Warship Technology March 2022
Originally due to achieve Initial Operational Capability (IOC) at the end of Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20), the US Navy’s next-generation landing craft air-cushion (LCAC) is at last nearing operational status. The US Navy now expects to achieve IOC with its next-generation LCAC in FY23, with Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU 4) first in line to receive the new type.
Ship & Boat International eNews: March/April 2022 The emergence of explorer yachts, or expedition yachts, has been one of the key trends over the past 10 years, offering ultra-high-net-worth individuals the chance to break with the Mediterranean superyacht set and pursue their own adventures in the wild. It is this clientele that UK-based yacht design studio […]
Ship & Boat International eNews: March/April 2022 Aquaculture is a booming business; approximately half of all seafood consumed globally is now farmed offshore, and a swelling world population is sure to push up this volume. One company specialising in this field is US venture capital group Pacific6 Enterprises, which is currently working alongside the Hubbs-SeaWorld […]
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 1st Quarter 2022
Floating dock investment plans on table to retain customer base
Ship & Boat International eNews: December 2021 While seismic streamers remain a proven solution for marine and offshore surveys, they are not the most efficient means of data capture. A seismic ship towing up to 20 streamers can generate significant drag, which takes a toll on overall fuel consumption per survey – hardly ideal for diesel-fuelled vessels […]
Ship & Boat International eNews: December 2021 Offshore search and rescue (SAR) services provider Zelim has teamed up with naval architect Chartwell Marine to deliver a remotely operated rescue vessel to provide on-site safety coverage for wind turbine technicians. Survivor 1 – the prototype of the Survivor class – would be fitted inside a launch and recovery […]
Warship Technology October 2021
UK naval design and systems engineering group BMT has revealed details of an internal research project intended to scope, map and de-risk the transition to increasingly autonomous and lean-manned warships.
Warship Technology - Jul/Aug 2021
In the last six months the first John Lewis class auxiliary oiler for the US Navy has been launched and work has commenced on the fourth ship in the new class.
Warship Technology - Jul/Aug 2021
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has launched a competition to build three new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships to provide support to the Royal Navy, but a Contract Notice reveals that the final ship in the class will not be delivered until 2032, compared to the original timetable of the mid-2020s.
Offshore Marine Technology: 2nd Quarter 2021
GustoMSC has developed a new floating feeder solution.
IMO mandate raises the stakes for cyber protection
The Naval Architect May 2021
Addressing and explaining EEXI ship power limitations
The Naval Architect May 2021