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Propulsion System Readied for Australian Icebreaker

By The Maritime Executive

June 3, 2018

More than 8,600 tons of steel has now been shaped, welded and assembled into the hull of Australia’s new icebreaker RSV Nuyina, equivalent to 48 blue whales or 191,844 large emperor penguins. A few...

Underwater Tunnels Revolutionize the Faroes

By Mia Bennett

June 3, 2018

55 million years ago, the Northeast Atlantic Ocean opened up between Europe and Greenland, pushing the two landmasses apart. In the middle of this incipient churning ocean, massive volcanic eruptions...

Abu Dhabi Ports Launches Blockchain System

By The Maritime Executive

June 3, 2018

Maqta Gateway, an Abu Dhabi Ports subsidiary, has developed a blockchain system to link exporters and importers. The technology called Silsal is a first for Abu Dhabi. Blockchain technology acts as...

Damen ASD Tug 2913 for Saqr Port

By The Maritime Executive

June 3, 2018

The new ASD Tug 2913 for Saqr Port, part of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Ports, has been launched at the Albwardy Damen shipyard in Sharjah, UAE. Ordered 12 months ago, the tug will join the RAK Ports tug fle...

Babcock Team 31 Unveils Frigate Design

By The Maritime Executive

June 3, 2018

Babcock Team 31 has unveiled its proposed design for the Royal Navy's new Type 31e warship. Called the Arrowhead 140, the design is a contender for the £1.25 billion ($1.63 billion) shipbuilding progr...

Oman Drydock Company to Share Visionary Plans at Posidonia

By The Maritime Executive

June 3, 2018

Oman Drydock Company’s (ODC) recently appointed Chief Executive Officer, Mr Said bin Homoud Al Mawali will use this year’s Posidonia event, taking place between 4-8 June in Athens, as a platform to sh...

Piloting the World?s Largest Short Sea RoRo Vessel into Dublin Port

By The Maritime Executive

June 3, 2018

Receiving over 8,000 ships a year and with a throughput of 36 million tonnes, Dublin is Ireland's premier port, handling almost 50% of all trade in the Republic of Ireland. On 20 April 2018, the lates...

Zenitel Equips First Vessel with New Smart1 Wireless Telephone System

By The Maritime Executive

June 3, 2018

Zenitel, an international leader in intelligent communication solutions has installed, together with their partner COBS AB, the first SMART1 Wireless Telephone System on board a vessel. The smartph...

Biological Barrier Could Halve Ocean Carbon Uptake

By The Maritime Executive

June 2, 2018

An invisible layer of biological compounds on the sea surface reduces the rate at which carbon dioxide gas moves between the atmosphere and the oceans, scientists have reported. Scientists from Her...

Tandem Wing Boats Could Suit Fast Freight Transport

By Harry Valentine

June 2, 2018

While the original wing-in-ground (WIG) effect vessels used a single wing to travel above the water surface, German engineer Gunther Jorg focused on developing tandem wing versions of the technology,...

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