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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 ...

Built for a European owner, the 33.8 metre two-decked yacht was launched on February 25 and sold in December 2017. The “sleek and sporty” exterior design comes from Stefano Righini while the interior design brief was handed to the Netherlands-based designer Piet Boon. Boon worked in collaboration with the shipyard’s in-house design and decoration office to create a...

Orders placed up to 4.30pm will now be processed and consigned on a next day service, a process that the distributor says has been enabled by an ongoing warehousing streamlining project. ‘It’s all part of our move to increase the level of service we offer our customers,” said Andrew Watson, Bainbridge sales and marketing director. “In phase one which we introduced la...

Principally funded by the National Lottery and based within the Lake District National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site, the museum will display a collection of boats that reflects themes of technical, social and business development. A series of new jetties on the lake will allow visitors to sail on Osprey (1902), one of the museum’s fully-restored Edwardian steam...

The company designs, manufactures and sells swater strainers, safety intake non-stick valves, thru-hulls, seacocks, fittings and hydraulic accessories for the marine market. “We are pleased to have been chosen to work with Guidi,” said Tim Millinder, Marathon Leisure MD. “It’s an ambitious company with premium products that complement our offering in this market. ...

The marine industry has focused on a growing technician shortage for about a year now, but some dealers that identified the problem years ago have already put apprenticeship programs into place. Four dealerships with paid-apprentice programs are seeing common themes already. First is that a good cultural fit is key to success, and the best way to find it is through th...

“As we look to the year 2030 and our vision, we are making changes we need to improve our business operations and strengthen our position as the premium brand in this industry,” said U.S. marine business unit president Ben Speciale in a statement. “The changes within our executive team support our strategy and will yield the most innovative products and quality services ...

A statement said the program is designed to “create significant costs savings, reduced risk and enhanced peace of mind for fleet operators” and other marine businesses. The companies said the HarborGuard program is designed for fleet operators, boating schools, sailing clubs and charter fleets. Under the agreement, Siren Marine will offer its Siren MTC device and ann...

The word “apprentice” conjures images of reality television or Victorian blacksmiths. A number of marine companies, mostly outside the United States, have carried the apprenticeship concept into the digital age by using a combination of on-the-job training, formal education and youtube videos. These modern apprenticeships provide training inside a boat or equipment manuf...

The publication reported that the Treo Group completed three piers and a drystack for about 400 boats. The cost was estimated at about $5.5 million. Developer Otto Boudet-Murias said the new structure allow them to redevelop the old boat storage area and build the commercial component of Regatta Harbour. “The city of Miami is getting a state-of-the-art marina with dry...

Sea Ray returned to a position of prominence with the launch of its SLX 350 and SLX-R 350 Outboard. Brunswick said in a statement that Sea Ray had record dayboat sales that were “up 50 percent in both units and dollars.” The company also said Boston Whaler sales were up nearly 15 percent compared with 2018. “As one of the world’s premier boat shows, Miami was the idea...

“We need it up quickly,” Ashley Strong, Glasstream director of marketing and public relations, told the paper. “Sales have tripled in the last couple of years. The big-boat market is crazy. The economy has been great.” It will increase the new manufacturing space to 21,700 square feet. Strong expects the company to add 40 to 45 jobs. Glasstream’s facility in Panama...

Daedalus owner Michael Reardon said the company has 28 workers in North Carolina. It acquired Farrier Marine in New Zealand last August, which manufactures the F22 sailing multihull. Reardon, previously with Seaway Group and Gunboat, plans to double the number of workers at the North Carolina facility. He plans to hire more builders and engineers. He started the Edent...

Bayliner is one of the greatest rags-to-riches tales in the marine industry. It grew from an open-lot retail store into the world’s largest boatbuilder, increasing sales more than $100 million year over year during a five-year period, eventually reaching a sales peak of 60,000 boats in 1988. That equates to more than $1 billion in annual retail sales through a dealer net...

“We have invested more than $1 billion in expansion and R&D over the past 10 years, and in 2018 we had the largest product launch in the history of our company,” Mercury Marine president John Pfeifer said in the statement. “Although Mercury has unveiled many new innovations and has amassed many successes through the years, 2018 stands out as a particularly remarkable yea...

Though that solicitation will be “under full and open competition,” it would be astonishing if the award did not go to one of the five shipbuilders awarded conceptual design phase contracts in February last year. The conceptual design phase looks to have been fruitful. In January 19 presentation to the Surface Navy Association by frigate program manager Program Execu...

Marvel Crane is being built to a design that significantly improves both LNG carrying capacity and fuel performance through the adoption of a more efficient hull structure and hybrid propulsion system. Completion is scheduled for March 2019. The Marvel Crane is the first of two LNG carriers of the same design being constructed for Mitsui & Co., Ltd. It has a length of...

Brunvoll’s delivery includes two pulling azimuth propellers for propulsion and two tunnel thrusters for maneuvering, all of which will draw power from a 6.8 MWh battery pack. Vard’s Brevik, Norway, shipyard has been selected to build the zero-emission, zero crew vessel, using a hull built at Vard’s Braila, Romania, yard. The vessel will be used by fertilizer manufactu...

