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The deal will see Poole-based MCI supply the American-made Bennett trim tabs to Princess to assist with the planing attitude of the new 95ft, 104 tonne yacht which has a speed range of 24-26 knots. “We are delighted to see Bennett’s trim tabs specified on the Princess X95,” said Andy Scott MCI MD. “This is a fabulous new boat design in keeping with Princess Yacht’s un...

Its team of marine specialists are also available to help with any aspect of preparing yachts for winter lay-up. Engineering manager Nathan Percival explains, "Even though Cornwall doesn’t suffer from the coldest winters or the heaviest snowfall, it is still a wise precaution to winterise an engine to protect against the cold and damp and prevent corrosion problems or...

“The ground needs to be level and the mast lowered and all sails and covers removed first,” he recommends. “Once in position, use tie downs if the storage area is exposed.” The Boatowner Transportable yacht cradle is a modular design enabling additional keel base and arm sections to be added depending on the yacht size. When not in use the cradle can be broken down in...

Under the Argo Yachting umbrella, Chris-Craft UK will make its debut at this year’s Southampton International Boat Show with the Launch 28 GT, one of the most recent additions to its fleet on show. Founded in Michigan in 1874, and now produced in Sarasota, Florida, Chris-Craft is one of America’s long-established motor yacht brands. The bow-rider is known for its r...

The company, which distributes generators, watermakers and air conditioning systems for the maritime market is showing the new Dessalator Navigator water maker together with Frigomar's new compact range of air conditioning unit. The greatest reliability comes from constant flow high pressure water makers. "Up until now, there have all required a small amount of user i...

Gavin Watson, partner at Penrose Sails explains: “One of the worst things for yacht sails is to leave them in place when your boat is ashore for the winter. As part of our valeting service we carefully carry out basic repairs and if we find any larger issues, we’ll get in touch and discuss options for repair or replacement which will avoid any nasty surprises at the star...

The signing covers anchor windlasses, bow thrusters, battery chargers, inverters and calorifier tanks. “It’s an exciting new phase of the company’s growth, which has been steady year-on-year for the last two decades,” said Tony Evans, Meridian Zero MD. “Our customers told us that Quick products, whilst technically excellent, often suffered long lead times. “By hold...

The company was formed from a partnership between DBS Energy and Leoch Battery PTE and supplies batteries for leisure and commercial boats. Research from the company shows that modern batteries will retain 90% of their charge over the six months of winter. Self-discharge is minimal even if it’s cold. At 10°C a battery will only lose 20% of capacity over 12 months....

Phase two will see the creation of a new three storey office building and a further 15 light industrial units, which has the potential to create an additional 130 jobs. The buildings have been designed to be flexible, allowing for a range of sizes of industrial and office space, depending on businesses’ needs. “Oceansgate is a fantastic development and one we’re reall...

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.

Norled is boosting the battery power in its fleet by constructing four double-ended diesel-electric hybrid ferries. Remontowa Shipbuilding is constructing two which are due to be delivered in Q4 this year, with the remaining two to be delivered in 2020. The new ferries will service the Festøya-Solavågen connection. They will be capable of carrying up to 120 cars an...

The French luxury expedition cruise operator pointed out that Paul Gauguin Cruises specialises in sailing to ports in French Polynesia and the South Pacific. Following the acquisition, the two cruise lines will keep their management, with Diane Moore acting as chief executive of Paul Gauguin Cruises with her team still based in Bellevue, WA and Navin Sawhney acting as...

Presented by researchers from Damen Shipyards at the CIMAC Congress in Vancouver in June, a new paper titled Holistic Functional Design and System Testing: Hybrid Road Ferry proposes an alternative design and development model based around engineering iterations with increasing scope and complexity, as available information and insight on project metrics increases. By...

The subsidiary of Tallinna Sadam signed the agreement with the Estonian shipbuilding company Baltic Workboats to rebuild the ferry Tõll, which operates the on the Virtsu-Kuivastu line, into an environmentally friendly hybrid ship. During reconstruction, a battery bank will be installed on the vessel to reduce diesel fuel consumption and exhaust gas by replacing fossil fu...

The San Francisco-based hydrogen fuel cell-powered Water-Go-Round project has received a boost with investment from SW/TCH Maritime, an investment platform dedicated to maritime decarbonisation. The vessel, which is currently under construction, will be the first of its kind built in the US, and the first commercially operated hydrogen fuel cell ferry in the world. ...

Both double-ended ferries, capable of holding either 14 cars or up to 60 tonnes of payload, were originally equipped with various propeller systems manufactured in different years. For the retrofit, the state-owned operator requested a tailor-made concept to allow the same propeller assembly to be used. At the same time, the solution had to be quick and easy to install. ...

Portland Port-based Intermarine UK, acting as a subcontractor for project lead CMP Thames Ltd, will fabricate multiple steel structures that will form part of a new mooring dolphin at the end of the pier that will create a facility for berthing vessels up to 230m long with drafts up to 10.5m. 35t carousel Mark Bowden, Intermarine UK production manager, said the com...

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...

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...

