Georgios TERIAKIDIS, Regional Business Development Manager, South East Europe, Middle East & Africa, DNV GL – Maritime advises on the Scrubber Statistics – Alternative Fuels Insight Platform (AFI):
DNV GL’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform is a new application, offered under MyServices, in our online portal. This application provides an intuitive and seamlessly up to date overview of alternative fuel projects, technologies, scrubbers, bunkering infrastructure and suppliers.
The...
From the awards ceremony
Leading towage and salvage specialist Multraship and its innovation arm, Novatug, have won the prestigious Maritime KVNR Shipping Award 2018 for their ground-breaking Carrousel RAVE TUG (CRT) design.
The award was presented to Leendert Muller, managing director of Multraship, on 12 November in Amsterdam during the Maritime Awards Gala, an annual event organised by the Stichting Maritime Awards Gala foundation representing Netherlands Maritime Technology, The Royal...
Lesley Robinson
Winners of the prestigious DAME Design Award 2018 were announced today with British designed and manufactured products receiving over 40% of the accolades presented, including Overall Winner. At the leading global design competition for new marine equipment and accessories, creativity from UK companies beat off stiff competition with revolutionary design and ingenuity.
Overall, members of British Marine, the trade association for the UK leisure, superyacht and small commercial...
Arrival of the SCAMP Workboat Palencia II at the Gibraltar Berth after attending to a full cleaning of a 285m commercial vessel.
Gibraltar, 12 November 2018– HullWiper Ltd, in partnership with global provider of ship fuel conservation and underwater services SCAMP, is now offering an affordable, safe and eco-friendly hull cleaning solution for vessels transiting the Strait of Gibraltar.
The agreement marks the latest expansion under HullWiper’s global leasing programme, introduced in 2017, to...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/12/hullwiper-network-expands-into-gibraltar-with-scamp/
Lloyd’s Register HQ’s in London
Insight from companies across the world brings the future in focus on the pace and development of predictive analytics.
A new industry report launched today – an extension of the global Technology Radar survey series produced by Lloyd’s Register (LR) – reveals the pace, development and adoption of predictive analytics in oil and gas.
The report brings in to focus how different companies are using predictive analytics and to what extent companies are transforming...
Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine (GGZEM), announced the beginning of construction of the Water-Go-Round, the first-of-its-kind hydrogen fuel cell boat, says a press release.
Zero emission ferry’s backbone laidThe keel laying ceremony is a celebrated tradition of laying down the backbone of a vessel, which is a milestone in making a ship come to life.
The 70-foot catamaran is being built by Bay Ship & Yacht Co. of Alameda. It will showcase the advantages of hydrogen fuel cells for the commercial...
http://mfame.guru/keel-laid-for-water-go-round-zero-emission-vessel/
Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine (GGZEM) announced the beginning of construction of the ‘Water-Go-Round’, the first-of-its-kind hydrogen fuel cell boat, representing a global paradigm for the advantages of hydrogen fuel cells in the commercial maritime industry. When launched in mid-2019 the Water-Go-Round will be the first fuel cell vessel in the US and the first commercial fuel cell ferry in the world.
The 70-foot catamaran is being built by the US-based Bay Ship & Yacht Co. of Alameda, with...
https://safety4sea.com/construction-begins-for-worlds-first-hydrogen-fuel-cell-ferry/
According to media reports, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) is all set to launch their new Sekstant Global Guidance system for reefer digitalisation next year.
This roll-out described is the most significant technological breakthrough since the introduction of its Star Cool reefer.
Why is it important?With the refrigerated container manufacturer drawing on many years of involvement in reefer connectivity, Sekstant provides container operators with accurate data at any point along the...
http://mfame.guru/maersks-sekstant-launch-a-significant-breakthrough/
The world’s largest battery-hybrid ship, ‘Color Hybrid’, has arrived at Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft in Norway for final stages of completion. The vessel is to be delivered to Color Line in mid-2019, when it will start servicing the Sandefjord and Strömstad route, improving the line between Norway and Sweden.
The tow of the hull arrived at Ulstein Verft on 6 November 2018, and the hull was positioned in the dock hall on 8 November. Completion work will now commence on the various areas of...
https://safety4sea.com/worlds-largest-battery-hybrid-ship-nears-completion/
Matthieu de Tugny, Chief Operations Officer, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore
Paris-La Défense, France, November 6th, 2018 – Bureau Veritas,...