Transas Marine has launched its latest ship security alert system ShipGuard 4 SSAS, utilizing the SkyWave IsatData Pro transceiver. The IsatData Pro(IDP) series operates on the Inmarsat I-4 constellation which provides improved network speed. Polling request and response times now takes 30-45 seconds, which is four times faster than its predecessor. Transas ShipGuard 4 SSAS [...]
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A new interactive display on Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA) has been launched at IMO Headquarters. A PSSA is an area that needs special protection through action by IMO because of its significance for recognized ecological or socio-economic or scientific reasons and which may be vulnerable to damage by international maritime activities. To date, IMO [...]
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Burckhardt Compression received the first order for the fuel gas compressor system Laby – GI for two LNG carriers. This marks a major milestone for Burckhardt Compression in setting up a compressor business for energy – efficient, environmentally friendly propulsion systems for gas – operated marine diesel engines. The compressor system will inject boil – [...]
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Five Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes are currently being erected at the Meridian Port Services (MPS) container terminal in Tema, Ghana. The cranes are part of an order placed in August 2012. MPS already operates four Konecranes RTGs, which were delivered fully-erect in March 2013. MPS’s RTGs are all-electric, 16-wheel cranes with a lifting [...]
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KONGSBERG has been awarded a significant offshore automation contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The contract covers deliveries to four Transocean owned new-build drill ships, with an option for KONGSBERG to deliver products and services for six more drill ships. “We call this a ‘Full Picture’ solution, as it includes dynamic positioning, position [...]
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ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, signed a long-term Preventive Service agreement with China LNG Shipping International Co. Ltd (CLSICO) to provide maintenance services to all ABB equipment onboard of its six LNG vessels in the next five years. The contract commenced January 1, 2013. The new service agreement will help CLSICO with [...]
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Cargotec’s MacGregor has received EUR 22 million order to deliver a 900-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) MacGregor subsea crane to the South Korean shipyard, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd. The crane will be installed on a 150m multi-purpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV) ordered by Sealion Shipping, on behalf of Toisa Ltd. ”This is the largest active [...]
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Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has received the Final Approval status from the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) for its Wärtsilä AQUARIUS® EC Ballast Water Management System. The approval was granted at the MEPC’s 65th session held at the IMO headquarters in London on 13th May 2013. [...]
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Seaspeed Marine Consulting was recently commissioned to undertake instrumented full scale sea trials on board a fleet of fast catamaran wind-farm support vessels, covering both calm water and rough water performance monitoring. The vessels ranged in size from 18 to 24 metres in length, all with speeds up to approximately 30 knots. For the calm [...]
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Martek Marine is advising shipping companies that they are putting themselves at risk of facing corporate manslaughter charges if they do not carry an adequate number of maintained and certified gas detectors. European Marine Equipment Directive (MED) approval is a legal requirement for equipment aboard EU flagged vessels and a number of non-EU flag authorities [...]
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