[ad_1] Currently several means of transport and workboats are undergoing accelerated development towards automation and automated movement. Almost daily publications appear about automation in shipping. Names of large maritime industrial companies are often found in these publications, giving the idea that they are a major driving...
[ad_1] Green Marine’s environmental certification program has been put on the shortlist of nominees for one this year’s Safety4Sea Awards. We’ve made it this far, but now we need your Safety4Sea vote, please! This is the fourth consecutive year of the Safety4Sea Awards event. The awards...
[ad_1] Leading Sri Lankan shipbuilding and ship repair service provider Colombo Dockyard PLC has established a dedicated unit to handle afloat ship repairs with fast response and reliable service capability at all Sri Lankan ports. The RAPID RESPONSE AFLOAT REPAIR SERVICE (RRARS) was officially launched on...
[ad_1] [By Tyler Cross] In 1827, Sir William Parry of the British Royal Navy made the first serious attempt to reach the North Pole. Captain of the Hecla, he and his crew reached 82°45’ N, a record for humanity for the northernmost latitude reached; it remained unbroken for...
[ad_1] Orolia has announced a new partnership with Radio Holland that includes the development of a Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) specifically designed for inland shipping. This solution will enhance safe navigation and ship performance and provide tools for understanding the cause of incidents. Radio Holland...
[ad_1] Activation of Thordon Bearings’ revolutionary inflatable emergency seal prevented a 70ft (21m) long workboat from certain sinking in February, following multiple shaft failures that damaged the vessel’s primary shaft seal. The crew of the 2002-built twin-screw workboat activated Thordon Bearing’s TG100’s secondary seal during operations...
[ad_1] Despite Italy's ban, a second migrant rescue boat has docked in Lampedusa. The vessel, Alex, operated by the Italian NGO Mediterranea and carrying 41 migrants, docked at the same quay as the Sea Watch 3 a week earlier. The Sea Watch 3 made contact with...
[ad_1] Newbuilding orders dropped to record lows in Q2 2019. Bulkers The total number of bulker newbuild orders is down 73 percent for the first half of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. So far this year, Panamaxes have been the most popular size to order...
[ad_1] Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce they have been awarded the contract from Ocean Industries Inc., a related corporation of Ocean Group Inc., to design a new generation of Ship Handling tugs to be built at the Ocean Industries Inc. shipyard at L’Isle-aux-Coudres,...
[ad_1] Hurtigruten’s diesel hybrid powered cruise ship Roald Amundsen is the first vessel of her kind, and this week she became the first cruise ship in the world to sail (for a period) on battery electric power alone. "This opens a new chapter in maritime history. MS...
