[ad_1] Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce that it has been contracted by Island Offshore, a leading Norwegian provider of high-quality solutions for the offshore oil industry, to supply turnkey hybrid battery solutions for three of the firm’s UT 776 CD-design Platform Supply Vessels. Two of...
[ad_1] In the area of renewable energy vessel propulsion, the scale of maritime vessel technology allows for application of grid-scale energy storage technologies that would otherwise be impractical for road or rail vehicle propulsion. Initiatives are underway in the UK to develop grid-scale liquid air...
[ad_1] The new Royal Navy carrier HMS Prince of Wales will help lead the UK's national commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of victory over Japan. The previous HMS Prince of Wales was among the war’s first victims, sunk on December 10, 1941 as she and battle-cruiser HMS Repulse attempted...
[ad_1] Most of the attention the U.S. Coast Guard gets is for its missions of bravery, such as the daring rescues of seafarers in distress, or its missions such as drug interdictions and seizures. This mission for the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay will clearly...
[ad_1] The Auckland District Court has sentenced Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL) to a fine of $280,000 for allowing its pilot boats to exceed harbor speed limits on thousands of voyages, including one that ended in a high-speed collision with a swimmer. The director of national...
[ad_1] [By Hanane Becha, UN/CEFACT, Todd Frazier, FedEx Express, Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Michael Schröder, Hapag-Lloyd, and Jaco Voorspuij, GS1] How many times have you asked yourself the following questions: Where is the container I shipped? When will the container arrive at the...
[ad_1] The German propulsion expert SCHOTTEL has secured a contract with Turkish shipyard Med Marine to provide azimuth thrusters for a new salvage tug ordered by Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). It will be equipped with main and auxiliary propulsion systems from SCHOTTEL, achieving an expected...
[ad_1] Singaporean state investment firm Temasek has backed out of a bid to buy a controlling stake in Keppel Corp., the parent company of offshore shipbuilder Keppel Offshore & Marine. Last October, Temasek reached an agreement to acquire an additional 30 percent stake in Keppel Corp.,...
[ad_1] The practice of consolidation through less than container load (LCL) shipping of cargo - which involves multiple shippers and consignees in a single shipping container - has allowed thousands of shippers to move their cargo at economical prices when they cannot fill an entire full container...
[ad_1] Countries around the world are rushing to the aid of Mauritius after the island nation’s prime minister declared a national emergency as oil continues to leak into the environmentally sensitive area from the grounded bulk carrier Wakashio. Mauritius issued an urgent appeal saying the...
