Bio-UV BWTS racks up more cruise ship orders
Bio-UV Group has won a contract to supply its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system for installation aboard the two LNG-fueled World Cass cruise ships currently under construction for MSC Cruises at the
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Evac puts a focus on developing life-cycle services
Espoo, Finland, headquartered Evac Group is putting a focus on life-cycle services development. A leading provider of integrated water and waste management systems, along with corrosion-protection systems, the group is now investing
Furuno electronics help newbuild Kirby towboat meet Sub M regs
MV Bailey, the first of three new 88 ft towboats built to meet Subchapter M requirements was recently completed by the Main Iron Works shipyard in Houma, La., and will soon enter
Wärtsilä tests AR-based vessel repair and maintenance service
In what promises to be a breakthrough in vessel repair and maintenance operations, Wärtsilä has successfully tested a new remote guidance service. It enables ship crew members, field service engineers and shipyard
No-sludge shipboard sewage treatment? Not scientifically possible, says paper
Some type approved marine sewage treatments are at sea that are scientifically incapable of treating sewage waste. That’s the charge made by a group of leading wastewater treatment system manufacturers and environmental
Navy Shipyard partners with Sarcos Robotics
Sarcos Robotics, a specialist in robotic systems that augment rather than replace humans, reports that it has partnered with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF) to evaluate and
Alaska’s newest pilot boat features Humphree stabilization
The Southwest Alaska Pilots Association’s newest pilot boat, Emerald Island, features a vessel stabilization system supplied by Humphree USA, giving a smooth comfortable ride to pilots and crew in all sea conditions.
Malta OPV will have Rolls-Royce propulsion package
Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Vittoria has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract to supply of a marine propulsion package for a new Offshore Patrol Vessel under construction for the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM).
ABS publishes guidance on Remote Inspection Technologies
ABS has published Guidance Notes on the Use of Remote Inspection Technologies. They cover pilot-operated Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (“drones” to most of us), Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles and Robotic Crawlers. Use of
Upgraded Wärtsilä waterjets: More thrust, less noise
Wärtsilä has upgraded its LJX series of modular waterjets to deliver greater efficiency with low levels of cavitation and underwater noise and has redesignated the product lines as WXJ series. A new