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Live Export: Trial Shows Dehumidification is Impractical

A trial of dehumidification technology on an empty livestock carrier has shown that it is not effective in reducing temperature and humidity at levels that make it a practical tool for reducing heat s...

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Revisiting the Case for Windmill Propulsion

Over a period of centuries, sails formed the basis of wind powered vessel propulsion until German aviation engineer Anton Flettner developed vertical-axis Magnus rotors that used the boundary layer ef...

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Flettner Rotor Trial Delivers Real-World Fuel Savings

Wind propulsion company Norsepower announced this week that a trial of its advanced Flettner rotors aboard a product tanker produced exceptional results: an 8.2 percent reduction in fuel use from Sept...

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Fincantieri Marine Awarded $9.6M Contract to Support USCG

Last week Fincantieri Marine Systems North America (FMSNA) was awarded a $9.6 million contract to perform maintenance and repairs to the U.S. Coast Guard’s fleet of Inland Buoy Tenders. The multi-y...

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Damen Holds Keel-Laying for WSA Koblenz’s New Diving Bell Ship

The keel-laying ceremony has been held at Europoort Construction in Hendrik Ido Ambacht for the diving bell vessel ordered by Customer FMSW Koblenz from Damen in January this year. The operator is the...

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DNV GL Dedicates Extra Resources to its Ocean Research Program

DNV GL, the risk management and quality assurance company, is strengthening its commitment to exploring new ocean opportunities by dedicating extra resources to its ocean space research programme.  Th...

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BDO Calls for Shipping to Improve Risk Management Procedures

Sound enterprise and business risk management are making an improved contribution to commercial success in the shipping sector, according to the latest annual Shipping Risk Survey by leading shipping...

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Treatment System Sales Boom As Ballast Water Rules Take Effect

As the rolling deadline for ballast water treatment compliance closes in for existing ships, demand for treatment systems is booming, according to Norway-based manufacturer Optimarin. The company's sa...

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Dubai-Based Firm Proposes LNG Plant Off Alaska's North Slope

Dubai-based floating LNG company Lloyds Energy has announced plans to export liquefied natural gas from Alaska's North Slope using an offshore liquefaction terminal and icebreaking LNG carriers. The p...

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USS Ford Returns to Sea Trials After 15 Months of Repairs

The troubled aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is back out on sea trials once more after 15 months of post-shakedown repairs, including the ongoing effort to commission her advanced weapons elevator...