Ecochlor Submits Filterless and Hybrid BWMS for USCG Type Approval
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Ecochlor filed an application for the EcoOne Filterless and EcoOne Hybrid ballast water management systems (BWMS) with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for Type Approval. âThis application is an amendment to Ecochlorâs existing BWMS Type Approval; it is our expectation that the EcoOne and EcoOne Hybrid will receive USCG type approval certification by the end of 2021,â said Steve Candito, CEO.âReceivingâŠ
Ship of the Month: Mercy Ships and the Quest to Build Global Mercy
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Mercy Ships is known globally for its charitable work performing medical procedures in developing countries. For the first time, the organization has a new ship, Global Mercy, recently delivered from a shipyard in China. Jim Paterson, Marine Executive Consultant, Mercy Ships takes Maritime Reporter & Engineering News inside the construction of the worldâs largest civilian hospital ship.Jim PatersonâŠ
Offshore Wind: High Tien Offshore to Acquire Taiwan's First Cable Laying Vessel
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Taiwan-based offshore engineering company High Tien Offshore Engineering has said it will invest into and own the first Taiwanese large Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) to support Taiwan's growing offshore wind ambitions.The company said that the vessel is expected to be ready by the end of 2023 and will be fully operational in the offshore cable laying business in 2024, "in response to the governmentâs promotionâŠ
Strategic Marine Unveils New Fast Crew Boat Design
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Shipbuilder Strategic Marine has unveiled its new Aluminium 42m Gen 4 Fast Crew Boat (FCB) design. According to the company, the vessel comes with an efficient new hull form and Z-bow which improves seakeeping, requires less power for the same speed and deadweight (DWT), reducing fuel consumption and lower emissions."The new hull form has been developed in collaboration with Southerly Designs with CFD analysis and optimization by Seaspeed Marine Consulting.
Fitzgerald Honored as he Retires from the US Coast Guard Reserve
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Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP Partner Daniel Fitzgerald retired from the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve in a ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington D.C., this summer.Rear Admiral Melissa Bert presided over the ceremony, which was attended by family, friends and Coast Guard colleagues who worked with Fitzgerald over the past 28 years. Fitzgerald retired from his last duty assignment in Washington D.C.
Iconic 27-ton 'Floating Head' finds itself Back in the Water
![The Floating Head, a sculpture created by artist Richard Groom, as the centrepiece for Glasgowâs 1988 Garden Festival, has been lovingly restored over the past six months, and is now on public display at Canting Basin at Govan Docks, adjacent to Glasgow Science Centre, for the next four weeks. Pictured is Richard Groom on Floating Head on the Clyde. Photo courtesy AMS](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w100h1500/the-floating-head-a-sculpture-126019.jpg)
AMS Global helped out in a most unusual project for the marine consulting and safety firm, helping to return The Floating Head back to the water, 33 years after it was first created.The Floating Head, a sculpture created by artist Richard Groom, was the centrepiece for Glasgowâs 1988 Garden Festival. It has been carefully restored over the past six months, and is now on public display at Canting Basin at Govan DocksâŠ
Supply Chain Shocks: Ocean Shipping Challenges Abound
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Supply chain issues tied to liner shipping have been front page news throughout 2021; just about everyone agrees that thereâs a problem. The underlying cause is right out of Economics 101: a surge in demand for moving containerized cargo, in the face of âinelasticâ throughput capacity (which includes vessels and their landside interfaces to surface transportation, trucks and rail) that could not handle the swellâŠ
US Barge Costs Spike Weeks After Hurricane Ida
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Barge freight costs for moving grains in the Midwestern United States spiked on Thursday due to ongoing logistical problems more than two weeks after Hurricane Ida, while CHS Inc said the timeline to reopen its terminal remains uncertain.CHS Inc, a farmer cooperative and grain trader, said it expected its Myrtle Grove, Louisiana, grain export terminal to be operational by the height of the U.S. corn and soy harvest but could not be more specific.The terminalâŠ
Louisiana Ports Seek Federal Aid for Ida Recovery
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Several south Louisiana ports are requesting federal assistance to bolster recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ida.On August 29, Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana as a category 4 storm, heavily impacting local infrastructure, waterways and communities.The Lower Mississippi River opened three days later, and by September 2, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) resumed limited operations and became fully operational September 7.
