Technology

Two 24 m Explorer Type Motor Yachts delivered to owners

Recently the two Danish Owners Lars and Per Thrane have taken delivery of these two remarkable yachts designed by KNUD E. HANSEN and build by Holland Jachtbouw Zaandam, Netherlands.

The yachts have been transferred to Denmark and are safely moored in a marina north of Copenhagen. The yachts are mainly going to operate in the Baltics, Denmark and Norway and will serve as private yachts for the Owners.

The two yachts have been 4 years in the making and are equipped with the newest technology the...

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ClassNK releases Guidelines for Vehicles Carrier Structures

Tokyo – Leading Classification Society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Vehicles Carrier Structures. The Guidelines specify the technical requirements specifically related to the structural strength assessments of vehicles carriers by using direct calculation.

Vehicles carriers are designed with a minimum number of transverse bulkheads and partial bulkheads in order to increase cargo handling efficiency as well as to permit more vehicles to be loaded on board; this, however, means that...

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UK’s largest marine simulation training centre to operate using Wärtsilä equipment

l to r: Lars Lippuner, Head of Commercial Operations, Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering; Alex Ponomarev, Area Sales Manager, Wärtsilä; Muhammad Shafique, Senior Lecturer, Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering; Syamantak Bhattacharya, Dean, Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering

Wärtsilä Corporation,  5 October 2018 at 10 am EEST – The technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to provide a full scope of marine simulators for a new training facility at...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/05/uks-largest-marine-simulation-training-centre-to-operate-using-wartsila-equipment/

Bloc wins MIT solve competition for coastal communities with Blockchain Shipping Emissions MV Solution

Deanna MacDonald CEO of BLOC presenting at the MIT’s Solve’s Coastal Communities Challenge, for its work in developing shipping Emissions Monitoring Reporting (MRV) solutions.

Recognition for project focused on custody chain and traceability for marine fuels as part of instigating blockchain technology in maritime risk and safety

NEW YORK, 04 October 2018: Blockchain technology and governance specialist, Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration (BLOC), has won Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/04/bloc-wins-mit-solve-competition-for-coastal-communities-with-blockchain-shipping-emissions-mv-solution/

Saab Seaeye – Smart torque tool takes off

The new small self-calibrating class 1-4 torque tool is bringing considerable savings to torque tool tasks.

Considerable savings in major torque intervention projects are reported by five subsea operators who were early to adopt the new smart electric torque tool from TMT and Saab Seaeye and is now available as a rental option.

Offshore operator, McDermott, found they could get a rapid configuration change to their electric tool with accurate torque operations and speeds up to 30 rpm, operating...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/04/saab-seaeye-smart-torque-tool-takes-off/

Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator Announces Four New Innovation Challenges and Industry Pilots for Safetytech Startups

Prof Richard Clegg

The latest round of innovation challenges from the Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator, ‘Innovation in Detecting Safety Risks in Critical Infrastructure Industries’, offers startups trial funding and partnerships with leading commercial partners: Scorpio, Pacific International Lines, Infratek and Odfjell Drilling.

  • The Round 2 Innovation Challenges seek digital entrepreneurs with innovative solutions to improve the detection of complex safety hazards and risks in marine,...

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    Wärtsilä and Royal Caribbean extend their partnership to 2028

    Allure of the Seas

    Wärtsilä Corporation,  4 October 2018 at 11.30 am EEST – The marine and cruise industry is moving more and more toward long-term partnerships. Wärtsilä and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. are leading the way by strengthening their long-term cooperation and extending their service agreement to the year 2028. The original agreement, signed in 2013, spanned 10 years. Under the agreement, Wärtsilä is optimising maintenance efficiency through improved Turbocharger maintenance,...

    http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/04/wartsila-and-royal-caribbean-extend-their-partnership-to-2028/

    Fully Autonomous Cargo Ships Face Enormous Challenges

    A consortium of Norwegian firms, including Yara International, Vard, and Kongsberg, announced on September 2017, that they’d start testing the hull design of the YARA Birkenland at a test-tank facility in Trondheim.

    When it’s completely built, it would be the small ship with 3,200 Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT), and the first to operate fully autonomous to enter commercial service.

    Hull under test

    Later this year, according to the timeline set by the developers and the regulators (led by the Norwegian...

    http://mfame.guru/fully-autonomous-cargo-ships-face-enormous-challenges/

    New Break Bulk Optimiser Solution

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has introduced a new Breakbulk cargo stowage solution, the Breakbulk Optimiser, that enables operators to rapidly and optimally plan the stowage of many different cargoes, increasing vessel utilisation rates significantly and therefore improving business performance.

    First cloud-based automated app

    “The MacGregor Breakbulk Optimiser is the first automated, cloud-based application for the optimised stowage of breakbulk and general cargoes,” says Magnus Sjöberg, Senior...

    http://mfame.guru/new-break-bulk-optimiser-solution/

    Newport Shipping Group Purchases 100 Scrubbers

    Newport Shipping’s COO Roy Yap (seated left) and Puyier General Manager Ryan Gao sign a partnership agreement for the supply Puyier’s marine exhaust cleaning systems

    Newport Shipping Group has purchased 100 scrubbers with options for an additional 100 units from Chinese scrubber manufacturer Weihai Puyi Marine Environmental Technology Co (Puyier).

    The bulk purchase of scrubbers, which aims to safeguard shipowners against any price hikes or production bottlenecks as demand increases, coincides...

    http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/03/newport-shipping-group-purchases-100-scrubbers/

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