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Seaspan Shipyards launches immersive visualization platform
HoloShip facility will be an engine for technology innovation as Seaspan and Canadian marine sector evolve to digital ship environment throughout vessel lifecycle. Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has launched its new HoloShip facility, an immersive visualization system...
SURVITEC’S SEAHAVEN COMPLETES LLOYD’S REGISTER TYPE APPROVAL TESTING
Survitec’s Seahaven, the world’s largest inflatable lifeboat, has completed the International Maritime Organization (IMO) A.520 physical tests as required by classification society Lloyd’s Register and will officially launch to the cruise industry tomorrow. The...

Phoenix Lighting Strengthens Maritime Distribution for Inland Waterways
May 10, 2022 – Milwaukee, WI - In response to increasing demand for it’s durable, marine rated LED lighting products, Phoenix Lighting is pleased to announce a series of additions to it’s U.S. distribution network. The inland market moves upwards of 630 million tons...

Permanent tugboats for the North Sea, Baltic Sea, and the Elbe
ARGE Küstenschutz, which is part of the Fairplay Towage Group, won a total of three tenders by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes, WSV) in March. The emergency tugboats “Nordic” for the German Bight...

Med Marine Delivers ‘Svitzer Port Said 3’ to Svitzer
On April 22nd, Med Marine delivered the first MED-A2885 of the 2 newbuildings that Med Marine and Maersk’s leading towage provider Svitzer signed a contract over back in February 2022. Both vessels are Robert Allan Ltd-designed RAstar 2800 tugs with firefighting and...

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Manufacturers Incorporate Ship & Shore Environmental’s Innovative
Anyone who has encountered foam clamshells for restaurant take-out food, white or green “peanut” packing to cushion shipments, or those thick foam blocks for protecting boxed furniture is familiar with expanded polystyrene (EPS). In use since the 1930s, EPS continues...