Technical

Marseille superyacht repair facility

THE PORT OF MARSEILLE FOS AND MONACO MARINE SEAL THEIR PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE A MEGA YACHT MAINTENANCE AND REFIT CENTRE IN MARSEILLE

  • On Thursday 20 September 2018, the Port of Marseille Fos and Monaco Marine Marseille officially signed their partnership to create a mega yacht maintenance and refit centre in the Mirabeau harbour sector of the Port of Marseille Fos.
  • For a period of 50 years the Port has granted an area of 55,000m2 dedicated to marine pleasure craft repair to the company Monaco...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/28/marseille-superyacht-repair-facility/

Wärtsilä HY hybrid power module gets further validation with AIP from ABS

The innovative Wärtsilä HY hybrid power module establishes a new benchmark in hybrid marine propulsion.

Wärtsilä Corporation,  27 September 2018 at 10.30 am EEST – The technology group Wärtsilä’s hybrid power module, the innovative Wärtsilä HY, has been granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by ABS, a leading global provider of classification and technical advisory services to the marine and offshore industries. This AIP follows another issued by ABS in 2017 for Wärtsilä’s hybrid propulsion tug...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/27/wartsila-hy-hybrid-power-module-gets-further-validation-with-aip-from-abs/

Daikin Reefer celebrates 50 years of Market – leading reefer innovation

Shin Furuta, President, Daikin Reefer,

With quality and reliability at its core, Daikin Reefer continues to push the boundaries of reefer technology

OSAKA, 27 September 2018: Daikin Reefer, a leading global supplier of container refrigeration equipment, is this month officially celebrating its 50th anniversary. Central to the evolution of the refrigerated container market since the very beginning, Daikin Reefer was one of the first major reefer manufacturers in 1968 and has maintained its...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/27/daikin-reefer-celebrates-50-years-of-market-leading-reefer-innovation/

Businesses must digitise trade documents to get on board the UK’s export drive

Simon Streat of Bolero International.

Businesses must digitise trade documents to get on board the UK’s export drive

By Simon Streat, VP Product Strategy, Bolero International

Expanding the UK’s export trade has become a vital strategic objective for everyone in business and government.

While the government wants to almost double exports to £1 trillion by 2020, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox in August that he wants exports as a proportion of UK GDP to rise from 30 per cent to 35 per cent.

Int...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/26/businesses-must-digitise-trade-documents-to-get-on-board-the-uks-export-drive/

Now May be a Good Time to Review Your Enclosed Space Entry Procedures

Recent enclosed space incidents serve as a stark reminder that entry into such spaces without following proper procedures can result in seafarers being seriously injured or even killed, warns a major flag state.

The Republic of the Marshall Island (RMI) published a Marine Safety Advisory (MSA 23-18) on 30 August 2018 reporting on two recent enclosed space incidents onboard RMI-flagged ships which resulted in the deaths of three seafarers and two seafarers losing consciousness.

Investigation...

http://mfame.guru/now-may-be-a-good-time-to-review-your-enclosed-space-entry-procedures/

Vittoria Shipyard launches the “Rome-Moscow” tug for the Russian Federation

The “РИМ—MОСКВА” (Rome-Moscow) tug

The eight million euro vessel will be deployed in the operations to dismantle nuclear submarines in the Barents Sea

The Company President Duò said: “With this build we strengthen our positioning in the domestic and international harbour and oceanic tug market. We are now focussing on becoming a point of reference.”

It is called РИМ—MОСКВА (Rome-Moscow) and it will be deployed in the operations planned for the dismantling of the nuclear submarines that have been...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/24/vittoria-shipyard-launches-the-rome-moscow-tug-for-the-russian-federation/

Celebrating the UK’s Year of Engineering at INEC/iSCSS … and Exhibitions News

  • 18 countries represented by speakers and delegates
  • STEM Day being held for students from four schools at INEC/iSCSS
  • Young presentation authors also being lauded

In less than two weeks speakers and delegates from 18 countries will meet in Glasgow at INEC 2018 – the 14th International Naval Engineering Conference and Exhibition, incorporating the International Ship Control Systems Symposium (iSCSS).

Being held 2 – 4 October at the Technology & Innovation Centre at the University of Strathclyde,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/24/celebrating-the-uks-year-of-engineering-at-ineciscss-and-exhibitions-news/

Christopher Clott, PhD, Maritime College, State University of New York, ABS Chair of Marine Transportation and Logistics, Global Business Transportation Department

I met Chris Clott at the Opening Oceans Conference in Copenhagen early May and since he has a much experience from the maritime industry after having worked for liner companies, specialised in business strategy and also is one of the co-founders of the Maritime Global Innovation Centre, he gives a crash-course on where the maritime industry is right now when it comes to Industry Revolution 4.0. 

With the goal to influence & drive change, Chris sees the necessity of collaboration and he would...

https://shippingpodcast.com/christopher-clott-phd-maritime-college-state-university-of-new-york-abs-chair-of-marine-transportation-and-logistics-global-business-transportation-department/

Thomas Öström, Founder, Board Member and CEO of Climeon AB

Thomas Öström is the passionate person who wanted to find the solution to the climate change. He is challenged by the use of fossil fuel and had an idea on how to use the energy in waste heat from industries and low-temperature geothermal heat to generate electricity. The company Climeon started in 2011 and has entered the maritime industry by turning heat into clean electricity, unaffected by weather conditions.

Thomas says that the restrictions the maritime industry put on their product were...

Full: https://shippingpodcast.com/thomas-ostrom-founder-board-member-and-ceo-of-climeon-ab/

Synne Marie Mossevig, Consultant, Maritime Advisory, Environmental Technology and Compliance, DNVGL

What are the implications and costs of regulations? How can public procurement be used to reduce the environmental footprint? 

You need to listen to Synne Marie Mossevig, who works with these issues at DNVGL in Olso. We talk about the impact of regulations, what and who influences the regulators and dives into the “usual questions” about visibility, #nextgen & the future of the #shipping industry.

You don’t want to miss this! Download, subscribe & listen – that’s the mantra. Please help me spread...

Full: https://shippingpodcast.com/synne-marie-mossevig-consultant-maritime-advisory-environmental-technology-and-compliance-dnvgl/

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