[ad_1] On Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 44-year-old man from a cruise ship at a position about 20 nautical miles east of Atlantic City. The crew of the cruise ship Mein Schiff contacted Sector Delaware Bay Coast Guard watchstanders at 1020 hours, reporting that there was...
[ad_1] On October 24, during the Our Ocean 2019 conference in Oslo, the Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship initiative (SeaBOS) announced it has joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI). SeaBOS represents 10 of the world’s largest seafood companies. The companies committed to the initiative include...
[ad_1] A study by A.P. Moller - Maersk and Lloyd's Register indicates that the best opportunities for decarbonizing shipping lie in finding new sustainable energy sources, in particular: alcohol, biomethane, and ammonia. The study has found that the cost of transport will rise – not because...
[ad_1] Over a period of centuries, sails formed the basis of wind powered vessel propulsion until German aviation engineer Anton Flettner developed vertical-axis Magnus rotors that used the boundary layer effect to convert wind energy to vessel propulsion. During the latter 20th century, Canadian physics...
[ad_1] V.Group has today announced the appointment of Petter Traaholt as Chief Financial Officer with effect from March 2020. Petter replaces Alison Henriksen, who has resigned and will be leaving V.Group at the end of this year. Petter joins V.Group from Eltel Group, a leading provider...
[ad_1] Intellian, the global leader in mobile satellite communication antenna systems, has launched a satcom package for smart ships with marine engineering and service provider Hyundai Global Service (HGS), a subsidiary of the world’s No.1 shipbuilding company Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) group. This is the...
[ad_1] Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced Intellian as the newest manufacturer of Iridium CertusTM maritime terminals. Intellian is introducing the C700 terminal which will enable a variety of applications including safety, bridge and crew welfare communications, connected ship IoT capabilities like engine monitoring and remote diagnostics, as...
[ad_1] Public utility Dominion Energy has secured final approval from the federal Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) to move forward with a two-turbine offshore wind demonstration project off the coast of Virginia. It will be the first commercial offshore wind installation in federal...
[ad_1] Deputy Prime Minister, General Prawit Wongsuwan, has committed Thailand to protect and build on recent fisheries reforms during a meeting with the Environmental Justice Foundation’s Executive Director, Steve Trent. For the past five years, EJF has worked closely with the Royal Thai Government to eradicate...
[ad_1] During the mid-1940’s, an innovation called the “free-wing” was developed in the U.S. to improve flight stability of small aircraft. A flap mounted at the end of a long lever that extended rearward behind the wing, maintained wing angle during flight. The free-wing concept...
