As Russia's war in the Ukraine drags on now into its third year, NATO today launched one of its biggest naval deployments since February 2022, with French aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle under the command of the alliance for the first…
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’24 Olympic Flame to Ride 3-Masted “Belem” to French port of Marseille
Paris 2024 Olympics organizers on Friday, April 26, received the Games' flame in a handover ceremony in Athens ahead of a 68-day torch relay that will end with the opening ceremony on July 26.The flame arrived at the central Athens' Panathenaic stadium…
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d’Amico Orders Two Product Tankers for $111m
d’Amico International Shipping S.A. subsidiary d’Amico Tankers D.A.C. signed a shipbuilding contract with Jiangsu New Yangzi ShipbuildingCo., China, for the purchase of two (2) new Long Range (LR1 – 75,000 DWT) product tanker vessels at a contract pric...
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SOVs – Analyzing Current, Future Demand Drivers
At a high-level, there are three solutions to transferring technicians from shore bases to offshore wind farms for construction and O&M activities: crew transfer vessel (CTV), helicopter, and SOVs/CSOVs.SOVs and CSOVs generally house 60-120 technicians...
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Guangzhou Port Group’s e-tug to Sport Schottel Propulsion
SCHOTTEL will equip Guangzhou Port Group’s latest e-tug with two RudderPropellers type SRP 360 in the LE-Drive variant. The new harbor tug measures 37.9 x 10.5m and will be mainly used for berthing assistance, escorting and towing in the Port of Guangz...
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Situational Awareness System Battles Cognitive Fatigue in Watchkeepers
Today’s evolving maritime security risks pose all-too-familiar threats to international shipping, and as just one of the many causes of fatigue, they add to the cognitive burden already faced by watchkeepers. But Groke Technologies can boost safety onb...
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World’s Largest Sailing Ships to include Brunvoll Propulsion
Chantiers de l’Atlantique selected Brunvoll as the supplier of main propulsion for Orient Express Silenseas’s new cruise ships, which are going to become the world’s largest sailing ships. The order is for two vessels, with another two as option.The…...
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WE Tech Tapped for Eight Contanerships
WE Tech Solutions Oy was contracted by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to deliver variable speed shaft generators for eight large container vessels built at Japanese shipyards.The eight shipsincluding four 5,800 TEU methanol dual fuel container vessels built at Tsu...
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European Shipowners Welcome 40% Production Benchmark for Clean Fuels
The last plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg has adopted a new law which aims to scale up industrial capacity for green technologies in Europe.European shipowners strongly welcome the inclusion of clean fuels for shipping, including advanc...
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Equinor Upbeat About Investor Interest in US Offshore Wind Farm
Norway's Equinor is confident of finding an investor for its planned Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm in New York after a new power off-take agreement improved the project's economics, the company said on Thursday.New York State authorities in February...
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