IBM (NYSE: IBM) has joined the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) project, a global consortium of partners, that is building an unmanned, fully-autonomous ship that will cross the Atlantic on the fourth centenary
Scientists from an expedition led by Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute are currently setting up camp on an ice floe, located at 85°N, 135° E, on which they plan to make a year
The Coast Guard yesterday opened the Houston Ship Channel at the I-10 San Jacinto River Bridge near Channelview, Texas, but with restrictions, and said that it continues to work with the Texas
Autonomous vessels are not only already here, but now one model is available virtually off the shelf. Jeanerette, La., based shipbuilder Metal Shark and Boston based Sea Machines Robotics have partnered to
Belgium’s leading port, the Port of Antwerp has ordered construction of what will be the world’s first tug powered by hydrogen, the Hydrotug. While most attention to hydrogen as a marine fuel
Classification society ABS has partnered with Keppel Offshore & Marine in developing the first two newbuild offshore drilling rigs with Smart notations. One, delivered earlier this year for work in offshore Mexico,
WinGD (Winterthur Gas & Diesel) has released a time-lapse video of the build of a 12X92DF engine by CSSC-MES Diesel Co., Ltd. (CMD) in Lingang, Shanghai. Rated 63,840 kW at 80 rpm,
Damen Shipyards Group has won an UX Design Award for the Human Machine Interface that it has been developing over the past two years for its Next Generation Tug Series. The UX
Four Japanese companies — Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd., Exeno Yamamizu Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., and Mitsubishi Corporation – have formed a strategic partnership to provide new infrastructure services that focus on
Norway’s Ulstein Verft shipyard has delivered the world’s largest plug-in hybrid vessel, Color Hybrid, to Color Line. Measuring 160 m in length and 27.1 m in beam, the vessel can carry 2,000