BMT wins design contract for three East Coast CTVs
08 Feb

BMT wins design contract for three East Coast CTVs

Rich MillerIndustry News, Shipbuilding,
(LONDON) — BMT, a leading international multi-disciplinary engineering, management and technology consultancy, has been awarded a design contract for three new crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to be operated at East Coast wind farms in the United States. The 88-foot CTV design features BMT’s latest innovations to maximize safety, performance, seakeeping and fuel economy. The design features a lightweight Z-bow hull…
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Four rescued after tug takes on water, grounds near Fort Lauderdale
04 Feb

Four rescued after tug takes on water, grounds near Fort Lauderdale

Rich MillerCasualty News,
(MIAMI) — Crews from Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations rescued four people from the grounded tugboat Sea Eagle and its barge Thursday approximately 3 miles east of Hillsboro Beach. CBP AMO rescue crews arrived on scene and picked up three people from the attached barge. Station Fort Lauderdale’s crew rescued…
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Top superyachts to be displayed at Miami show
04 Feb

Top superyachts to be displayed at Miami show

Rich MillerIndustry News
(MIAMI) — The 2022 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show, set to be the largest boat and yacht event in the world, will be held Wednesday, Feb. 16 through Sunday, Feb. 20, across Miami and Miami Beach. Anchored at the Miami Beach Convention Center, which will be powered by West Marine, boat show attendees will have the opportunity to experience…
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Maersk to release ocean weather data to public
04 Feb

Maersk to release ocean weather data to public

Rich MillerMaritime News
(COPENHAGEN, Denmark) — A.P. Moller-Maersk will release all of the company's historical and future ocean weather observations into the public domain for free use by the scientific community around the world. The data, which has been collected by Maersk vessels since 2012, increases publicly available ocean weather data by 28 percent. The goal is to aid climate research and weather…
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Ingalls completes trials for Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28)
02 Feb

Ingalls completes trials for Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28)

Rich MillerMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has announced the successful completion of acceptance sea trials on Friday for the amphibious transport dock Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28). The San Antonio-class ship, built at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, spent several days with the U.S. Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey. Ingalls’ shipbuilders will now complete final finish work on the…
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Schottel presents new digital solutions for vessel operators
02 Feb

Schottel presents new digital solutions for vessel operators

Rich MillerIndustry News
(SPAY, Germany) — Digital products and services open up numerous possibilities for optimizing ship operations. The German propulsion expert Schottel presents new solutions, helping operators to demand the full potential of their vessels. “Basically, we are creating a virtual image of the propulsion system on land, thus providing insights into the propulsion system," said Alexander Neideck, product manager, automation and…
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Labor groups oppose ‘flag of convenience’ for U.S. Virgin Islands
02 Feb

Labor groups oppose ‘flag of convenience’ for U.S. Virgin Islands

Rich MillerMaritime News
(LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md.) — A broad coalition of American labor organizations has responded to the establishment of a "flag of convenience" open registry shipping regime in the U.S. Virgin Islands: “On behalf of the licensed and unlicensed American merchant mariners who have proudly and without fail served our country since its founding, we oppose in the strongest possible terms the…
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