Dive Technologies, Inc., a Boston-based subsea robotics designer and manufacturer, says it has completed the integration and build of its first full-scale commercial large displacement (LD) unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) platform, the
Genoa, Italy, headquartered classsification society RINA has successfully carried out what it reports are the world’s first statutory and associated class intermediate surveys using remote streaming technologies. The surveys were carried out
Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd. are to jointly develop a prototype system for unmanned ship navigation and install it on a large high-speed ferry. The project
The National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) has selected the project “Structural Interface for Automated Compliance Checking” in its latest round of Panel Projects as part of the program’s continuing mission to “reduce
Two electric workboats carrying out water control testing and engineering duties on China’s Miyun Reservoir are the first emission-free vessels to operate on the 180-square mile artificial lake, which is Beijing’s primary
For vessels in the 40,000–65,000 DWT size range, such as handymax bulkers or product tankers, the cost of installing a SOx scrubber has sometimes outweighed the benefits. Now Alfa Laval is offering
A prototype next-generation product and chemical tanker developed by Stena Bulk, the IMOFlexMax, is designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than 25% compared to current modern product tankers. Designed by
Spain’s Albacora Group, which operates the largest tuna fishing fleet in the European Union, recently commissioned its newest vessel, Galerno Lau. Built at Vigo-based shipyard Astilleros Armón, the 95.1 meters long by
Remote drone inspection technology continues to grow in sophistication and capabilities. In the recent inspection of a 19.4 meter high oil tank on board an FPSO in Norway, the video shot by
Paris-headquartered LNG containment system specialist GTT says it has received an order from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the equipment of the new 26,000-cubic-meter floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU)