Month: June 2020

Fincantieri’s Sturgeon Bay shipyard in Wisconsin (credit: Fincantieri). VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

GREAT LAKES OPERATOR INVESTS LOCALLY

The IMO has expanded its safer mooring guidelines (credit: MAMPAEY) GENERAL NEWS

New requirements on safer mooring

Koichi Fujiwara has been appointed chair of the IACS Council Photo: ClassNK GENERAL NEWS

IACS Council focuses on technology

Kongsberg Maritime has developed the first remote basic DPO courses to offer practical training (Image courtesy of Kongsberg Maritime) GENERAL NEWS

Kongsberg offers remote practical DP Operator training

MacGregor will provide cargo handling cranes for four 62,000 dwt general cargo ships with deliveries between Q2 and Q4 2021. OTHER EQUIPMENT

Cargo handling cranes order for MacGregor

Maersk Pelican’s engines absorbed the variable loads from the Flettner tow effect. Photo: Norsepower ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Wind above: what goes on below?

The Ventifoils on ‘MV Ankie’ will be extended to 16m, two potentially yielding more than four 10m containerised versions. Photo: eConowind ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Out on the pull: making wind assistance work

The P24 in Portsmouth Harbour Photo: BAE Systems GENERAL NEWS

First look at autonomous sea boats