The company says the unmanned vessel ‘demonstrates compelling technical feasibility’ but also needs to be economically viable and be sustainable. UK-based engineering and ship design consultancy BMT has unveiled the design of a Large Uncrewed Surface Vessel (LUSV). The LUSV concept, was unveiled at the Defence and Security Equipment International 2023 (DSEI) exhibition and conference […]
A spate of tests and demonstration projects are being used to advance the introduction into service of a range of uncrewed assets. Potential naval applications of uncrewed surface vessels and of unmanned underwater and above water units continues to proliferate in the US and in Europe as recent developments attest. In July 2023, the Defence […]
Delivery revives a capability the IDF has not been able to draw on since the early 1990s. In August 2023, the Israeli Navy took delivery of the first of what is expected to be a new class of two landing craft. Delivery of INS Nahshon took place at what the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) described […]
Newbuilds are the latest in a long line of mine warfare vessels the German yard has built. Abeking & Rasmussen, a German shipyard that has a long history of building mine countermeasures vessels, has delivered the latest in a series of newbuilds of this type of vessel to the Indonesian Navy. The shipyard’s first mine […]
Multiple organisations came together in London yesterday to celebrate a major milestone in the maritime world. The event, jointly organised by the IMO, UNEP and the Norwegian Innovation Forum, was held to mark not only World Maritime Day but also 50 years of the MARPOL regulations. The IMO and the Norwegian Innovation Forum also announced […]
Swiss-headquartered engine manufacturer WinGD has been awarded the first ever approval in principle (AiP) for a two-stroke engine fuelled by ammonia by classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR). The AiP is for WinGD’s X-DF-A dual-fuel range, with the first engine in the series, the 52-bore X52DF-A, due for delivery in the final quarter of 2024. Under […]
It’s a familiar refrain, but the world’s oceans and its ecosystems remain largely unknown and unmapped by mankind. According to scientific estimates, 91% of ocean species have yet to be classified and at the current rate of progress it would take several millennia to achieve knowledge comparable with our current understanding of the Amazon rain […]
Key yards are seeing increased workloads in 2023 The two dominant players in the UK shiprepair sector, A&P and Cammell Laird, have both enjoyed a busy 2023 so far handling a significant number of ship repair projects across their facilities in the North East, North West and South West of England. In the North East, […]
New base in Guinea extends the global outreach of the patented underwater hull cleaning technology HullWiper has a well-established network that provides hull cleaning solutions through the deployment of its proprietary remotely operated vehicle (ROV) at key shipping hubs around the world, including Australia, Gibraltar, Mauritius, Panama, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden and the UAE. One […]
Strong demand from offshore customers is helping maintain high levels of utilisation at the company’s yards in Sharjah and Dubai UAE-based shipyard operator Albwardy Damen reports that its repair teams have been running at full capacity throughout 2023. This follows a very busy 2022 for the company. High oil prices have led to high levels […]
The Spanish shipyard group has further consolidated its position as the leading European cruise shiprepair specialist over the past few years Navantia handled a total of 14 cruise ship projects in 2022, down slightly from 18 cruise ships in 2021. However, the latter was an exceptionally strong year because of the return of cruise business […]
Lightning strikes may not get the attention bestowed on fire safety at sea, but they can inflict equally devastating damage upon vessels, personnel and offshore structures. An estimated 3-8 million+ lightning strikes occur globally each day, equating to a frequency of 44-100 strikes per second (these can be viewed in real time at the site […]