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'Engine as a Weapon' Symposium Planned

Apr 23, 2013

Organised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) the programme for the 5th Symposium is published.The symposium programme for the fifth 'Engine As A Weapon Symposium (EAAW V)', with its theme ‘Delivering Military…

Marine Urea Supplier Offers World-wide Delivery

Apr 21, 2013

UK-based EcoAdBlue offers world-wide delivery of its marine urea, a liquid used in Selective Catalytic Reduction (SRC) systems for marine diesel engines.EcoAdBlue say that it distributes Urea throughout the world from nine of its strategically…

HydraTech Opens Houston Office

Apr 19, 2013

The new sales office is stocked with pipeline remediation products to facilitate quicker service to HydraTech’s oil & gas industry customers in the Gulf region.“Today, our most popular product in the Gulf region is our HydraWrap®,” said Peter Blais…

AMSI Business Person of the Year 2013

Apr 18, 2013

The annual Association of Marine Scientific Industries (AMSI) Business Person of the Year Award was presented to Mr. Keith Birch, recently retired Business Development Manager at the National Oceanography Center (NOC), by Mr. Richard Burt, Chairman…

U.K.'s Liverpool Bay Dredging Secret Discovered

Apr 18, 2013

New research tracking the movement of dredged sediment around Liverpool Bay could save millions of pounds in dredging costs.Each year, sediment must be dredged from the port and deposited elsewhere to maintain access for commercial vessels…

New Version of Electronic Navigation Chart 'Analyzer'

Apr 18, 2013

The new version Analyzer 3.1 software, by SevenCs & L-3 Oceania, now offers improved user handling & new functionalities. The providers say that this is the market leading validation tool and is constantly being advanced to keep up with the latest official standards and user requirements…

Carnival Splashes Out US$300-M on Reliability & Comfort Program

Apr 17, 2013

Carnival Cruise Lines implements enhancements to emergency power capabilities, fire safety technology, & improved operating redundancies across its fleet.The cruise lines say that this enhancement program, is to cost more than $300 million…

LNG Bunkering: SSS Chooses Suitable Ships for Project

Apr 16, 2013

The European consortium for Short Sea Shipping (SSS) chooses 8 ships to provide an insight into feasibility of LNG as a bunker fuel.The selection of ships took place in close co-operation between the SSS consortium partners. Both new designs…

CrewInspector Provides Crew Management Software

Apr 16, 2013

CrewInspector.com was selected by Lowland International to provide its online crew management software to Lowland group of companies. Agreement stipulates full integration of Lowland offices across the globe into single crew management system enabling to do crew management…

New Navigation Technology to Show at Upcoming Nor Shipping

Apr 16, 2013

Germany's Raytheon Anschütz to exhibit its new, IMO-certified Synapsis Intelligent Bridge Control system & maintenance-free gyro compass Horizon MF.Horizon MF is Raytheon Anschütz’ new strap down compass system which uses Hemispherical Resonator…

ABB HVDC Technology Aids Offshore Wind Power Transmission

Apr 15, 2013

World’s most powerful HVDC Light® sets new record voltage level of ±320 kV- more than 50 per cent higher than existing record.The HVDC Light converter station was energized at the Dörpen West substation in northern Germany, for the Dutch-German transmission system operator…

Keeping a Grip on Where They Are

Apr 15, 2013

Pole Star Space Applications' Marine Asset Tracker (MAT) 2.0 monitors mixed fleets of tugs, barges, rigs & other assets; helps owners manage fleet-wide operations.MAT 2.0 offers a brand new software platform with a sleek user-interface, support for Globalstar…

Underwater Robotics National Challenge set for Indy

Apr 15, 2013

In only a few weeks, SeaPerch, a national educational outreach program using underwater robotics, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), will hold its 2013 National SeaPerch Challenge.  Hosted by the Indiana State Regions this annual…

First Waterway Tankers Operational on LNG Only

Apr 15, 2013

The 110-metre long ships are ‘single fuel’: not just a first for Shell in the Netherlands but also for the inland waterway shipping industry.The two tankers will sail between Rotterdam and Basel, representing the next step towards more sustainable inland shipping…

Ship Tunnel Plans for Norway's Stormy West Cape

Apr 15, 2013

Plans for a huge tunnel for ships if given approval would be the first such tunnel in the world and could become a major tourist attraction.If approved, reports newspaper Aftenposten, the tunnel will be built at Stad in the county of Sogn and Fjordane on Norway’s west coast…

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