Indonesia Warns Against Arms Race After Australian Nuclear Sub Pact
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Indonesia said on Friday it was worried about an arms race in the region after neighboring Australia announced plans to acquire nuclear-powered submarines as part of a new Indo-Pacific security alliance with the United States and Britain.Known as AUKUS, the alliance will see Australia get the technology to deploy nuclear-powered submarines as part of agreement intended to respond to growing Chinese power.In a statement on FridayâŠ
Hyundai Heavy Industries Shares Jump Above IPO Price on Debut
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Hyundai Heavy Industries' shares closed 86% above their initial public offering (IPO) price on their trading debut in South Korea on Friday.The shipbuilder, one of the largest in the world, raised $935 million from its IPO, with much of the proceeds set to fund investments in new technology.A total of 1,633 domestic and foreign institutional investors placed bids to acquire shares earlier this month, valuing total bids at 1,130 trillion won ($962.3 billion), according to Hyundai Heavy.The instit
Port of Mukran to Serve as O&M Base for Parkwind's Baltic Sea Wind Farm
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Offshore wind developer Parkwind has selected the Port of Mukran as a service base that will serve its Arcadis Ost I wind farm, in the Baltic Sea, offshore Germany.Earlier this week, Parkwind, wind turbine maker Vestas, and construction firm Ems Maritime Offshore (EMO) signed the lease agreements for the O&M building in the Port of Mukran, the easternmost deep water port in Germany.The signing ceremonyâŠ
Quick Nord Stream 2 Start-up Would Calm Record-high Gas Prices in Europe, Kremlin Says
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A rapid startup of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany could help calm record-high gas prices in Europe, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, as Moscow awaits for regulatory clearance for gas flows to begin.Russia announced last week that it had completed construction of the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 to Germany, doubling its gas exporting capacity via the Baltic Sea.
The Path to Zero: Navigator Gas Earns AiP for Ammonia Fueled Gas Carrier
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Navigator Gas was awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an ammonia fueled gas carrier design from DNV. The new design draws together a consortium including MAN Energy Solutions, Babcock International and the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA), all of which have collaborated with Navigator Gas to earn the AiP.The design earned the AiP based on the special features notation (GF NH3) under DNVâs new rules for the use of ammonia as fuel in gas carriers.
V-Bunkers Orders Pair of Electric-Hybrid Bunker Tankers
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Vitolâs Singaporean bunker operations company, V-Bunkers, placed an order to build two electric-hybrid bunker tankers, with the intention to deploy them for harbor ops in Singapore.The bunker tankers are being built at an undisclosed shipyard in China with Electric-Hybrid notation and will employ Energy Storage Systems (ESS) technology comprising Lithium ion batteries for energy storage and anautomatedâŠ
Svanehøj Buys Wärtsilä Tank Control Systems
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Finland-based marine equipment and technology firm Wärtsilä has sold Wärtsilä Tank Control Systems business to Svanehøj, a Danish gas pump specialist involved in the design and manufacture of specialized deep well pump solutions within the areas of gas pumps, fuel pumps, products and chemicals, and offshore products.Wärtsilä Tank Control Systems designs, builds, sells, and services measurement systems for gas tanks on LNG ships, offshore storage, and land-based LNG terminals.
Some 28% of U.S. Gulf of Mexico Crude Output Offline
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U.S. Gulf Coast crude oil exports are flowing again after recent hurricanes took out 26 million barrels of offshore production, according to sources and Refinitiv Eikon data, with local prices easing as more shipments moved out of the region.Hurricanes Ida and Nicholas damaged platforms, pipelines and processing hubs, shutting in most offshore production for weeks. Restarts continued on Thursday with about 28% of U.S. Gulf of Mexico crude output offline.
New Patrol Boat for Great Barrier Reef Area Hits The Water
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Australian vessel designer Incat Crowther on Friday announced the launch of Tamoya, an Incat Crowther 17 to join Reef Ranger and Reef Resilience in Australia's Great Barrier Reef Joint Field Management Program fleet."Tamoya packs a lot of punch for her size, which is measured specifically to fit the home port berth. The main deck is dominated by an aft working deck with a quick launch and recovery system for a 3.4m RHIBâŠ
Nautilus Labs, TotalEnergies Expand Emissions Reduction Pilot
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Nautilus Labs expanded the pilot phase initiated with TotalEnergies, a pilot aiming to optimize liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrierâs fleet performance and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on its path towards carbon neutrality.TotalEnergies was looking for a technology partner to visualize and analyze fleet data in order to optimize overall operational efficiency and cut emissions. The charterer worksâŠ
Indonesia Boosts Naval Patrols after Foreign Ships Detected near Natuna
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Indonesian navy has increased patrols around its Natuna islands in the South China Sea after Chinese and U.S. vessels were detected nearby in international waters, despite saying there were no disturbance from the vessels, a navy official said on Thursday.Five navy vessels, assisted by an air patrol, have been deployed in North Natuna Sea to secure the area, Indonesian Navy western fleet commanderâŠ