by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 15, 2021 | News, Offshore, Ship conversion/refit, Ship design
The Pioneering Spirit was already a unique feat in offshore technology. Now it is being enhanced with a second revolutionary lift system, capable of lifting and transporting jackets up to 20,000 tonnes. In a documentary, Allseas engineers explain more about this...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 4, 2021 | Deepsea mining, News
A prototype deep-seabed mining robot that had become uncoupled from a cable connecting it to a surface vessel has been successfully recovered from the floor of the Pacific Ocean. The Patania II, GSR’s purpose-built prototype nodule collector, is currently being...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 15, 2020 | News
Jumbo has transported two Ship-to-Shore container cranes, a cargo in excess of 1500 tonnes, from Taicang, China, to the Port of Immingham on the UK’s east coast. To ship two cranes this size in one go, the Fairpartner’s deck had to be widened by 6.1 metres. The...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 15, 2020 | News
C-Job Naval Architects has launched the Interactive Viewer. In addition to allowing documents such as 2D arrangement drawings, technical specifications, and material lists to be accessed at any time, the viewer also holds a complete 3D model of the vessel providing...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 6, 2020 | News
The technical lifespan of a ship is around thirty years. The economical lifespan, however, due to technological progress, is lower. Retrofitting battery based energy storage systems on existing ships can reduce operational costs. What are the available options?...
