Fort Lauderdale-headquartered MSHS (formerly Motor Services Hugo Stamp) has built up an extensive business overhauling marine turbochargers, including leading brands such as KBB, Mitsubishi, Napier and MAN. MSHS have a global outreach carrying out work in many locations worldwide, deploying teams based at workshops in Seattle and New Orleans as well as its primary base […]
The governments of Australia, the UK and US have set out a staged plan to deliver to the Royal Australian Navy a new fleet of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) under the framework of the tripartite AUKUS alliance. Announced on 13 March 2023, the so-called Optimised Pathway outlines a phased approach to the acquisition and […]
Ongoing efforts to improve safety on US Navy ships whilst they are undergoing maintenance should be enhanced, Government Accountability Office (GAO) says. The US Navy reported more than US$4 billion in estimated damage from fires that occurred onboard ships undergoing maintenance from May 2008 through December 2022, but it does not have a process for […]
A contract to build the first ship is due to be awarded in early 2024, but cost-to-complete funding is required for the first of class The cost of the US Navy’s T-AGOS 25-class ocean surveillance ships has soared as a result of rising shipbuilding costs, including direct material inflation, supply chain challenges, and increased non-recurring […]
Yachtbuilder Sunseeker International has launched an intensive boatbuilding course with the aim of attracting fresh talent into the industry to counter the UK’s current “national skills shortage”, the company says. The course is the first offering of the newly created Sunseeker Skills Academy, which was developed in partnership with Bournemouth and Poole College. Alex Bowman, […]
Croatia’s Iskra Shipyard has completed construction of SAR 1, the first of six new ‘unsinkable’, high-speed search and rescue (SAR) and medical evacuation boats ordered for Croatia’s Emergency Maritime Medical Service (EMMS). The order stems back to Q4 2021, when the country’s Ministry of Health signed a HKR76.4 million (US$11.3 million) contract for the six […]
Designed and built for “extreme use, without compromise”, the Queensland Police Service’s latest patrol boat delivery features a longer than usual waterline for a 12m craft The Queensland Police Service (QPS) in north-east Australia is bolstering its waterborne activities with the first in a series of safe, seaworthy and highly customisable patrol vessels. Designed and […]
Stevie Knight reports on a new towboat developed for American Commercial Barge Line’s Houston-New Orleans route, which uses a water and methanol feedstock mix to produce ‘hydrogen on demand’ onboard The launch of a methanol-to-hydrogen towboat developed by e1 Marine and Elliott Bay Design Group promises to turn a few heads – and assumptions. Unlike […]
Zelim’s remote-controlled, autonomy-capable and AI-enhanced Guardian craft could enable instantaneous, effective casualty recovery at offshore wind turbine arrays, even in rough weather First was Survivor1: a remote-control rescue craft concept, designed to swing into action in the event of a casualty at deepwater offshore wind turbine sites. Developed by SAR services provider Zelim in cooperation […]
Canadian study shows propeller edge deviations increase URN As any marine engineer or hydrodynamicist can tell you, propeller cavitation is a reality of shipping. But as the causes of anthropogenic underwater radiated noise (URN) fall under increasing scrutiny from environmentalists and regulators there is mounting pressure to develop a deeper understanding of this perennial problem. […]
FuelTrust’s AI-enabled solutions measure vessel carbon emissions As shipping moves towards its 50% carbon reduction target in 2050, the progress of vessels in relation to this goal will be assessed based on historical baselines going back to 2008. Finance decisions, tax levies and ESG reporting will all be driven by this assessment of vessel performance […]
Concordia Damen’s optimised hull design ready for low water levels Transport along Europe’s inland waterways is vital to trade, with the river Rhine one of the continent’s busiest waterways. Part of the Rhine-Alpine corridor, the 1,232km-long river runs from the Swiss Alps through Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, France and the Netherlands. In recent years the Rhine […]