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A consortium of Dutch maritime companies, supported by the Maritime Knowledge Centre, have joined forces to further investigate the feasibility of methanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel in the maritime sector. Shipowners Boskalis, The Royal Netherlands Navy, Van Oord and Wagenborg Shipping will take part in the consortium, together with a number of Dutch...

The concept is a 100m aluminium superyacht, designed to have a sleek, sporty aesthetic. The exterior of the yacht has been designed with speed in mind, keeping the fixed furniture light with an expandable bow that becomes an entertainment area when at anchor. The interior has a large forward-facing salon featuring large windows. M/Y Crossbow has been designed without ...

Alternative design refers to the use of risk assessment, operational ship safety and engineering analysis across a multitude of disciplines to allow for designs and general arrangements that push the boundaries of the current prescription provisions that determine the design of a vessel. “One of the themes we have been discussing internally is based on our work with t...

Before 31-metre Tûranor PlanetSolar became the first solar-powered vessel to circumnavigate the globe in 2012, I asked her designers what relevance they thought the project had for the superyacht world. “To be honest, not much at the moment,” responded Craig Loomes of LOMOcean Design in New Zealand. “But that’s a reflection of how power-hungry modern yachts are, rathe...

This GRP superyacht was built for an American family and has a generous 497 GT internal volume in order to accommodate the whole family, making her the largest composite motor yacht delivered in China to date. Inside, King Baby features a rock and roll inspired interior by Evan K. Marshall, including an authentic Fender Stratocaster guitar dipped in chrome. Here she is s...

The shipyard is able to accommodate vessels of up to 950 tonnes and 11.5m beam, which can be removed from the water via the slipway and stored undercover. The site has more than 10,000sqm of covered working halls with workspace for crew or contractors to carry out required works. “Opening this new facility is an exciting step for Fairline Yachts,” said Fairline Yac...

The certification of these brands means owners can bring their equipment to one of Ocean Safety’s main branch approved service stations in Southampton, Plymouth, Glasgow and Aberdeen. “Ocean Safety’s expertise is now available to a greater number of customers,” commented Alistair Hackett, Ocean Safety MD. “We are further consolidating our position as the one stop shop...

Established in 1985, Blue Gee is a British manufacturer of marine construction and repair materials with products for novices and experts alike. The range includes polyester and epoxy products in kit and bulk formats plus a selection of more than 80 pigment options. Blue Gee products are now exclusively available through Barrus, utilising its partnership with SailF...

The order comes from Habbeké Shipyard which has ordered three DuroWipers 60 Class for its newbuild KNRM 18m Valentijn rigid inflatable boat. Noel Gould, chief executive of DuroWipers, praised the company's reputation in the global search and rescue sector. "The Class 60 wipers will help the KNRM achieve everything it needs to too when it comes to safety and efficiency...

Using vector graphics and fully configurable by the user, the Poseidon System enables boat owners to create data and control displays with the opportunity of importing floor plans and photographs. Huge benefits Jessica Cotton, marketing specialist at Oceanic Systems, told Boating Business that the certification "brings huge benefits to not only the business but als...

Solbian and Hevel Group are the proud partners of the Solar Boat Team at the TU Delft. We are very grateful for this collaboration. For the first time in Dutch history, the TU Delft Solar Boat Team is taking the step to develop a solar boat for the sea. It will be a trimaran, a boat with three hulls, which will completely control the ocean on solar energy. On Tuesday 15 ...

Coderus – based in Suffolk – will provide high-performance solutions to deliver data to both the sailing and performance teams. Software and systems personnel will also be embedded within the INEOS team at its Portsmouth HQ. The next edition of the America’s Cup takes place in Auckland in 2021 in 75ft foiling monohulls. Tactical decisions The team and Coderu...

The company will kit out each of the Clipper Race crews with Deckvest VITO lifejackets, the latest performance safety lines and personal AIS devices. Training and support will also be given to crews and organisers. The toughest sailing challenges can only have the highest standard of equipment,” said Clipper Race co-founder and chairman, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. “T...

The company provides storage, warehouse and logistics function for WesCom Signal and Rescue in the UK and handles the safe removal of time expired pyrotechnics. “We have been working with WesCom Signal and Rescue for over 30 years and we’re proud to secure seven more years of providing highly specialised logistical support,” said Powerhaul International owner, Peter J...

The app – Marine Surveyor Search – is from the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) and is available for iOS and Android devices. It has been developed to make the search for a surveyor by specialisation 'fast and simple'. The content is drawn from the current IIMS practicing surveyor membership amounting to around 700 surveyors in more than 100 count...

Too few moorings The primary issues for boaters in London are the shortage of moorings and lack of facilities. In the report, IWA outlines how it will work with both navigation authorities and local councils to encourage local planners to consider the needs of boat users. To increase the number of moorings, a new type of community mooring is proposed to be owned an...

With components sourced mainly from within Norfolk and hand-made by local companies, the pedal boats have no engine, emissions or noise pollution. Each boat is finally assembled in Ludham in the Norfolk Broads and any left-over wood is recycled into ornamental propellers. Local expertise Stephen Pitkethly, director and son-in-law of David Williams, the dad behind D...

Located in Felling in Tyne and Wear, the €12.6m research and development innovation campus combines the site's 115-year history of product development with modern facilities and brings the total investment in the site since 2011 to €31.6m. "The new laboratories will enable our technical experts to partner more closely with our customers and deliver innovative products...

