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Workboat Engine MTU Series 4000 Upgrade by Tognum

Aug 30, 2012

Tognum to make upgraded MTU Series 4000 workboat engines available summer 2013.Tognum will enhance its MTU Series 4000 Ironmen workboat engines for compliance with US EPA Tier 3 emissions regulations. This latest version of the Ironmen…

China to Deploy Marine Surveillance Drones

Aug 30, 2012

Drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are to be deployed along China's coastline to undertake remote-sensing marine surveillance.Local authorities said they could use the high-definition photos to discover illegal land reclamation and…

Floating Wind Farm Starts Trial Run Off Japan

Aug 30, 2012

Japan’s first offshore floating wind farm begins trial operation off the coast of Goto Islands, Nagasake Prefecture.A Japan Government energy ministry spokesperson said that diversifying energy sources in Japan has become a significant national…

Aker Solutions & Statoil awarded ONS Innovation Award

Aug 29, 2012

Aker Solutions & Statoil have been awarded the ONS Innovation Award for the Åsgard subsea gas compression system.Reservoir pressure in producing gas fields falls over time, causing gas output to decline. For production to continue and maximise recovery from the fields…

Low Cost Alternative to Fuel Oil on Commercial Track

Aug 29, 2012

Quadrise International Limited agrees with AB Orlen Lietuva to proceed with fuel manufacturing and assessment programme with Mærsk.Quadrise International Limited (QIL) is the emerging supplier of MSAR®, a low cost alternative to heavy fuel oil in the shipping…

Kongsberg HD Cameras in Chinese Mariana Trench Dive

Aug 29, 2012

Kongsberg Maritime’s OE14-502 HD cameras were used by China's manned deep sea submersible 'Jiaolong' in recent W. Pacific Ocean dive.The Jiaolong was equipped with two ultra deep water versions of Kongsberg Maritime OE14-502D High Definition…

Tsunami-proof Breakwater Designed to Rise Up from Sea Bed

Aug 29, 2012

A Japanese consortium to build a Vertical Telescopic Breakwater (VTB), for Shimotsu Harbour. Obayashi Corporation, TOA Corporation, & Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Bridge & Steel Structures Engineering Co., Ltd. (MBE) a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries…

Offshore Ship Conversion Guidance From BV

Aug 29, 2012

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) publishes guidance on Ship Conversion into Surface Offshore Units & Redeployment of Surface Offshore Units.BV Guidance Note NI 593 sets out the requirements for structural assessment when operators…

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine New Product Briefing

Aug 28, 2012

The company's business unit will brief on its capabilities in marine navigation & bridge control systems at upcoming SMM 2012, Hamburg.Alan Dix, managing director of Sperry Marine, will speak about the company's new products and future offerings…

Denmark's Three New Frigates Terma Equipped

Aug 28, 2012

Terma has delivered radar, command control systems for the Danish Navy’s new fleet of frigates that are now preparing for operation.Denmark’s three new frigates in the Iver Huitfeldt-class, Iver Huitfeldt (F361), Peter Willemoes (F362),…

Lehnert Appointed MD at Transas

Aug 27, 2012

The Board of Directors of Transas Group has appointed Ralf Lehnert as the new Managing Director of Transas Marine International (TMI). Ralf has a seagoing background as an Officer in the German Navy and holds a Master Degree in Economics and Business Administration…

Tognum Upgrades MTU Series 2000 Yacht Engines

Aug 27, 2012

Tognum said it will develop its MTU Series 2000 yacht engines for compliance with US EPA Tier 3 Recreational and IMO Tier III emissions regulations. The new Series 2000 M96 engines will be able to cover outputs up to 2,600 bhp (1,940 kW), at…

Sail Design for Commercial Ships Completed

Aug 27, 2012

Eco Marine Power completes EnergySail design.Japan's Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd. announce that it has completed the high level design for its innovative rigid sail known as the EnergySail, a revolutionary device that will allow ships to harness…

MTU Series 2000 Yacht Engine Development

Aug 27, 2012

Tognum is to develop its MTU Series 2000 yacht engines to meet forthcoming exhaust gas emission regulations.Tognum is to develop its MTU Series 2000 yacht engines for compliance with US EPA Tier 3 Recreational and IMO Tier III emissions regulations…

Kongsberg Maritime & OSIsoft Form Strategic Alliance

Aug 26, 2012

Kongsberg Maritime to embed OSIsoft PI system in new Kongsberg information management system for marine operations.OSIsoft, provider of the PI System, provider of real-time data and events management systems and Kongsberg Maritime, a maritime and offshore technology provider…

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