Industry News – Page 39

  • A joint industry project has been launched to define guidelines for standardised interfaces for both swappable and fixed battery containers.
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    JIP aims for standardised battery containers

    2022-03-21T11:18:00Z

    A joint industry project (JIP) was established this month with the aim of achieving a high level of standardization for maritime, containerized battery systems.

  • Impression of the first concept: a string of surface buoys secured by drag anchors
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    Collision barriers for wind turbines tested

    2022-03-21T11:06:00Z

    Dutch maritime research institute MARIN has tested three different barriers aimed at averting collisions between ships and wind turbines.

  • Thialf and Sleipnir on Shore Power at the Calandkanaal
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    Sleipnir connects to shore power at Rotterdam

    2022-03-18T09:57:00Z

    Heerema’s largest crane vessels, Sleipnir and Thialf, have officially switched from using their engines to using shore power at the Port of Rotterdam.

  • The Wenatchee prior to the accident.
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    Maintenance error led to US$3.8 million casualty

    2022-03-18T09:31:00Z

    An improperly tightened fastener led to a diesel engine failure on the passenger and car ferry Wenatchee resulting in nearly US$3.8 million in damages, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed.

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    Posidonia 2022

    2022-03-16T12:27:00Z

    Posidonia returns after a pandemic-induced hiatus with decarbonisation top of the agenda

  • Major shipping associations are proposing 10% of a putative R&D fund would be allocated to GHG reduction projects in developing countries.
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    More support proposed for developing countries

    2022-03-16T10:41:00Z

    Updated proposals submitted to the IMO have outlined how a planned $5bn IMO Maritime Research Fund (IMRF), which will accelerate the development of zero-carbon technologies and fuels, could also be used to support the maritime decarbonisation efforts of developing countries. 

  • Tidewater's fleet of OSVs swelled to 174 following the acquisition of Swire Pacific Offshore's assets on 9 March.
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    Tidewater signs strategic partnership with Tero Marine

    2022-03-16T10:32:00Z

    Tidewater, a global provider of offshore service vessels (OSVs), has initiated a transformation project to optimise the lifecycle of its assets through the implementation of a harmonized fleet management system (FMS) across its entire fleet.

  • A number of yards in Alang, India have made major strides in upgrading ship recycling standards in a bid to attain EU compliance.
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    ECSA backs ship recycling at South Asian yards

    2022-03-16T10:24:00Z

    Europe’s biggest shipowner body is throwing its weight behind a controversial proposed amendment to the EU’s Waste Shipment Regulation that would effectively make it possible to recycle EU-flagged ships at non-OECD shipbreaking facilities in South Asia.

  • Christopher J. Wiernicki, ABS Chairman and President.
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    ABS follows LR in withdrawing class services to Russian assets and companies

    2022-03-15T11:22:00Z

    ABS has announced that it is withdrawing all class services involving Russian vessels, assets and companies. 

  • California Energy Commissioner Kourtney Vaccaro welcomed the investment in the Port of Humboldt Bay
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    Port of Humboldt Bay to become California offshore wind hub

    2022-03-15T11:01:00Z

    The California Energy Commission approved a US$10.5 million grant for renovations at the Port of Humboldt Bay to support offshore wind activities.

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    IACS withdraws Russian membership

    2022-03-14T11:56:00Z

    The International Association of Classification Society’s has withdrawn the Russian Register’s membership.

  • Chris-Marine is planning to introduce a ShaPoLi solution to the market.
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    Chris-Marine launches shaft power limitation solution

    2022-03-11T10:31:00Z

    Chris-Marine has launched a shaft power limitation solution, ShaPoLi, to help shipowners to comply with Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) regulations and monitor and optimise their ship carbon intensity indicator (CII) ratings in the future.

  • Singapore's MPA will require all domestic harbour craft to operate on low-carbon energy solutions by 2030, as part of a new raft of decarbonisation measures.
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    Singapore prepares decarbonisation blueprint

    2022-03-10T11:50:00Z

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has prepared a decarbonisation blueprint in consultation with industry partners.

  • Starboard side of the Miss Dorothy during firefighting efforts from the towing vessel Christopher Wilson.
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    Fire caused by fuel hitting uninsulated exhaust header

    2022-03-10T10:42:00Z

    An engine room fire aboard a towing vessel was the result of spraying diesel fuel hitting an uninsulated section of the engine’s exhaust system, the National Transportation Safety Board said in Marine Investigation Report 22/05.

  • Armach Workspace is offering an automated subscription-based hull cleaning service, based on a hull cleaning robot that uses non-magnetic adhesion technology.
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    New entrant offers robotic hull cleaning

    2022-03-10T10:36:00Z

    Marine software company Greensea Systems has launched spin-off company Armach Robotics that offers a subscription model robotic hull cleaning service.

  • The study mapped existing standards, regulations and calculation methods and tools, covering Well to Tank (WtT) and Tank to Wake (TtW) emissions
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    Study proposes two-part GHG intensity factor calculation

    2022-03-08T10:10:00Z

    The Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA), a partnership under the IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project, has released a report on sustainability criteria and life cycle GHG emission assessment methods for alternative marine fuels.

  • Equinor and bp plan to invest up to USD250m into an O&M hub for offshore wind in New York's South Brooklyn Marine Terminal complex.
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    South Brooklyn Marine Terminal to be wind industry hub

    2022-03-04T10:12:00Z

    Equinor and bp have agreed to turn the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) complex in Brooklyn, New York, into a major regional hub for offshore wind in the United States.

  • Bureau Veritas has delivered an AiP to InfraCore Company for its design, modelling, production and testing of a full glass fibre-reinforced polymer rudder flap for an 18,500 TEU container ship.
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    BV grants AiP for lightweight rudder flap

    2022-03-04T09:55:00Z

    Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to InfraCore Company for its design, modelling, production and testing of a full glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) rudder flap for an 18,500 TEU container ship.

  • An example of the visualisation of prescriptive rule calculation results on NAPA Designer
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    ClassNK enhances 3D ship design with NAPA linkage

    2022-03-03T10:39:00Z

    ClassNK has upgraded the data linkage system between its design support software PrimeShip-HULL and NAPA’s 3D Computer-aided design (CAD) software NAPA Designer.

  • ABS' GHG inventory and carbon accounting service will enable organisations to quantify their GHG emissions, and identify the contributions in Scope 1, 2 and 3 accounting categories.
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    ABS launches carbon accounting service

    2022-03-03T09:38:00Z

    ABS has launched a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and carbon accounting service to enable organizations to quantify their GHG emissions, understand their climate impact and set goals to limit emissions.