SEA.AI and BRNKL create visual ‘black box’ for ships
SEA.AI and Barnacle Systems are partnering to combine AI-based maritime machine vision with secure, tamper-proof event recording. This effectively creates a visual “black box” for vessels. SEA.AI provides AI-powered maritime situational awareness, while Barnacle...
New Aft Legs for DEME’s Jack-up Innovation
Heavy-lift jack-up vessel Innovation, one of DEME’s DP2 installation vessels, has left Damen Verolme Rotterdam shipyard following a major refit. The Innovation underwent renewal of its aft leg sections and an overhaul of its jacking motors. The Innovation measures...
Shipping Company Changes Scaffolding Guidelines Following Accident
Asia Maritime Pacific (AMP) has classed use of scaffolding as "working at heights" following an accident, which resulted in a fatality. In addition, pre-joining training now includes the use of scaffolding. The accident with unstable and unsecured scaffolding falling...
VIDEOS: Presenting the 2019 Maritime Designer Award Nominees
The vision, creativity and determination of individual designers is often decisive for breakthroughs in the area of maritime design technology. Every year, the Maritime Designer Award is presented to one such designer. This year, Agnieta Habben Jansen has been...
Port of Antwerp Orders World’s First Hydrogen Tug
The first tug in the world to be powered by hydrogen will be deployed in the Port of Antwerp within two years' time. This so-called "Hydrotug" is driven by combustion engines that burn hydrogen in combination with diesel. The engines comply with the strictest...
Digital Twinning of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine in Harsh Weather
Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (Marin) is set to carry out the full-scale monitoring of a floating wind prototype off the west coast of Ireland as well as to develop its digital twin. Subject to consent, a full-scale floating wind prototype designed by Saipem...
Gas Vapour Detected in a Ballast Tank
A crack in the drain line of the inert gas (IG) deck seal drain line recently caused gas vapours to enter the ballast tank of a tanker. Inspections of IG lines should go further than just visual inspections to prevent such accidents from occurring. The latest Mars...
Stena Impero to Be Released by Iran
The tanker Stena Impero, which has been chained up in Iran over the past two months, will soon be allowed to leave. That is what Erik Hanell, CEO of the Swedish owner of the ship, Stena Bulk, says. An official of the Iranian port authorities later informed the Iranian...
Wave Data Sets Operational Limits for Bibby WaveMaster 1
Bibby Marine Services wants to drive performance by working closer to the operational limits of its vessels. Real-time wave measuring software installed on board walk-to-work service operation vessel (SOV) Bibby WaveMaster 1 allows them to do just that. The Bibby...
Building the World’s Most Powerful Otto Cycle Marine Engine
WinGD has released a time-lapse video of the build of its 12X92DF engine at CSSC-MES Diesel (CMD) in Lingang, Shanghai. This twelve-cylinder version of the 92-centimetre bore X-DF dual fuel engine is set to be the largest and most powerful Otto cycle gas and dual-fuel...
New Training Ship in Amsterdam Offers Realistic Fire Training
RelyOn Nutec has officially opened its new training ship in the port of Amsterdam. The vessel named Zeus will be used for fire and life boat related training courses for the offshore, maritime and wind industries as well as public fire brigades. The Zeus was created...
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