The hull was turned in November and work continues this winter on Pelagic 77, a 23.5m schooner, which is a design collaboration between Novak and Tony Castro. It is being built for Chilean businessman Nicolás Ibáñez Scott for use privately in Chile and offers a step-up in comfort levels for high latitudes and remote cruising. “The expedition vessel is an evolution fro...
German-headquartered and leading manufacturer of high-quality fender systems ShibataFenderTeam announces the release of the third publication of its four-part White Paper Series. The Papers aim to advocate more transparency in fender production to ensure quality standards that are driven by a commitment to high-performance products and a clear sense of responsibility. ...
The unveiling of software solution 1.05 follows the delivery of more than 2,000 SAILOR 4300 terminals within the first year of service and enables users to upgrade to the new Iridium Certus 700, which offers data speeds of up to 704 kbps. Launched in 2018, SAILOR 4300 L-Band is a highly reliable link to the low-latency, upgraded Iridium satellite network, enabling Iri...
The two companies will now work together to set up a centralised base in the Netherlands. The move brings a change to the current distribution channel allowing customers from all regions to access stock. Dutton-Lainson has been manufacturing marine products for more than 130 years, currently manufacturing winches, trailer parts, filters and agricultural components....
The paint is designed to reduce condensation forming on interior surfaces in galleys, heads and shower rooms, by way of a lightly textured surface that can be overpainted with Teamac marine products. Teamac offers customers more than 50 marine paint colours to choose from, while offering bespoke services including colour mixing and low-volume orders. The company ha...
These carbon, two-person, electric watercraft are designed to have a top speed of 104kph, a two-hour range and no maintenance. Features include GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wireless updates and configurable parameters in one data centre. “This is a revolutionary watercraft which the industry is crying out for,” said Mark Peak, head of toy department at SYTT. “Yachts no l...
The company, which manufactures and supplies marine blinds and window coverings, was established in 2008 by founder and MD, Paul Pringle, has grown its staff from seven to 11 and is looking to expand further in the future. The new warehouse and office premises is more than three times the size of Solarglide’s previous operation, enabling the team to manufacture produc...
The delivery is part of Wilhelmsen’s 3DP printing early adopter program launched in December 2019. The program for 3D printed marine spare parts eliminates the need for physical inventory storage, distribution and high logistics costs, according to Wilhelmsen. “We are very excited with this milestone – completing one of the first commercial deliveries of 3D printed...
Barrus will now fully integrate Blue Gee into the company with stock being held at its headquarters in Bicester. Supply will be controlled by the specialist marine equipment division with the Barrus transport fleet on-hand to deliver products door-to-door. “This acquisition can only be seen as a huge move forward for the Blue Gee name as it gives us the opportunity to...
The antenna supports 2.5GHz Ka wideband networks and is supplied with a 5W BUC as standard, with the option to upgrade to a high-power 10W unit. Sea trials have shown the advances over previous Intellian’s GX100 models, with faster satellite acquisition and a 1dB (25%) signal increase. The company says terminal testing also proved the effectiveness of the GX100NX B...
One of 50 products shortlisted for last year’s DAME Design Award, the Flatwash is a retractable, pull-out hand-shower in chrome-coated brass designed for quick and easy installation on flat and slightly curved surfaces, both horizontal and vertical. The housing base is equipped with an innovative system with lip gaskets to ensure complete waterproofing even during nor...
The new order is for Island RIBs’ 7.5m models, which Sea Start chose for their excellent sea keeping abilities and performance as a stable platform. They are therefore ideal for attending yachts and motorboats at sea whose engines have broken down. The RIB is also very well designed for towing. Sea Start’s managing director, Nick Eales, explained: “2019 was a very bus...
Based in Fort Lauderdale, Nauti-tech has been involved in the E-Plex product since the early 2000’s. “Nauti-tech has a vast amount of experience with the product and the planning and implementation of yacht systems,” explained marketing and resources director Melanie Lay. “With its friendly, helpful team and Jack and Laurent Brunier at the helm, E-Plex is excited to c...
The announcement was made by Jim Cannon, president and CEO FLIR, as he commented on the company’s fourth-quarter results. “Our Commercial Business Unit continued to face challenges that negatively impacted FLIR’s consolidated organic revenue growth and profitability targets for the full year,” he said. “To better position FLIR to deliver long-term growth through the e...
From 2021, Havila Voyages will operate four vessels on the classic voyage between Bergen and Kirkenes. Construction of the two vessels at the Spanish shipyard Barreras was brought to a halt due to the shipyards financial problems. Two vessels are under construction at Tersan in Turkey, and Tersan has now also received a contract for the construction of vessels three a...
The delivery ceremony was attended by Admiral José Rafael Ojeda Durán, Secretary of the Navy and High Command of the Mexican Navy, in the company of Mr Juan Carlos Atecas Altamirano, Municipal President of Salina Cruz Oaxaca. Damen Shipyards Group was represented by Executive Board member René Berkvens, President of Damen Shipyards Mexico Horacio Delgado, and POLA Projec...
Notably sheaves of various sizes (any diameter up to 12″/305mm) and materials (aluminum, 316L stainless steel axles, oil-filled bronze sleeve bearings), as well as custom work for traditional and modern craft. He does his own anodizing and can even add color to the bodies. His website showcases turning blocks on the U.S. Coast Guard’s training ship Eagle. When I asked...
The show was due to take place from March 10 for five days at the new Dubai Harbour, the largest marina in the region able to take boats up to 160m in length. “Whilst the UAE remains completely safe for travel and has deployed the strictest medical and hygiene protocols, we fully recognise that for some specific shows, we have a high majority of key participants signi...
