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
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
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
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
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
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.
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 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
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
Italian operator GNV (Grandi Navi Veloci) is looking to gain savings of EUR 77,000 (about $87,000) a year as a result of using a new chiller optimization solution from ABB on board