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=Vineyard Wind To Work With Groton Based Maritime Company ThayerMahan On Latest Subsea Survey
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has announced a partnership with ThayerMahan, a world leader in autonomous maritime solutions, for seabed and infrastructure survey and inspection work in the waters off southern Massachusetts. Based in Groton,…
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GLOSTEN Awarded Design of 50-meter KAUST Research Vessel
In keeping with its mission to provide world-class marine research and support Saudi Arabia’s goals to study and protect marine environments, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is investing in a state-of-the-art oceanographic research vessel (RV) to replace the existing RV Thuwal. KAUST has selected the naval architecture…
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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Completes Conceptual Design of VLGC Enabling Conversion of Main Fuel from LPG to Ammonia
A new design will enable small-scale retrofitting when ammonia fuel goes into practical application Ammonia-carrying VLGCs now powered by LPG is highly suited to future use of ammonia fuel Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed the conceptual design of a Very Large…
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ABS AIP for Samsung Heavy Industries’ Ammonia-Fueled Neo-Panamax Container Vessel
(ATHENS) ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) design for an ammonia-fueled Neo-Panamax container vessel. Presented at the Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition, the AIP confirms the design has been reviewed by ABS against the requirements outlined in the ABS Guide for Ammonia Fueled Vessels. “This…
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IPCSA : Thanks Jérôme Besancenot for his work as Chairman of IPCSA’s PROTECT Group
During the Port Technology International Smart Digital Ports Conference held in May 2022, IPCSA chairman Hans Rook made a special presentation to Jérôme, in recognition of his work as chairman of the PROTECT group since 2015. Jérôme recently stepped down as chairman, passing the baton on to Nico De Cauwer…
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Capital Ship Management to Drive Fleet Decarbonization with ABS My Digital Fleet
(ATHENS) ABS and Capital Ship Management (Capital) have signed a landmark agreement to deploy ABS’ industry-leading digitalization and decarbonization platform in support of Capital’s sustainability strategy. ABS My Digital Fleet is the only configurable risk management platform that seamlessly integrates data to provide AI-driven insights for driving sustainable operations and…
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Posidonia 2022: DNV signs MOU with Saronic Ferries on development of electric ferry concept in Greece
At the Posidonia 2022 trade fair, classification society DNV signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saronic Ferries designed to enable the development of an electric ferry for local deployment in Greece. The collaboration is targeted toward a fully electric concept for deployment on short-sea passenger routes in the Argosaronikos…
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United Nation WorldOcean Day : A day for humanity to celebrate the ocean
The United Nations has designated 8 June as World Ocean Day A day for humanity to celebrate the ocean The United Nations marks World Oceans Day each year on 8 June through an annual event coordinated by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (Office of…
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IMO : Lowering containership emissions through Just In Time arrivals
Just In Time (JIT) arrivals allow ships to optimize speed during their voyage to arrive in port when berth, fairway, and nautical services are available. Containerships can reduce fuel consumption and resulting carbon dioxide emissions by 14% on a per voyage basis using JIT arrival, according to a new study,…
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Win-Win-Wind! IWSA underlines the growing role of wind propulsion technology in decarbonisation
Under embargo until 08.06.200, 07.00 CEST London – June 08, 2022: As discussions get underway at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 78th session this week (6 – 10 June), in the middle of which UN World Oceans Day 2022 will be celebrated (8 June), the…
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