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?...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 2, 2020 | News
Allseas has acquired the former ultra-deepwater drill ship Vitoria 10000 for conversion to a polymetallic nodule collection vessel. Together with DeepGreen Metals, Allseas is developing a deepsea mineral collection system. ‘We will develop all the technology...
