Marine
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Navigation : NAVTOR rewrites e-Navigation rulebook with Auto-Routeing innovation
Maritime technology company NAVTOR has launched what it believes to be a “transformational tool” for navigators, with the introduction of an advanced auto-routeing module to its NavStation digital chart table. This allows bridge officers, for the first time, to be able to calculate routes in a matter of seconds, and…
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Port of Oakland takes major step on clean energy project
$2 million renewable energy infrastructure design approved for Oakland Seaport The Port of Oakland announced the approval of a $2 million contract for the design of a new, clean energy project at the Oakland Seaport. The project includes electrical infrastructure including solar generation, battery storage systems, a fuel cell, and…
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Cyber security becoming integral to maritime security
Maritime security is increasingly becoming impossible to achieve without ensuring cyber security, and the ability of states to protect their maritime assets and critical infrastructure against cyber attacks. This was one of the conclusions from a recent workshop on developing a maritime security strategy for South Africa. The workshop was…
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DEME successfully performs a ground investigation campaign for Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2
SSE Renewables charters DEME’s DP2 offshore installation vessel ‘Neptune’ DEME’s DP2 offshore installation vessel ‘Neptune’ has successfully performed an offshore ground investigation campaign for Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2, which is located near Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland. SSE Renewables, the leading energy company that is developing the wind farm,…
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Crowley appoints Bob Karl as Senior Vice President and GM of Wind Services
Crowley has appointed Bob Karl as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s new business unit, Crowley Wind Services. As Crowley elevates the scope of its offerings in wind energy, Karl will lead the company’s wind services team in the strategic development and expansion of services to support…
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Clarksons Renewables : Offshore Wind Projects
Cadeler has signed an agreement with Orsted to transport and install turbine foundations at the UK’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. The deal, subject to Orsted’s final investment decision, includes a further mutual commitment to developing the vessel hire agreement into a transportation and installation contract for the entire foundation…
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WEF : This climate action tracker shows what we’re doing right – and wrong – on the road to net-zero emissions
By 2030, at least 30% of the world’s oceans must be protected, and 50% by 2050. ‘Limited progress has been made on this goal The Speed & Scale Tracker is a new climate action tool to track progress on global targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions. It covers goals to…
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BHP, Pan Pacific Copper and Norsepower partner to harness the power of wind-assisted propulsion
BHP has partnered with Pan Pacific Copper (PPC), a member of JX Nippon Mining & Metals group, and Norsepower, the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from maritime transportation between BHP’s mines in Chile and PPC’s smelters in Japan. The parties are…
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Equinor’s H2H Saltend selected to proceed as one of the first large-scale hydrogen projects in the UK
Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced that Equinor’s Hydrogen to Humber Saltend (H2H Saltend) production facility has been successfully progressed through Phase-2 of the Government’s cluster sequencing process. The selected projects will now proceed to the due diligence stage of the Phase-2 cluster sequencing process to allow…
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Other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) is a general term describing any satellite constellation that provides positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services on a global or regional basis. While GPS is the most prevalent GNSS, other nations are fielding, or have fielded, their own systems to provide complementary, independent PNT capability.…
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