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Stiletto Craft Trials Assessed by NECC

Feb 11, 2013

The Stiletto Maritime Demonstration Program has conducted its first capability demonstration for the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC).The Stiletto is a unique, maritime demonstration craft developed by the Defense Department to test littoral warfare concepts…

DESMI Containerized BWTS Tested by Maersk

Feb 10, 2013

DESMI Ocean Guard’s containerised BWTS solution successfully 
tested by A.P. Moller - Maersk.The OxyClean system based on UV and ozone has come through testing in both fresh, brackish and salt water, and Maersk Line concluded it to be an attractive solution…

New "Robot Boat" Family Debuts in Abu Dhabi

Feb 08, 2013

Today Al Seer Marine and 5G International announced the introduction of a new family of unmanned surface vessels, a family ranging from the 3m Sea Serpent to the 11m monohull Eclipse. The USV family is designed to rapidly penetrate a vibrant Middle East defense market and to offer affordable…

KVH Ships Three-Thousandth TrackPhone Terminal

Feb 07, 2013

KVH Industries passes the 3,000th mark with shipments of its TracPhone® terminal for the mini-VSAT Broadband network.Launched in 2007, KVH's maritime broadband service was the first to use spread spectrum technology that enabled small, easy-to-install onboard terminals to receive fast…

ABB Wins $160 Million in Orders

Feb 07, 2013

Power systems for seven new oil and gas ultra deepwater drilling vessels to be built and operated in Brazil goes to ABB for $160mABB won orders worth $160m from Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. for the design, supply, supervision of installation…

U.S. Navy Wants New Ideas to Save Energy

Feb 07, 2013

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) has released a new Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) (N00167-13-BAA-01) seeking innovative concepts from industry (maritime and non-maritime) and academia that support Navy shipboard energy conservation needs…

Siemens Plans US Wind Service Training Center

Feb 07, 2013

Siemens plans to build a new, state-of-the-art wind turbine service training facility in Orlando, Florida.The demand for skilled wind service technicians is increasing as more wind projects come online in the Americas, thereby requiring long-term service and maintenance…

'Emma Maersk' Likely Months Out of Service

Feb 07, 2013

Palle Laursen, Head of Ship Management for Maersk Line, shares the latest update on the 'Emma Maersk' Suez incident.Initial inspections by divers show that the water ingress was caused by damage to one of the stern thrusters. Thrusters are…

Satellites Launched for Mobile Voice & Data Services

Feb 06, 2013

Globalstar, Inc. announce that 6 second-generation Globalstar satellites were successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.Launch services provider Arianespace confirmed that the upper stage accurately injected the six…

Northern Lights to Show DECS at Miami Boatshow

Feb 06, 2013

Northern Lights to feature its Diesel Exhaust Cleaning System (DECS) at the 2013 Progressive® Insurance Miami International Boat Show.Based on DCL International’s MARINE-X™ system, DECS removes soot and particulate matter as it is emitted from the diesel engine…

Stern Tube Sealing: Hydrex Use 'Mobdocks'

Feb 06, 2013

Hydrex flexible Mobdocks (mobile mini-drydock) enables underwater repairs that keep vessels out of drydock.Hydrex has carried out repairs and replacements on all types of seals on site, and in most cases underwater, for a number of years now…

Call for Entries: Safe Affordable Ferry Competition

Feb 06, 2013

Call for Entries: Safe Affordable Ferry Competition, Open to Students WorldwideRegistrations are now being accepted for the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA)’s annual student competition for the design of safe affordable ferries to serve developing nations…

Noon Fuel Reports Don't Cut It Says NAPA

Feb 06, 2013

NAPA asserts that traditional noon reports don’t give the quantity or quality of data needed by owners in modern shipping.NAPA, a maritime software house for ship design and operations point out that bunker fuel readings for most international…

Fendercare's New Offshore Pipe-Laying Solution

Feb 05, 2013

Fendercare Marine launch a new range of piggyback saddles to assist pipeline installation in the offshore industry.Piggyback saddles - alongside clamps and spacers - can act as a shaped interface between a pipeline and a cylindrical buoyancy tank…

Keeping Track of Cruise Ship Passengers

Feb 05, 2013

SISCO's A-PASS® 6 Wireless Mobile Life Safety & Security Access Control System to be installed on 'Royal Princess'.The Royal Princess is the first of two 1082 ft, 141,000-ton prototypes joining the next generation of the Princess fleet in June 2013…

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Ground Breaks on New Delaware Container Terminal

Ground Breaks on New Delaware Container Terminal

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European Wheat Rises As Black Sea Disruptions Continue

COLI Antwerp Completes Four Cargo Shipments in Across Eight Countries

COLI Antwerp Completes Four Cargo Shipments in Across Eight Countries

Wisconsin Ports Holds Annual Meeting to Advance Maritime Priorities

Wisconsin Ports Holds Annual Meeting to Advance Maritime Priorities

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