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Thales, Transas Sign Cooperation Agreement

Nov 07, 2012

Development of a 'Full Warship Trainer' at the focus of the cooperation. Thales Germany and Transas Marine International signed a cooperation agreement to develop and market a Full Warship Trainer (FWST). This modular simulation solution…

DSME Open Offshore Drill Simulator

Nov 06, 2012

Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) opens a drilling and well control simulation laboratory.The DSME R&D Institute has perfectly recreated a drill ship and semi-rig control room in the DSME Seoul office building. This…

ECDIS Ltd Install VSTEP NAUTIS

Nov 06, 2012

UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd unveiled a VSTEP NAUTIS full mission bridge simulator with a 315° viewing capability. It is to primarily be used for Bridge Team training but has been fitted with 4 different ECDIS systems all integrated with the NAUTIS software…

Full Warship Trainer Development Planned

Nov 06, 2012

Thales Germany & Transas Marine International sign a cooperation agreement to develop & market a Full Warship Trainer (FWST). This modular simulation solution, which will be offered in various configurations, is the first of its kind to…

Major Seabed Seismic R&D Collaboration

Nov 06, 2012

SpiceRack: CGGVeritas & Saudi Aramco join in major R&D collaboration to develop seabed seismic acquisition.Five months after CGGVeritas  and Saudi Aramco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaborative research and the development of geophysical acquisition…

US Navy Seeks to Transform Gas Turbine Technology

Nov 05, 2012

Naval Research Laboritory (NRL) scientists study the complex physics of Rotating Detonation Engines (RDE's).With its strong dependence on gas-turbine engines for propulsion, the U.S. Navy is always looking for ways to improve the fuel consumption of these engines…

LAGCOE Education Fund Announced

Nov 01, 2012

Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition (LAGCOE), one of the world's pioneer oil and gas expositions, recently announced the creation of the LAGCOE Education Fund, a fund at Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA), according to Angela Cring, Executive Director of LAGCOE…

ABS Signs Agreements in Korea with KOGAS, Universities

Nov 01, 2012

ABS signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with several Korean entities to advance local research and development (R&D) efforts.  On October 219, 012, ABS President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki signed an MOU with the Korea Gas Corporation…

IMCA Advisory on Use of Equipment Controlled by PLC's

Oct 29, 2012

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) advises on safe use of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's).Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are widely used in a variety of small and large pieces of equipment on marine construction vessels…

Great Lakes Windfarm Project Shelved

Oct 29, 2012

A new state blueprint presents a preference to focus wind farm developments off the Rockaways, in New York City, not the Lakes.The Cuomo administration, which last year scuttled as too expensive a plan to construct the nation’s first wind energy farm in the Great Lakes…

Hempel Launch High-solid Anti-fouling Paint

Oct 28, 2012

Hempel launches high-solids versions of their Globic, Oceanic and Olympic antifoulings, which offer optimised features and stronger ROI.The new versions, Globic 9000, Globic 6000, Oceanic+ and Olympic+, have been optimised to offer the benefits of high-solids…

Floating Solar Field Concept Unveiled by DNV

Oct 26, 2012

DNV has developed SUNdy, a large-scale offshore solar field concept that aims to help countries seeking alternative energy sources.The core feature of the concept is a hexagonal array which floats on the sea surface. A collection of these arrays…

UK Giant Offshore Wind Farm Cable Installation Complete

Oct 26, 2012

Array cable installation completed at London Array by a small fleet of specialised vessels.Six days after the final foundation was installed at London Array the project has achieved another milestone – all array cables have now been installed at the offshore site…

Volvo Penta Unveil New V8 Engine

Oct 25, 2012

Volvo Penta's poweful new V8-380 marine diesel engine debuts at Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show.“This new-generation, high-performance engine has raised the bar for marine engines and follows a long history of innovation for Volvo Penta…

Wärtsilä Contracted by Vyborg Shipyard

Oct 25, 2012

Wärtsilä was contracted to supply integrated power and automation systems for two Russian icebreakers. Wärtsilä won the contract to supply integrated power and automation systems for two new icebreakers being built for a Russian state-owned enterprise by Vyborg Shipyard JSC…

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