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NG: Maritime Laser Demo System Proves Capabilities

Jul 26, 2010

Northrop Grumman announced that it recently completed a series of tests of the Maritime Laser Demonstration (MLD) system, moving high-energy lasers a step closer to deployment aboard U.S. Navy ships. According to the company, shore-based tests…

Maersk Tankers, HHI & DNV Joint CO2 Ship Design

Jul 06, 2010

Maersk Tankers, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV) have agreed to collaborate on the design and risk assessment of tankers for shipping CO2.Maersk Tankers is already in a partnership with Maersk Oil and Finnish utilities Fortum and Teollisuuden Voima (TVO)…

SAIC Tsunami Buoy System for Russian Federation

May 25, 2010

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) announced it has been awarded a contract for the production and delivery of an SAIC Tsunami Buoy (STB) system by the Far Eastern Ecological Center, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, for the…

Blowout Preventer Technology in Question

May 23, 2010

According to a May 23 report from the Houston Chronicle, the Deepwater Horizon disaster has raised questions about the adequacy of blowout preventers, invented nearly 90 years ago, which remain the oil and gas industry's last line of defense in controlling runaway wells…

Cargotec Transfers Battle Tanks Between Ships

May 19, 2010

Designed to transfer military vehicles between ships at sea to support US Army and Marine Corps land forces as part of the US Navy’s Sea Base strategy, Cargotec’s innovative test article vehicle transfer system (TAVTS) has now successfully completed sea trials…

Shipwrecks: Cleaning Up from the Past

Sep 09, 2009

Marine salvage and subsea industry leaders gathered today on the MITAGS campus in Linthicum Heights, Md., to discuss the environmental, legal, financial and moral ramifications of the discovery and recovery of marine casualties, new and old…

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PortXchange Wins Award for EmissionInsider Port Decarbonization Platform

François Michel Appointed Chief Executive Officer of the GTT Group

François Michel Appointed Chief Executive Officer of the GTT Group

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