One of the many dangers that commercial divers face during deep diving operations is decompression sickness – commonly referred to as ‘the bends.’ In the event of an emergency evacuation, even once divers have reached the perceived relative safety of onshore via a hyperbaric lifeboat, they still need to undergo a thorough decompression process to safely return to the sur...
Launched in 2018 by Guidance Marine, a Wärtsilä company, SceneScan is a high-accuracy rotating laser sensor that provides positional data to allow automated approach and station keeping relative to a structure or vessel. The tracking information is relative to natural or man-made structures within the sensor’s field of view by matching its current observation of the scen...
The company’s French subsidiary, Sodraco International, will be responsible for transporting and installing all 80 turbines for the project. Parc du Banc de Guérande, a joint venture between the French renewable energy company EDF Renewables and the Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge, awarded the contract. The Saint-Nazaire offshore windfarm is in the ...
In August 2019, NORIS delivered an engine and tank alarm and monitoring system for two Egyptian tug boats. The project included a HMI touchscreen display with visualisation software and control cabinets per ship. Up to here nothing special. However during the running project, the ship owner placed an additional request to indicate the tank level in percent of each of the...
The retractable yachtgarage sheds are made with trusses in S355JR hot dip galvanized steel, AR808 bolts and fireproof PVC 950 gr / m2. The dimensions of the tubes used will vary depending on the size of the structure (40 × 40, 50 × 50, 60 × 60; 80x80mm). Each upright is equipped with one or more wheels in orbital motion with a safety brake. The yachtgarage retracta...
The shock mitigating seating is designed and manufactured in Canada using military-grade components for protection and safety. “Shockwave seating is making waves in the recreational and commercial marine sectors with a new easy to install, cost-effective, marine suspension module that protects boaters from the shock of wave impact and increases their comfort and safet...
The primary factory of Evergreen Maritime delivered 600 pieces foam filled fenders to one domestic customer. Those foam fenders equipped with fiber protection cover will be deployed in a yacht club for yacht mooring.
By the standards of most commercial-scale offshore windfarms, the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project is diminutive. But its significance is huge, because it is the first offshore windfarm in federal waters in the US, and will act as a testbed, not just for a 2-GW windfarm US utility Dominion Energy also plans to build, but projects in federal waters around the...
The company said lower pricing remains the main factor impacting group profitability but noted that its 9M 2019 performance was in line with its FY 2019 guidance range, even though results in the most recent quarter were adversely affected by emerging market volatility and onshore execution challenges. Revenues from offshore wind turbines in the quarter reached a reco...
The ‘near-final’ documentation released on 31 July 2019 includes some of the proposed steps and processes which are currently close to completion. Developers can now access detailed documents to help them prepare ahead of the final launch of the leasing. These are available upon request until 30 August 2019. Interested parties are invited to feedback any comments to e...
We are very excited by the development of wind solutions as a key answer to the decarbonisation challenges we are facing today and it is only natural for us to join the International Windship Association in its drive to further develop these technologies,” Edouard Louis-Dreyfus, LDA President, said. LDA Group owns, charters and operates over 100 vessels worldwide and ...
Acta Marine’s new walk-to-work vessel Acta Centaurus has now been working for 1.5 months in the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm. During this first charter with MHI Vestas, the new built DP2 Service Operation Vessel (SOV) supports installation and commissioning of 31 turbines. The operations with the SMST provided Access & Cargo Tower with motion compensated gangway and...
The Scorpio Tanker scrubber order is worth a reported US$20.3M and is in addition to 52 systems already ordered by Scorpio Tankers, as announced in December 2018. The ENVI-Marine scrubbers ordered by Scorpio Tankers are a hybrid-ready design, which allows them to be upgraded to a closed loop configuration at a future date. The scrubber is said to use no moving parts b...
As its latest generation of shuttle tankers become something akin to offices at sea, so VSAT has become a central component of Teekay Offshore’s operational profile. The technology ensures the vast volumes of data sent to shore for remote monitoring and diagnostics are transmitted successfully and without hindrance. Teekay Offshore’s fleet of shuttle tankers operates ...
Once implemented, it will be the first use of large-scale battery technology at an LNG facility globally. A ConocoPhillips Australia spokesperson told LNG World Shipping that the company is assessing bids from the tender process for the lithium-ion battery storage system, which would have installed capacity of 4MW. “Darwin LNG uses gas-fired power generation turbin...
The digital solution, which is being tested by shipping group Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) on its Halunder Jet ferry in Hamburg, Germany, uses an equipment health management system (EHMS) to collect and analyze data from the MTU engines, ZF transmission systems and other key components on a vessel, taking into account additional factors such as wind, waves and curre...
Fred. Olsen has introduced several waste-saving initiatives to decrease, and where possible eliminate, single-use disposable plastics onboard Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch. It also aims to reduce the amount of plastics its uses for operations and will work to help suppliers minimise single-use plastics too. Some of the initiatives include removing single...
Following an initial test on one vessel, K Line will acquire up to 50 Seawings. “Seawing represents a breakthrough for our industry and for the environment,” said Akira Misaki, managing executive officer of K Line. “K Line has always been committed to demonstrating that shipowners are prioritizing technology to improve ship efficiency and to solve the core issue of marit...