Remotely operated vehicles (ROV), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) and unmanned surface vessels (USV) have become ubiquitous features in offshore oil and gas, renewable, search-and-rescue, marine science and oceanographic research operations. ROVs were first widely used in a commercial sense in the offshore oil and gas market in the 1980s, but recent advancements in ...

This innovative system will be installed on the bulk carrier Paolo Topicbuilt at Onomichi Dockyard in Japan and managed by Marfin Management S.A.M. The project agreement was signed on July 8 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Wärtsilä’s hybrid power module, the Wärtsilä HY, will ensure the seamless integration and control of the technologies to be installed, with the ship’s vari...

Seacat Services has ordered a Chartwell Marine-designed Chartwell 24 CTV, which will enter construction immediately at Isle of Wight shipyard Diverse Marine. Seacat Rainbow will join sister Chartwell 24 vessel Seacat Weatherly, which is currently in build at Diverse Marine and due to be completed in April 2020. Ian Baylis, managing director of Seacat Services, added: ...

The 34.4m loa and 10.8m wide RÜM HART was completed at Holland’s Thecla Bodewes (TB) Shipyards on an aluminium hull from Bloemsma . It was named in Wyk on Föhr - the second largest of the North Frisian Islands on the German North Sea coast. The naming completes a programme of ship replacement by local German island ferry operator Wyker Dampfschiffsreederei Föhr-Amrum ...

Swedish ship management company Marinvest said its Mari Jone and Mari Boyle tankers fitted with MAN Energy Solutions’ engines clocked up the hours successfully. Additionally, the company reports that its combined ME-LGI-powered fleet has passed a cumulative total of 50,000 operating hours on methanol. Bjarne Foldager, senior vice president, head of two-stroke business...

Among the various news proposed by NETTUNO MARINE EQUIPMENT during this 2019 we also find the Bimini tops accessories such as stainless steel turnbuckles. Stainless steel turnbuckles are used to fix Biminis on boats and are, by their nature, more functional that rope cables, thanks to their better traction. Stainless steel cables are particularly suitable for use in wet...

In addition to brand acquisitions, the scope of this acquisition also includes the core team of KOCH in Germany, patent technology, product sales, after-sales service network and more. At this point, Rainbow Heavy Machinery had completed an important part of the bulk product line control. As a professional solution provider for material handling equipment industr...

Oceaneering took delivery of the MPSV in April, and after completing final outfitting in Port Fourchon, La., began work in June. Designed by Merin Teknikk Design & Engineering, Gurskoy, Norway, the DP-2, ABS-classed vessel is equipped with a 250-mt heave compensated National Oilwell Varco crane which can set loads on the sea floor in 4000m of water. There are also fou...

Designed by Incat Crowther, the new 320-passenger, all-aluminum catamaran Julia Leigh measures 113.5’x32.4′ and draws 6′. Entrance into the boat is through the port and starboard side doors. With seating for 290 passengers on three decks, the Julia Leigh has more than twice the passenger capacity than the Ava Pearl. The seating arrangement reflects a blend of both interi...

The MiNO 6000-class towboat design measures 166’x49’x12′. It will be propelled by two conventional propellers within Kort nozzles each driven by a 3,000-hp, Tier 4 compliant engine. The first vessel is fitted with EMD engines, while the second will be fitted with GE engines. The pilothouse is divided into two sections, one floating and one fixed. The floating section ...

The 4,000th thruster will be mounted on the Protoporos 15, one of 15 ferryboats owned by loyal customers, the Tsokos family. Each vessel in the fleet is equipped with four Veth thrusters varying from VZ-400 to VZ-550 Z-drives. Veth thrusters suit a variety of application needs, including ferryboats, and can be adjusted to meet customer requirements and desired maneuve...

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship is a 421’6″x103.7′ high-speed, agile, shallow draft, focused-mission surface combatant. With its open architecture design, the LCS can support modular weapons, sensor systems and a variety of manned and unmanned vehicles to capture and sustain littoral maritime supremacy. Each aluminum LCS is powered by twin 12,200-hp MTU 20V...

The Coast Guard Area Command for Tropical Storm/Hurricane Barry also suspended operations of the Joint Information Center Sunday as response operations scaled down along the Gulf Coast region. The Coast Guard Eighth District External Affairs office will assume responsibility as the main point of contact for information and news related to Coast Guard response efforts ...

Under the deals with Pacific Green Technologies, nine scrubbers with a combined cost of USD 13 million would be installed on Scorpio Bulkers’ fleet, while another 14 units were ordered by Scorpio Tankers at a value of USD 20.3 million. The latest orders for ENVI-Marine systems were agreed on top of earlier contracts for 28 and 52 units to be installed on the group’s b...

Under the agreement, DESMI is to equip more than 60 chemical tankers with the CompactClean BMWSs by the end of 2023. Most of the ships will be retrofitted with two CompactClean systems, one for each ballast pump. As explained, this has the advantage that the ships will maintain full redundancy on their ability to ballast and de-ballast, which is a priority for Stol...

Under the agreement signed on July 8, the system will be installed on the bulk carrier Paolo Topic, built at Onomichi Dockyard in Japan and managed by Marfin Management S.A.M. Wärtsilä’s hybrid power module, the Wärtsilä HY, will ensure the seamless integration and control of the technologies to be installed, with the ship’s various existing power production systems. ...