Our renowned AMCS “NORIMOS" is turning 40 this year – a pretty significant part of our company history. However, the story goes back even further. First steps towards the later NORIMOS system were taken in the 1960s already. Back then, the first automated engine controls were put into operation and at the same time the first monitoring and recording devices were develope...
The 325m Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway will be fitted with Wärtsilä scrubber systems, enabling them to be in compliance with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) sulphur restriction legislation while operating on heavy fuel oil (HFO). The legislation became effective in January 2020. Customization of the system was required in order to meet the ...
After more than six years of planning and construction, Stena Estrid braved the challenging sea conditions created by Storm Brendan to set sail from the Port of Holyhead at 1055, arriving in Dublin shortly after 1430 where she received a traditional maritime water cannon salute. Described as one of the most modern ferries in the world, Estrid set sail again from Dubli...
Each ship will receive a 746kWh battery pack, which will be integrated with the vessels’ existing Wärtsilä control systems to reduce environmental impact and give more economical fuel consumption. The environmentally friendly hybrid package is also expected to make the OSVs more attractive to potential charterers.
The system will be based on several 200kW fuel cell system modules that will be connected in parallel to produce a total power of 3.2MW. This will be the most powerful maritime fuel cell system ever built. Linde Engineering has been contracted to design and supply the cryogenic tanks needed for hydrogen storage while Norwegian Electric Systems will supply the battery ...
The contract will see DTC provide design, engineering and technical assistance for the construction of a Scientific Marine Research Vessel (Buque de Investigación Científico Marina (BICM)). Cotemcar, operating two shipyards in Cartagena, will build the hydrographic and oceanogrpahic research vessel for DIMAR (Direccion Maritima – Maritime Authority) at their Mamonal l...
Following her delivery and a refurbishment programme, Amy Johnson sails from Singapore on 15 April 2021 on a 43-night cruise through Asia, the Middle East, transiting the Suez Canal, before visiting exciting ports in Europe on the way to London Tilbury. The ship will be adult only. Announcing Amy Johnson’s Maiden Voyage and her 2021 programme, CMV’s Marketing Director...
The Spearhead-class EPF, a high-speed catamaran with a 13′ draft, provides high-payload transport capability to U.S. combatant commanders around the world and is known as “the pickup truck” of the fleet. The ship’s large flight deck, open mission bay and habitability spaces provide an opportunity to conduct a wide range of missions from maritime security operations to hu...
One of the winches is a 100-hp, single-drum, Ice-class electric towing winch, model TES-34UL, that has to fit inside an enclosed winch room on the stern with the towing wire emerging through a small aperture in the back of the winch room. That’s not a common way to set up a towing winch, but Markey had done “similar applications for tugs operating on the Saint Lawrenc...
The powertrain for the seven-meter (23′) aluminium boat consists of a Torqeedo Deep Blue 50i electric motor, a 360 VDC 30.5 kW lithium propulsion battery, a water-cooled DC-DC converter, a 24 VDC lithium battery for DC-DC backup, and a 25-kW diesel generator. The fully integrated computer-controlled propulsion system is designed for long-range unmanned hydrography and su...
The boat will feature a battery-electric propulsion system with an emergency “get home” diesel engine. Once in service, it will serve as one of two primary boats for supporting pilotage operations in Port Canaveral. During the feasibility-level engineering, the team established that a Ray Hunt hull form outfitted with a Glosten-designed battery propulsion system will ...
Located on over five acres of waterfront property on the Intercoastal Waterway, the Panama City, Fla., shipyard has not had a moment’s rest since being slammed by a Category 5 hurricane last year as more companies are looking for the portable, powerful pushboat solution the company offers. Rudy Sistrunk is president of Marine Inland. He has spent his entire career in ...
The 49-passenger USCG Subchapter T vessel will feature a galley, head, Northern Lights 9-kW generator, Garmin/NMEA electronics package, and PA system. Vessel delivery is slated for Fall, 2020. Hat Island is a small, private island community in Snohomish County, Wash. The island is nestled in Possession Sound between Everett, Whidbey, and Camano Islands and operates a ...
The RAL RApport 2400 shiphandling tug design is from Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia. The tug is currently under construction at Eastern’s Allanton, Fla., facility. The C.D. White, the first vessel of the series, was delivered in January. Main propulsion will come from two Caterpillar 3512E Tier 4 diesel engines, producing 2,549 hp at 1,800 rpm each, co...
This new technology named ‘Cryo-Powered Regas’ is aimed at enabling the utilization of the LNG cold energy, which used to be disposed, as power generation energy by adopting the Organic Rankine Cycle in the regasification process of FSRU. The technology is expected to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emission of FSRU significantly. MOL and DSME plan to test the tech...
Under the project, Kongsberg is going to install and test autonomous technology on two vessels in different operational environments. The two autonomous vessels will be demonstrated for use especially in short sea coastal shipping and Europe’s inland waterways. “The Norwegian maritime cluster, which Kongsberg is part of, is the world leader in autonomous shipping. Now...
The environmentally friendly newbuild was launched in February 2019. With a gross tonnage of 110,000 tons, Scarlet Lady is 278 meters long and 38 wide. In June last year, Virgin Voyages unveiled that Scarlet Lady would be led by Captain Wendy Williams. Williams is the first Canadian woman to captain a ship for a major cruise brand. Apart from the captain, Virgin Vo...
Wärtsilä won the order in Q4 2019. The hybrid solution, which includes a 5,000 kWh energy storage system, will enable these ships to operate with zero emissions while in port and to meet the Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) Green Plus class notation. They will also have Ice Class classification 1A Super, the company said. “Wärtsilä’s Smart Marine approach to technol...