The new vessel will be a sister to an identical vessel ordered during the summer of 2018 – again for Nordlaks – for which MAN Cryo also won the order to provide the fuel-supply system. The system forms part of a hybrid gas-battery propulsion solution – a first for the segment. Designed by NSK in Norway, the sister vessels will be built at Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. Te...
The order confirms SmartDock as the world’s first commercially available auto-docking solution. By automating docking procedures, the system is designed to mitigate potential human errors resulting from ship officers having to perform technical maneuvers numerous times per day. According to Wärtsilä, this capability is important on larger ferries entering and leaving tig...
This will enable mooring operations to be undertaken without human intervention and supports effective operation of the fully electric, zero emission vessel. The order was booked in Cargotec's 2018 fourth quarter order intake, with the automated mooring system scheduled to be delivered during the second half of 2019. "It is critical for Kongsberg to work with world...
It has ordered IBS and DP systems from Kongsberg for two ultra-luxury polar-class passenger ships, which will be operated by the Seabourn brand. These two ships will be built at the T.Mariotti shipyard in Genova, Italy, and are scheduled to enter service from Q2 2021. Kongsberg will supply its K-Bridge IBS featuring multi-functional workstations with touch-sensitiv...
There’s been a noticeable change in the superyacht industry over the past few years, especially when it comes to digital technology. We’ve seen the transformation of VSAT services from large domed satellite terminals to lightweight flat panel antennas. Those in the superyacht industry have witnessed analog instruments transform into digital sensors and apps to provide re...
The shipowner has contracted Oceaneering International to deliver five-year digital service packages for a fleet of seven drillships. This will enable data and video to be live-streamed and provide emerging technology-drive services. Pacific Drilling chief information officer Corey Thompson said this partnership will enable the company to invest in new IT technolog...
Schottel says the SDC40 sets new standards in terms of compact design and free running efficiency – and thus even leads to reduced operating costs compared to the nozzles of other market participants. The SDC40 nozzle also stands out with its optimally designed propeller geometries and exceptional performance characteristics. It comes equipped with Schottel patented ProA...
A consortium comprising Keppel Offshore & Marine’s subsidiary Keppel FELS Limited and Aibel in Norway secured the contract from TenneT Offshore GmbH, the grid operator in the Netherlands and Germany, for the design, engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of a 900-MW offshore high-voltage direct-current converter station and an onshore conv...
This is the first time that VTA has been approved as standard for a large-bore MAN four-stroke engine and making MAN the only turbocharger manufacturer to offer axial turbochargers with VTA as standard for any large-bore, four-stroke engines. “High-tech solutions are necessary to meet the market’s demanding requirements and – with this announcement – we have really de...
Navy approval was obtained after successful shock testing of the composite module and submission of a comprehensive assessment of changes to the LM2500 system. The U.S. Navy and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works have approved an Engineering Change Proposal for the LM2500 modernized composite module that means that its initial application will be in the future USS Ted S...
Jan De Nul Group has placed an order at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry in China for a new type of installation vessel for the offshore wind industry. The vessel, to be named Voltaire, will be the company’s third of this type, but will be significantly more capable than its existing installation units. With a crane capacity of more than 3,000 tonnes, the jack-up vessel ...
Over many years in the industry, we have gained a great deal of experience and equipped a wide variety of ships with our automation systems and components. Ships, which operate in most different places in the world and fulfil the most different tasks. In addition to numerous ferries, tugs and cargo ships, a few more vessels that are special have been among them lately...
The Smart Guide introduces a unique class approach leading to the marine and offshore industries' first set of notations to help owners and operators qualify and utilize smart functions. Through the analytics that they provide, smart functions can proactively manage asset health and performance, providing a mechanism for sustainability and improved uptime. Smart functio...
The installation of a Wärtsilä 1,450kW battery hybrid solution will reduce the Harvey Energy’s exhaust emissions, fuel consumption and noise level. The overall fuel cost savings are expected to be in the range of 10-20%. The battery capacity will be sufficient to sail in and out of harbor on electric power. It will also provide hotel load electricity when docked, which w...
According to an update by Interferry, which is involved in the project, the containerised fuel cell has been commissioned and connected to the energy lab that will simulate a range of dynamic loads for testing. The Hyseas III consortium is an innovation project funded by the EU's flagship Horizon 2020 research programme to demonstrate that hydrogen fuel cells can be s...
Although marine hybrid propulsion was in its infancy just a decade ago, today’s hybrid propulsion trains are proving to offer lower operating expenditures than traditional tug propulsion systems. Nevertheless, hybrid propulsion systems still make up only a small percentage of propulsion systems in the market. So, what is holding owners back from ordering hybrid system...
Later this year, Dutch shipping company Doeksen will put two new catamarans into service on the environmentally sensitive Wadden Sea, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2009. The ships, built in Vietnam by Strategic Marine, bundle environmental technologies and materials to make the operation as sustainable as possible. The 70-m vessels, which will sai...
“Bunkering infrastructure is expanding, encouraging operators to adopt LNG,” says SEA/LNG chairman Peter Keller as he summarises a period of rapid growth for gas fuel in 2018. “From limited availability at select ports, LNG bunkering has grown to encompass 24 out of the world’s top 25 ports and all but one of the top 10 bunker ports globally.” The trend has been mirro...
