Dan Barnes

Ukrainian Captain saves 32 people from death in the Mediterranean Sea

On Monday 28th of March, the crew of the merchant ship KARINA, under the command of the Ukrainian captain Vasyl Maksymenko, saved 32 fleeing people from drowning in international waters off Libya. The merchant ship of the North German KLINGENBERG Bereederungs & Befrachtungs GmbH & Co. KG from Ellerbek was on its way from Malta …

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Cammell Laird enjoys busy year supporting Tide-Class tankers as part of in-service support contract

Cammell Laird’s Defence Division has enjoyed a busy twelve months, as it continues to provide support to the four Tide Class tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The 39,000 tonne new build vessels came into service from 2017 and were built to replace the RFA’s single hulled tankers. Together with RFA’s Wave Knight and …

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Marlink upgrades CyberGuard to provide ship owners with enhanced threat detection

Marlink, the smart network company, has released a new version of CyberGuard Threat Detection, a cloud-based solution which provides enhanced protection and response to cyber threats. CyberGuard provides a portfolio of solutions, designed to defend customers’ remote assets and operations in a constantly evolving cyber security landscape. CyberGuard Threat Detection, already installed onboard more than …

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Wärtsilä to deliver power and electrical solutions for Australian RoRo newbuild

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply main and auxiliary engines, fuel storage tanks, gas handling equipment and electrical systems for a new RoRo being built for Australian operator SeaRoad Shipping. The orders with Wärtsilä were placed in Q1 2022. The 210 metre-long vessel is under construction at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) shipyard in Germany. The …

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Thordon helps ensure New Zealand’s first fully electric ship is also a zero polluter down under

The southern hemisphere’s first fully electric, carbon fibre commuter ferry has successfully completed its inaugural round trip with a Thordon seawater lubricated propeller shaft arrangement supplied by New Zealand’s Henley Engineering. Ika Rere, Mãori for flying fish, joined the East by West fleet in December operating the company’s Wellington to Eastbourne route. Commenting on the …

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The Wight Shipyard Co. secures new contract to build the future of hybrid technology for Uber Boat by Thames Clippers

Britain’s leading aluminium shipbuilder, The Wight Shipyard Co. has secured the new build of two passenger catamarans for operation on the ever-growing Thames commuting and sightseeing line for Uber Boat by Thames Clippers. Building on the shipyard’s proven technology and sustainability credentials and employing some of the highest-skilled personnel in modern shipbuilding based at the …

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New Industries and Delmar Systems Collaborate on Turnkey Suction Piles

New Industries, LLC (New) and Delmar Systems, Inc. (Delmar) have signed an agreement to work in partnership to provide enhanced design and fabrication services for turnkey suction piles, providing an option to all companies that require subsea foundations and moorings. With over a century of combined experience, US-owned and operated New and Delmar will offer …

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Turbine supplier selected for Baltyk II and III projects in Poland

Equinor and partner Polenergia have selected Siemens Gamesa as the preferred supplier of wind turbine generators for the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III projects, two of the largest and most advanced offshore wind farms being developed in Poland, with a total installed capacity of 1440 MW. The signing of the preferred supplier agreement …

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Kongsberg Digital partners with Lab021 to offer Vessellink as an integrated part of Vessel Insight

Kongsberg Digital is proud to announce a new partnership with Lab021. The shipping data analysis company will be offering its Vessellink service on Vessel Insight in the Kognifai Marketplace. Lab021 has been evaluated in the Korean market as the best expert group in the field of maritime digital. Kongsberg Digital’s Vessel Insight provides a vessel-to-cloud …

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