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DNV GL: Full application of 3D printing in maritime may take 3 to 5 years

DNV GL sees great opportunity and growth on the adoption of Additive Manufacturing technology in the maritime and oil and gas industries, noted Dr. Ing.

MOL to install voyage information display system with AR on VLCC

MOL plans to launch the experimental use of a system that supports ship operation during voyages using augmented reality (AR) technology on a very large crude carrier (VLCC) subsequently to car carrier.

China launched satellite to research oceans environment

China launched a new marine satellite into orbit earlier this month, aiming to enhance the understanding of maritime waters and climate change.

Hapag-Lloyd Places Record Reefer Order with MCI

Hapag-Lloyd has recently announced new reefer bookings of 11,100 units and awarded Maersk Container Industry (MCI) a record order for 8,600 of the units, of which 2,000 will be controlled atmosphere reefers. 

New Caterpillar thrusters are hybrid compatible

Caterpillar Marine has announced a new generation of azimuth thrusters, the MTA v3.

UK invests £5 mil. to improve location-based information

The UK government will invest £5 million to help the UK Hydrographic Office and partner bodies on Geospatial Commission enhance the value of location-based information.

UK secures funding for hydrogen injection system on ferry

Innovate UK have awarded £430,332 to design and integrate a hydrogen diesel dual fuel injection system onboard a commercial ferry.

New Thruster Solutions Developed for Arctic Shipping

A team of European marine research institutes and companies have developed creative technologies for thruster solutions that are specifically engineered for ships operating in the Arctic.

ClassNK: New Guidelines for Vehicles Carriers

Classification society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Vehicles Carrier Structures, specifying the technical requirements specifically related to the structural strength assessments of vehicles carriers by using direct calculation.

Wärtsilä to provide equipment to UK’s largest marine simulation training centre

Wärtsilä will provide a full scope of marine simulators for a new training facility at Solent University’s Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering, located in Southampton, England.

Equinor expands North Sea Sverdrup monitoring system

Equinor has contracted Alcatel Submarine Networks to undertake a second stage of development of a permanent reservoir monitoring system on the Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian North Sea.

First Condensate Ships from Ichthys

The first shipment of condensate from the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project departed for Asia on Monday.

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