Getting to zero is getting real
GM is to phase out gasoline and diesel powered cars by 2035—and California could ban gas-fueled leaf blowers and lawnmowers by 2024. Developments like that are a reminder that moves to make
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VIDEO: Huntington Ingalls debuts test USV
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its 27-foot Proteus unmanned surface vessel (USV) completed a successful demonstration off the coast of Panama City, Fla., on Friday, May 14. The Proteus USV
SENER releases new version of FORAN
Spanish engineering and technology specialist SENER has launched ths launched the new V80R4.0 version of its ship design system FORAN, which is currently licensed at more than 150 shipyards and design offices
Taiwan Navigation to use Inmarsat Fleet Connect
Following the successful trial of its Smart Ship Viewer (SSV) bridge solution onboard Taiwan Navigation’s handymax bulk carrier Tai Splendor, JRC (Japan Radio Company Co. Ltd.) has joined the growing number of
Wind-assisted box ship design promises big CO2 reductions
Bureau Veritas has granted its Approval in Principle to an innovative design for a 2,500 TEU containership, the Trade Wings 2500, that promises significant reductions in CO2 emissions compared with current conventional
Vale VLOC newbuild fitted with 5 tilting rotor sails
A 325,000 dwt Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) newbuilding under construction in China for charter to Brazilian mining giant Vale has been fitted with five Norsepower Oy tilting rotor sails. Tilting the
Shell Marine expands Shipcare network
First launched at the Port of Singapore last year, the Shell Marine Shipcare portfolio of shipping maintenance products and solutions is now available at eight ports around the world, including Amsterdam, Busan,
ABB Marine Academy supports customers with blended learning
In response to customers’ requests for safe and efficient training of crews during ongoing global travel restrictions, ABB Marine & Ports has developed a new blended learning program for its Azipod propulsion
Alfa Laval to acquire StormGeo
Upping its digital game, Alfa Laval has entered a NOK 3,630 million (about $439,000) agreement with Stockholm-based EQT Private Equity to acquire StormGeo, the weather routing and software-based decision support specialist that
Innovative hull air bubbler system gains BV approval
Bureau Veritas has awarded Singapore-based GILLS Pte Ltd. its Approval in Principle (AiP) for a hull air lubrication system that requires no energy-consuming compressors to generate air bubbles. The GILLS (gas injected