“This exciting new range of digital products has enormous potential within our core market, and we are delighted that the Glomex team has identified Barrus as the best partner for the job,” said Ben Allen, E P Barrus marine leisure division general manager. “As technologies develop and become more challenging it’s important to have similarly minded organisations who c...

The figures show a 1.7% growth in revenue, with the marine industry contributing more than £1.1bn of Gross Value Added (GVA) to the UK economy and supporting more than 33,000 direct employees. Leisure marine exports in 2018 surpassed £1bn for the first time since 2013, an increase of 16% compared to 2017. Half of the exports went to the Eurozone and wider EU, howev...

The popularity of scrubbers in the large LPG sector is evident, given that 27 of the 30 VLGCs ordered over the last two years were either fitted with scrubbers or were scrubber-ready. However, in the existing VLGC fleet, the share of scrubber-fitted vessels remains small, with just 19 vessels having scrubbers. Drewry said that an analysis of time charter fixtures indi...

The tests were undertaken for the M/V George III, the company’s ‘Ohana Class vessel, currently being built at Texas-based Keppel AmFELS, a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M). Following delivery, the Jones Act units will each carry 2,525 TEUs in Pasha Hawaii’s Hawaii/Mainland trade lane. Featuring 774 feet, the containerships are expected to be deliver...

NTA ordered Irish Ferries to pay compensation due to cancellations that arose last year resulting from the delayed delivery of the ship by German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG). “Irish Ferries can confirm that they have taken the first step in the legal process to challenge this decision in the courts,” the company said. According to NTA, the ...

The sleek and sporty exterior design by Nuvolari Lenard has allowed for open-end sloping aft decks, providing guests with a good mix of indoor and outdoor spaces. The flybridge offers panoramic views, a Jacuzzi, sun loungers, a dining area and a large seating area in the shade with a pop up flat screen television. Up to 12 guests can be accommodated for across five stat...

In a deal announced at the beginning of February, the yard's existing 180,000 square-foot facility in Vancouver's Columbia Business Park will be used by the American shipbuilding company, Vigor Industrial, which intends to manufacture a new type of landing craft for the US army called the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light), according to The Columbian. Based at Tellico L...

Exhaust gas emission control company Yara Marine Technologies has examined the ambitions behind the bans on open loop scrubbers, the consequences for stakeholders and the options. “Some studies have shown that open loop bans have no real environmental impact, while others maintain that the effects of wash water on marine life have yet to be assessed or may even be har...

Norwegian/Swedish shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen is the latest shipowner to join the alliance. Other companies that have recently joined include Hammonia Reederei, International Seaways, Chandris (Hellas) and Genco Shipping & Trading. Wallenius Wilhelmsen operates a fleet of about 130 vessels, of which 23 will feature scrubbers by the end of 2021. Genco Ship...

The VLSFO, with a maximum 0.5% sulphur content, meets new MARPOL regulations and is being introduced following sea trials with fuel manufactured and supplied by BP in the Amsterdam/Rotterdam/Antwerp (ARA) and Singapore hubs. BP has developed a marine fuel offer that includes this new VLSFO along with marine gas oil and also high sulphur fuel oil for vessels that are e...

In its fourth quarter of 2018 financial report, the company said it signed a scrubber installation contract in October 2018 for all 15 vessels in the fleet. The installations are due to take place within the course of 2019 and first quarter 2020. However, in January 2019, the company cancelled the installation of a scrubber on the Songa Antofagasta due to a potential ...

As informed, one existing LR2 vessel, as well as three LR2 newbuildings within the Maersk Product Tanker fleet will be equipped with scrubbers before January 2020 to comply with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) sulphur regulation. The new regulation states that the current global limit for sulphur content in fuel oil used on board vessels will change fr...

The company added that the industry needs to fully understand the operational impact of using and switching to new low sulphur fuels and distillate products. Without this understanding or by not using best-in-class fuel supply systems, ship owners and operators risk engine damage and potentially catastrophic failure, as well as unexpected costs and unplanned downtime,...

This brings a total of 70 ocean-going vessels belonging to national and international shipping companies in line with stricter future environmental requirements imposed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the European Union. As informed, shipping companies from Germany, Greece as well as a shipyard in China have ordered the company’s scrubbers. As ...

According to Sea Europe, a shipyards’ and maritime equipment association, investments should be made in research, development and innovation. The waterborne sector will also need to rely on targeted research, development, innovation and deployment measures, both financially and from a regulatory and policy perspective. With 90% of international trade, 80% of the EU’s ...

The alliance took advantage of the 6th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR6) held in London this week – and the presence of member state delegates from across the world – to hold its first technical conference on the topic and present the study. The Carnival-led study collected 281 wash water...

The Johnson 115 was first revealed at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and will be the yard's first tri-deck superyacht. Exterior design comes from boards of Bill Dixon of Dixon Yacht Design while interior design is being handled by Design Unlimited.The design firm has now revealed new interior detailing about the superyacht, which is available in two cab...

Namely, certain ports in China and Ireland have started to implement a ban on wash water discharge from open-loop scrubbers as of the beginning of 2019, while major bunkering hubs Singapore and Fujairah have announced plans to do the same starting from January 1, 2020, when the sulphur cap rule comes into force. Further disagreement with the wash water discharge was e...