information Systems…

Maritime & Offshore Technology: Papers Invited

Feb 03, 2013

Europort 2013 issues a call for papers for its Advanced Technology Conferences, November 5-8, 2013 in Rotterdam.Organisers have invited leading national and international players to showcase the global industry’s cutting edge ideas, which…

Engine Piston Surveys Without Opening Up

Feb 03, 2013

German shipping company to implement GL condition monitoring survey arrangement for engine piston performance.German shipping company NSC Schifffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Cie. KG (NSC) has decided to implement a Condition Monitoring (CM) survey…

Clean the Hull by Flicking a Switch

Feb 01, 2013

Duke University engineers have developed a hull coating that dislodges bacteria when an electrical current is applied.The material works by physically moving at the microscopic level, knocking the bacteria away. This avoids the use of bacteria-killing paints…

Rolls-Royce's Technology Management Skills Recognised

Jan 31, 2013

Rolls-Royce recognised as one of the best in Europe for 'Technology Management' by the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology.The 'Successful Practice Award' was presented recently at a ceremony held in Vaals, the Netherlands.Rolls-Royce…

Sailors Save Shipyard, Navy, Half-a-Million Dollars

Jan 31, 2013

Sailors aboard 'USS Abraham Lincoln' (CVN 72) completed a major step in its overhaul, removing all flight deck catapults.The aircraft carrier's V-2 division teamworked with Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard workers…

ABB's New Turbocharger: 'A Quantum Technology Leap'

Jan 31, 2013

ABB Turbocharging unveil its new A200-L generation of single-stage turbochargers for low-speed two-stroke engines.The A200-L’s compressor stage has been optimized to enable significantly more additional volume flow. In comparison to previous models…

MacGregor Wins Ship Equip Deal

Jan 31, 2013

More car carriers benefit from established MacGregor electric-drive technology.MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract to deliver electrically-driven RoRo equipment for two new car carriers under construction at Shin-Kurushima's main facility…

World's First Hi-speed Amphibian's Miami Debut

Jan 30, 2013

The GIBBS Quadski, will make its Miami debut at this year's International Boat Show.The dream of two visionary entrepreneurs -- Alan Gibbs and Neil Jenkins -- the Quadski is the product of millions of research dollars and years of development work in the U…

SeaRobotics Delivers Autonomous Hull Cleaning System

Jan 30, 2013

SeaRobotics has delivered the first HullBUG (Hull Bio-inspired Underwater Grooming) System to the Center for Corrosion and Biofouling Control at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne.  This will be tested and further developed at the newly commissioned Large Scale Seawater Facility…

MHI Industrial Exhibition to Re-open Soon

Jan 30, 2013

Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum gives an introduction to diverse power generation methods.The Environment/Energy Zone of the Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum, established by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) in Yokohama in 1994…

First 3-D Printer Ship Model

Jan 29, 2013

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock complete a fabricated model of the hospital ship 'USNS Comfort'.The state-of-the-art 3-D printer, which is one of four in the United States, provides Carderock with the capability to deliver large…

Resolve Maritime Academy Joins ECDIS Training Network

Jan 29, 2013

Resolve Maritime Academy has joined the Transas Global ECDIS Training Network, known as Get-Net. The Academy recently expanded its Fort Lauderdale, Florida training facilities, adding a second ECDIS classroom with Transas simulation software…

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