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Seaspan Ferries partners with Corvus Energy for Blue Whale ESS field trial
Seaspan Ferries Corporation is proud to announce that it has reached an agreement with Corvus Energy, of Bergen, Norway and Vancouver, Canada, for the first delivery of Corvus’ Blue Whale ESS, to be installed onboard one of their cargo ferries. Blue Whale is a new...
CTI Maritec integration creates first maritime-focused service for all ship guid and materials testing
Maritec Pte Ltd., the fuel and oil testing services company acquired by leading certification company Centre Testing International Group (CTI), is now fully integrated into the group’s marine division, leveraging CTI’s world-class R&D capabilities to create the...
Med Marine’s new series tug now operates in Hadera
Med Marine delivered a new series tug MED-A3280-SD (shallow draft) tugboat to National Coal Supply Corporation (NCSC)’s fleet operating in Hadera. NCSC is a state company that handles the procurement and transportation of coal in Israel. Named after the port she will...
Another Med Marine Tugboat for SAAM Towage
Med Marine delivered a MED-A2575 class tugboat to South America and another MED-A2575 tugboat is about to be sent off to the region. Med Marine and SAAM Towage shook hands for a MED-2575 class tugboat which was previously being operated in Med Marine’s...
Castor Marine takes over SeaVsat assets
Today, Castor Marine, a leading Global VSAT Network Operator, announces its acquisition of the activities of SeaVsat, a maritime satellite Internet provider at sea based in Lelystad, the Netherlands. SeaVsat provided satellite Internet access to offshore vessels and...
Features
Thordon Bearings help keep world’s oldest steam-driven tug operational
One of the world’s oldest tugboats, the 117-year-old, steam-driven Daniel Adamson, is set to return to service offering short cruises along the River Weaver, a tributary of the fabled Mersey River in England, after the completion of a project to install new propeller...
THE SUCCESS OF THORDON’S RIVERTOUGH SPURS FLEET-WIDE CONVERSION FOR HARKEN TOWING
Harken Towing, a western Canada-based workboat company with operations along the Fraser River, is converting its vessels’ tailshaft bearings to RiverTough following the success of the Thordon bearing system aboard the 14.54m (47.7ft) twin-screw tug Granny Hutch. ...
Shipparts.com partners Nayang Polytechnic and ABS in 3D metal printing projects
ShipParts.com, an online procurement leader in marine equipment, has signed a research collaboration agreement with Singapore’s Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP), and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The agreement aims to prove standards for the certification of...
Training a new generation of mariners
North Island College Marine Training instructor passes on his passion for working on the water NIC marine training instructor Clive Quigley fell in love with working on the water as a young boy growing up in Alert Bay. “There was a man who’d bring his boat to deliver...
Silver Explorer sets sail
By Cindy Chan It may be called the Silver Explorer but this Arctic vessel is gold medal-worthy. The Silver Explorer is a high-end luxury cruise vessel, offering trips around the Arctic and Antarctic. According to Paul Hebson, vice-president and general manager of...
Products
Shipparts.com partners Nayang Polytechnic and ABS in 3D metal printing projects
ShipParts.com, an online procurement leader in marine equipment, has signed a research collaboration agreement with Singapore’s Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP), and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The agreement aims to prove standards for the certification of...
Nippon Marine Paints’ A-LF Sea chosen by leaving LNG carrier operator
Piraeus-based gas carrier vessel operator Gaslog Ltd. has opted to apply Nippon Paint Marine’s A-LF Sea hull coating as part of its current drydocking programme. The shipowner strives to limit the impact of its operations on the marine environment and pursue optimal...
My Route Appraisal. Release of version 1.2.
MyRA (My Route Appraisal) is moving to the next stage in its commitment to establishing itself as the market-leading solution for voyage planning. It is now launching Version 1.2. MyRA provides teams, based both on board vessels and on shore, with a voyage plan,...
Release of 7Cs Analyzer Navy Module for AML Validation
Quality control is a critical component in the production and maintenance of Navigational Charts. This applies not only to ENCs but to AMLs (Additional Military Layers) as well. While ENCs must be validated against IHO ENC VALIDATION CHECKS S-58 for the...
SevenCs presents the new WMS ChartServer
The newly-released WMS ChartServer, 5 version, provides SevenCs’ customers with enhanced functionality across several fronts. Much greater interoperability is the key to WMS ChartServer’s support of spatial queries; this support takes the depth and relevance of...
