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How does the acceptance of digital health solutions in the maritime industry impact the employee well-being of seafarers? Two PhD students decided to look into that as they were writing their thesis.
Charlotta Herkommer and Sandra Siljevik Laine study Business Administration at the University of Jönköping, Sweden, in the Digital Business Programme. Nevertheless, they decided to look into the maritime universe to see how digital health solutions could make a difference for...
The 421’6”x103.7′ Mobile (LCS 26) successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico Sept. 25. LCS 26 is the third Austal USA-built ship for the U.S. Navy to complete acceptance trials in 2020.
Acceptance trials involve the execution of intense comprehensive tests by the Austal USA-led industry team while underway, which demonstrate to the Navy the successful operation of the ship’s major systems and equipment. This is the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship.
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Quality Liquefied Natural Gas Transport (Q-LNG) has received U.S. Coast Guard design basis acceptance and regulatory approvals to move forward with construction on two variants of its current design. The designs, each for a 5,400m3 and 8,000m3 articulated tug and barge (“ATB”), are both variants of the 4,000m3 ATB design currently under construction at VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Miss.
Q-LNG is currently contracted with VT Halter for the construction of America’s first offshore LNG ATB,...