New Orleans based Cooper Group subsidiary Crescent Towing recently took delivery of the M/V Angus R. Cooper II, a new 6,000 HP, tier 4, Z-drive tugboat constructed at Cooper Group’s Blakeley BoatWorks in Mobile, Ala.
To be added to Crescent Towing’s ship assist operations in the Port of Savannah, Ga., the new Z-drive tug is powered by twin Caterpillar 3516E tier 4 engines, each producing 3,004 HP and powering Kongsberg 255 fixed pitch azimuthing drives (Z-drives).
The M/V Angus R. Cooper II...
Norway’s Kongsberg, via its Kongsberg Discovery technology division, has confirmed that the first production example of its long-range Hugin Endurance autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) has completed factory acceptance testing. Sea trials for the first production unit began in September 2023. In...
London-headquartered Longitude Engineering has been selected to design the world-first zero-emission electric Service Operation Vessel (eSOV) that a consortium led by Bibby Marine plans to build (see earlier story). The project has recently been awarded GBP 20 million (about $25 million) in U.K. government funding under the Zero Emission Vessel and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition.
The eSOV is based on Longitude Engineering’s OSD-IMT9605 design. The vessel will be powered by a hybrid 20MWh...
Some big news in the world of fishing with the launch of the Arctic Fjord, the first US-built trawler-processor for Alaskan pollock in over three decades. The vessel, measuring 100m…
https://gcaptain.com/new-us-built-trawler-processor-for-alaskan-pollock-unveiled/
Svitzer , has selected Kongsberg Digital to deliver state-of-the-art simulators in support of crew training at its Port of Newcastle base in Australia. The contract with Kongsberg will help create […]
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https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/svitzer-investing-in-world-class-simulation-capability/
Kongsberg Discovery sets new AUV milestone with successful sea trials of HUGIN Endurance, states a Kongsberg news source.
Long range AUVKongsberg Discovery has started an extensive programme of sea trials with its new and revolutionary long-range Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), the HUGIN Endurance.
HUGIN Endurance, launched in 2021, is the largest member of Kongsberg Discovery’s HUGIN family of AUVs. Measuring approximately 11 metres in length, with a diameter...
https://mfame.guru/kongsberg-discoverys-hugin-endurance-marine-trials-set-new-auv-record/
Last week we looked at Britoil’s acquisition of 30 offshore supply vessels (OSVs) from Vroon for a price we estimated to be in the region of US$239 million, and the acquisition of the Vroon Offshore Services management teams in Singapore and Italy. We noted how the Dutch Bank ING had foolishly cut a side deal […]
With a shared vision to lead the way in green maritime technology, Kongsberg Digital and Höegh Autoliners have worked closely together since 2019. Expanding their collaboration, the two companies have…
Kongsberg Digital’s vessel-to-cloud data infrastructure platform, Vessel Insight, was awarded an ABS Product Design Assessment (PDA) for SMART(INF) (infrastructure) in accordance with the ABS Smart Functions Guide, in addition to…
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM), founded from a joint venture between Qatar Gas Transport […]
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https://www.offshore-energy.biz/n-kom-and-kongsberg-enter-services-partnership-lng-lpg-included/