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When Your Dog Is Happy To See You After A 102 Day Deployment
ALAMEDA, CA, UNITED STATES Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crewmember Petty Officer 2nd Class Kurt Chlebek, a boatswains mate, is greeted by his dog after
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U.S Navy Sailor’s Extraordinary Voice On Display At World Series
From Chief Petty Officer Joshua Keim “Breathe, breathe. Don’t mess this up.” That is what Operations Specialist 1st Class Giavanni Walker told herself
Ship Design
Hydrofoil Ferry Concept Design Aims To Increases The Speed And Range Of Electric Ferries
Boundary Layer Technologies, a California-based marine technology startup launched its fully electric hydrofoiling ferry concept design this week. ELECTRA
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Press Releases
Ecochlor Appoints Andrew Marshall as CEO
Press Release – Ecochlor, Inc. has announced that the Company’s Board of Directors (BOD) has appointed Andrew Marshall as its Chief Executive Officer
Press Releases
ADMIRALTY Small Craft Charts service launched by UKHO
The UK Hydrographic Office enhances its world-leading chart service to maintain safety of life at sea for all Small Craft Chart users The UK Hydrographic
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Shipping
Women in Maritime: Expect Equality and Fear Nothing
Women aiming for successful careers in maritime should be more courageous, not worry about failure and expect to be seen as equals, a senior shipping executive
Press Releases
ABB launches C-CAMs automation solution for merchant marine vessels
C-CAMs is a user-friendly solution that automates and integrates control, alarm and monitoring of critical systems on board Designed for merchant marine
Press Releases
Seafarer Happiness Increases To Pre-Pandemic Levels, But Highlights The Risks Of An Exodus From The Industry
Press Release – The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report from The Mission to Seafarers has been published for the third quarter of 2021. The report
Press Releases
Teijin Aramid demonstrates potential of circular high-performance fibers
Arnhem, The Netherlands, October 26, 2021 – Teijin Aramid, a world leader in aramid, has achieved yarn-to-yarn recycling for its flagship product Twaron®.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Press Releases
Two new tugs for Suderman & Young feature SCHOTTEL solutions
Press Release – SCHOTTEL has been awarded a contract from Master Boat Builders, Alabama, U.S.A., for the supply of four rudder propellers for two
Press Releases
ABB Ability™ OCTOPUS selected by Spliethoff Group to optimize safety for yacht transportation
ABB Ability™ OCTOPUS – Marine Advisory System for vessel motion optimization has been chosen by the Amsterdam-based Spliethoff Group to optimize safe yacht
Press Releases
WinGD invests in training as gas-fuelled fleet grows
Marine low-speed engine developer WinGD has strengthened its training capabilities as the number of gas-fuelled vessels on order surges. Among the investments,
Press Releases
Vard Electro dual-battery pack to reduce emissions for Siem Offshore subsea vessel
Press Release – Vard Electro has secured an order with Siem Offshore to deliver its largest battery package to date for a vessel retrofit as the
Press Releases
Høglund To Deliver Fuel Gas System And Automation For Container Ship Retrofit
American shipping company Sunrise Reliance LLC chooses Høglund to provide a FGSS and automation retrofit to improve environmental performance of their
Press Releases
Below the waterline being ignored as prime lever in shipping’s drive to decarbonise
Fuel consumption delta between a clean, smooth hull and a one with significant degradation can be as high as 8% – making hull performance central to
Press Releases
FarSounder – New release with NAVTOR integration
Press Release – FarSounder and NAVTOR are proud to announce a new partnership. FarSounder now includes support for NAVTOR official ENC chart data in
Monday, October 25, 2021
Press Releases
Estonia’s Elenger takes delivery of first Damen LGC 6000 LNG bunkering vessel
A significant step forward in ensuring a clean and pollution-free Baltic Sea Press Release – The Estonian energy company Elenger has taken delivery of
Press Releases
ClassNK grants Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to Weathernews’s CIM(Carbon Intensity Monitoring)
Press Release – Leading Classification Society ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to “CIM(Carbon Intensity
Press Releases
Wallem Group appoints John-Kaare Aune as new Chief Executive Officer
Press Release – John-Kaare Aune has been appointed Chief Executive Officer at Wallem Group after a successful term as Interim CEO. Having joined Wallem
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Press Releases
Rutter Awarded Canadian Coast Guard Ice Hazard Radar Contract
Press Release – Fraser Edison, President of Rutter Inc. announced today that Rutter has been awarded a contract to outfit the Canadian Coast Guard
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