Rolls-Royce and Sea Machines strike deal to cooperate on autonomous ship control
Rolls-Royce will combine its propulsion and automation solutions with Sea Machines’ vessel control products. The strategic cooperation will focus on products for remote and autonomous vessel control and situational awareness, primarily for yachts, commercial and...
Rolls-Royce and Sea Machines strike deal to cooperate on autonomous ship control
Rolls-Royce will combine its propulsion and automation solutions with Sea Machines’ vessel control products. The strategic cooperation will focus on products for remote and autonomous vessel control and situational awareness, primarily for yachts, commercial and...
‘Decisive government action needed to enable full decarbonisation of shipping by 2050’
Over 150 industry leaders and organisations call for decisive government action to fully decarbonise international shipping by 2050. The signatories, including companies like Maersk, Bureau Veritas, MSC Cruises, Hapag-Lloyd, Wärtsilä and the Port of Rotterdam, urge...
Failure to follow operational weather limitations sends berthed vessel adrift
Setting predetermined weather limits to stop cargo ops and/or vacate the berth is a sensible risk reduction measure, according to The Nautical Institute. In a recent Mars Report, a tanker did not adhere to these limits causing the vessel to become adrift. The Nautical...
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[VIDEO] Allseas installs jacket lift system beams on Pioneering Spirit
Two and a half years after the first steel was cut, the two colossus jacket lift system main beams are now in position on board Pioneering Spirit. Using self-propelled modular transporters and skidding systems, one by one, the beams were aligned and driven forward...
Approval in principle for 40,000-m3 liquefied CO2 carrier design
Carbon capture and storage is gaining traction and liquefied CO2 carriers will be needed for transport. Hyundai Heavy Industries and Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering have come up with a design for such a vessel. With its 40,000-m3 capacity, it is much...
Feadship reveals future yacht concept Pure
Feadship has marked the opening of the 2021 Monaco Yacht Show by unveiling its latest Future Concept. The 81.75-metre Pure is fully future-compatible in terms of likely developments over the next decade in propulsion and efficiency. At the same time, it is based on...
Stena Line plans fossil fuel free ferry line between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn by 2030
Ferry operator Stena Line, Frederikshavn Municipality, and the Port of Frederikshavn have signed an agreement for making Gothenburg-Frederikshavn the world's first fossil fuel free ferry line of its kind. The route is to be operated by two battery-powered Stena...
Icon Yachts passes into Swiss hands
Swiss businessman Mr Micca Ferrero has acquired the majority shareholding in Icon Yachts and all related companies. Founded in 2005, Icon Yachts is located in Harlingen, the Netherlands, with a direct and unrestricted access to the North Sea. The company's facilities...
SWZ|Maritime’s September 2021 issue: ‘Dutch superyachts are serious business’
The Italians have their Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Maseratis, the Brits their Rolls-Royces and Aston Martins, the French their haute cuisine and fragrances. But the Dutch are probably making the most expensive kind of gift that only the richest people in the world can...
Do all escape routes on your ship have emergency breathing devices?
You never know where a fire on board a ship may occur or where the crew is at that time. In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute describes how a crew member had to choose an escape route without an emergency escape breathing device, as the other route was...
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