New digital technologies, supported by developments in connectivity and the ability to transfer data in greater volumes between ship and shore, promise significant gains for ship and fleet performance. However, the deepening of onboard and onshore interconnectedness and the mixing of shipboard IT and operational technology (OT) systems also opens up new avenues for security […]
Facing increasing pressure to reduce opex as much as is safely possible, offshore operators are warming to drone technology as a support tool for complex, dangerous and time-consuming tasks. While most AUVs are deployed in the oil and gas segment, where they are commonly used for seabed and pipeline inspections, demand for these bots is […]
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) will be a fuel option for the recently launched Fugro Quest, a hybrid-ready geotechnical vessel developed for deepwater operations. The 86.2m x 19.7m ship is intended for surveys of potential offshore sites, with a special focus on soil sampling and analysis. The ship commences work this month at the site of […]
Submarine tenders are one way to wow your guests, but how about inviting them aboard an actual submersible yacht? The 37.5m Nautilus concept, unveiled by Dutch builder U-Boat Worx at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show, aims to finally realise a vessel inspired by Jules Verne’s 1870 sci-fi/adventure novel 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea – namely, […]
What a difference a year can make. In Ship & Boat International January/February 2022 (pages 28-30), we looked at nuclear power and its potentially game-changing contribution to clean marine propulsion. Back then, we wrote: “It would be unwise to write off nuclear power, given the uphill struggle the industry faces in meeting IMO’s emissions targets […]
The GCE Blue Maritime cluster comprises more than 100 Norwegian ship designers, yards and OEMs. Recently, it has set out a new strategy of fully decarbonising, and becoming “the world’s full scale net-zero maritime cluster,” explains Daniel Garden, CEO of GCE Blue Maritime. “Throughout the pandemic, we made up a new strategy called the new […]
As the maritime industry pivots towards greener operations, switching to alternative fuels will be crucial to decarbonising the sector. Although it is not clear which fuels will prevail, methanol is fast emerging as an attractive option for shipowners and operators looking to reduce their carbon footprint – container shipping giants Maersk Line and CMA CGM […]
Danish ferry company Scandlines, which operates two services between Denmark and Germany, converted a ferry to hybrid propulsion in 2013 and has since worked on ways to reduce emissions and to meet its target of becoming emission free by 2040. A ro-pax ferry currently on order at the Cemre Shipyard in Turkey will take the […]
Modern wind-assist systems are a major departure from traditional sail systems in that they are not made of canvas and while there may be some systems that can alter their shape, most are made of rigid materials and have automated control systems. Flettner rotors have been the most popular choice of system so far accounting […]
As Norway’s largest grocery wholesaler, with 600+ trucks on the road daily, ASKO is used to juggling budgets to keep overheads to a minimum. So, when it came to shifting some of its road traffic volume onto the Oslo Fjord, the company’s new ASKO Maritime division decided uncrewed operations would be the most cost-efficient path […]
Kraken Robotics, Canada is hoping to increase its footprint in the ‘seabed intelligence’ market with its KATFISH-branded, towed synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) solution. Developed to conduct time-efficient, high-res seabed surveys, the KATFISH was recently demonstrated at several international naval exercises, including the US-hosted Advanced Naval Technology Expo (ANTX), prompting Kraken to announce its intentions in […]
Decommissioning is a growing industry, and one that is only going to get busier, writes Paul Shrieve, president, Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore (pictured). There are already major players on the global stage in this sector, and they will all need supportive supply chains around them every step of the way. For example, ports […]