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Marine carbon reduction technologies
The industry will need to accelerate investment in carbon capture technology if it is to achieve net zero by 2050. ABS, Value Maritime, Wärtsilä, ClassNK, LR and Alfa Laval are all involved in developing novel solutions to reduce carbon emissions
Cruise & Ferry update
With a cruise sector comeback now on the horizon, shipowners are striving to ensure that their vessels are equipped for a new set of challenges. If the industry is to make a successful recovery, it will require radical rethinking across the board, says Oslo-based...
A ship repair market review from Clarksons Research
The Covid-19 pandemic and its unprecedented disruption to the world economy has become the dominant theme as 2020 has progressed, explains Stephen Gordon, Managing Director of Clarksons Research. Covid-19: Deepening economic impact With economists now expecting global...
CSSC Marine Service completes first WinGD X-DF engine major overhaul in nine days
CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has completed the first ever major overhaul on two WinGD X-DF engines in only nine days. The twin 6X62DF engines overhauled by CMS belong to the first...
Servicing ships remotely via augmented reality glasses
After a successful pilot, system integrator Bakker Sliedrecht and gas shipping company Anthony Veder intend to enter a partnership to provide ships with remote service through augmented reality glasses (AR-glasses). Via a computer, service engineers of Bakker...
Survitec highlights the need for medical oxygen onboard
Leading maritime safety specialist Survitec is highlighting the need to ensure there is sufficient medical oxygen onboard vessels in the event of crews and passengers becoming ill with a respiratory infection. While the IMDG Code and MFAG guidelines require operators...
The SMS Group embraces the new norm
In the midst of the most challenging global pandemic The SMS Group, headquartered in Southampton, has both adapted and expanded. The SMS Group has an enviable reputation as specialists in ship repair, marine engineering and major fabrication projects in the Commercial...
Vestdavit deploys augmented reality to enhance remote support
Vestdavit is enhancing its remote support offering with augmented reality software from UBIMAX, the world’s leading provider of wearable technology solutions for enterprises. The platform, named ‘xAssist’, will be used in conjunction with head-mounted hardware...
Gibdock services Shearwater survey vessels in testing times
Mediterranean shiprepair facility Gibdock is overcoming the challenges posed by the current global health crisis, completing an extensive two-vessel drydocking and maintenance project for returning customer Shearwater GeoServices. The Gibraltar-based repair and...
Ready for a “New Normal” in the wake of COVID-19
Bureau Veritas Marine Singapore (BV), in collaboration with PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd (PSA Marine), has successfully completed a remote marine survey for PSA Aspen, an LNG dual fuel PSA Marine harbour tug. Supported by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA),...
Further COVID-19 support measures outlined
The St Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) has put in place a series of measures designed to help ship owners and managers as they embark on the road to normalising their own operations post-COVID-19 The newly implemented support measures are...
Ponant fleet reactivation supported by Bureau Veritas expertise
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services, is working with Ponant, a cruise company with a fleet of 11 smaller-scale ships combining state-of-the-art technology and respect for the environment, to help implement...
Total opens a new laboratory to extend technical services support for shipping
Total Lubmarine has extended the global reach of its technical support services with the opening of a new Diagomar Plus Laboratory in Chicago, USA. The new lab opening means the marine lubricant specialist now has five centres around the world – with Chicago joining...
Eidesvik and Yxney see significant potential in data-driven solutions for fuel efficiency
The Norwegian ship-owner Eidesvik has built a name as an industry innovator in energy efficient operations. Smart use of data has been a long-term theme in Eidesvik, and a key to finding the best ways to reduce emissions. As the next step on this path, Eidesvik has...
AkzoNobel launches e-Learning for core marine products
As with AkzoNobel’s Protective Coatings business unit (see AkzoNobel accelerates digitalisation during COVID-19), the marine side of the business has launched e-Learning for sales and customers during Covid-19. The training is on core products and ranges and...
Viking Line to launch cruise service from Helsinki to Mariehamn
Viking Line will place its Gabriella in service for cruises from Helsinki to the Åland Islands three days a week beginning July 1. Day trips to the popular summer town of Mariehamn will give passengers the chance to get to know Åland’s sights and attractions. Viking...