Major shipowners involved in the Green Maritime Methanol project include Van Oord and Wagenborg Shipping while shipbuilders Damen, Feadship, Royal IHC are involved along with engine distributor Pon Power and Wärtsilä. Specialized marine equipment suppliers like Marine Service Noord and maritime service providers including C-Job Naval Architects are also participating. ...

The expedition ship, designed to explore the coastal waters, shallow coves and fast-moving channels where wildlife congregates, completed its first cruise around the Galapagos Islands in December 2018 before moving to Baja California. It is also destined for the Pacific North West coast and Alaskan cruising in the next few months. Built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builde...

The installations will start in the fall of 2019 and run through 2021 at the Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore. Alaska Tanker’s fleet of four U.S.-built, U.S.-flagged VLCCs is time chartered to carry all of BP’s Alaska North Slope crude oil. Through Contracts of Affreightment (CO’s) and cargo exchanges, ATC has also performed crude oil deliveries for Conoco-Phillips and E...

The vessel meets stringent design criteria for operation on the Danube. The design features a low draft of 0.8 m, minimal wake / wash, low air draft and a hull form designed for restricted waters where high current and debris are encountered. A retractable mast facilitates navigation and radar functions whilst fitting under low bridges. The CFD-optimized, hull is high...

The new 2,857-cabin ship (hull A35) will belong, like her sister ships of the Oasis-Class, which are the largest cruise ships ever built. Chantiers de l’Atlantique has already built the Oasis class ships Harmony of the Seas, delivered in May 2016, and Symphony of the Seas, delivered in March 2018, and will deliver a third Oasis vessel in spring 2021. “It is such a ...

She will now undergo a series of system tests and sea trials, before making her way by sea from the Isle of Wight to the River Thames in the coming weeks. Once in London she will become the 19th vessel in the company’s fleet of high speed catamarans, helping serve the capital’s commuters and visitors as MBNA Thames Clippers celebrates its 20th anniversary. The additio...

This new acquisition takes BSI into new market areas with Hundested offering a wide range of controllable pitch propellers and their associated gearboxes that are primarily used for heavy duty workboat applications, particularly in the dredging industry and the fishing sector. Hundested also offers a range of heavy duty tunnel and retractable swing thrusters that are als...

This project which is being led by Great Yarmouth based SSCS is backed by Innovate UK and is a collaboration between six industry partners. The design of the prototype Frond Mat scour protection system, with an integrated deployment method, will be a joint effort between SSCS and SPT Offshore. SSCS will design the frond mats and SPT Offshore will design the deployment sy...

The stainless-steel mesh Dropsafe Net is a pioneering solution to dropped objects in the offshore energy industry, while the equipment certification scheme is set to complement continuous safety improvements in the offshore and maritime sectors. Demetri Stroubakis, ABS director, said: “Safety is at the heart of ABS’ 150 year mission to promote the security of life and...

Since the beginning of its development, the company has intensively tested the MAN 175D SCR system at its Frederikshavn, Denmark test centre. During this process, the SCR technology has accrued more than 5,000 operating hours, both in Frederikshavn and aboard an operative offshore vessel where MAN Energy Solutions reports that the technology performed efficiently and rel...

The project will take place onboard the Hagland Captain, a general cargo vessel owned by Hagland Shipping. It will be the first project of its kind ever in short-sea shipping applications. The agreement was signed in December 2018. The project is in response to a collaborative agreement between Hagland Shipping and NOAH AS, the Norwegian environment and resource compa...

Gulf Island Shipyards, Houma, La, will build the river-class ferries, which will carry 40 vehicles, seven-person crews, and 300 passengers. The new boats are scheduled for delivery in 2020. Elliott Bay Design Group, Seattle, was responsible for the functional engineering on the project. “In short, we are to confirm all calculations to be correct and finalize the desig...

Personal safety equipment has become more widely available – and more widely used and accepted. “Gung-ho attitudes at sea are being replaced by a consciousness which, far from turning sailors into non-risk takers, is enabling them to take their sport to ever greater extremes, be it global solo and ultrafast sailing or high-performance dinghies and catamarans,” explain...

Commissioned by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to design a solution to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG), air emissions and noise from ships docked at Centerm Container Terminal, Schneider Electric Canada developed the Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Platform. Docked ships using the new platform can shut down their diesel engines and instead be powered by a plug-in elec...

Le Commandant Charcot is propelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and is part of French cruise firm Ponant’s drive to become a leader in sustainable tourism. It is being built by Fincantieri subsidiary Vard and is on track for launch in 2020, followed by delivery in 2021. Designed for polar explorations, and with PC2 Polar Class certification, Le Commandant Charcot wi...

The new 60-metre CRN 141 yacht will be built at the Italian yard's base in Ancona, where the yard is currently building four fully custom CRN yachts between 62 and 79 metres; CRN 135 (79-metres) and CRN 137 (62-metres) which are due for delivery this summer, as well as CRN 139 (70-metres) and CRN 138 (62-metres).