ABS verifies design of Foss tug with autonomy system
24 Aug

ABS verifies design of Foss tug with autonomy system

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(BOSTON) – Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomy system aboard the Foss Maritime tugboat Rachael Allen has achieved a key milestone. The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) verified the design of the Foss harbor tug outfitted with the system. This follows the established process of new technology qualification, document evaluation in accordance with ABS Rules and Guides, and a successful product…
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Pasha, MarAd advance port microgrid project in LA
02 Aug

Pasha, MarAd advance port microgrid project in LA

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program (META) and Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals (PST) recently entered the second quarter of progress powering microgrids at the Port of Los Angeles following a $1.5 million cooperative agreement in spring 2022. PST is an independent operating subsidiary of The Pasha Group. The alternative energy demonstration project for…
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World’s first electric fast ferry ready for service
15 Jul

World’s first electric fast ferry ready for service

Rich MillerMaritime News, ,
(STAVANGER, Norway) — Medstraum, the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission fast ferry, classed as a high-speed craft, embarked this week on the journey from Fjellstrand shipyard in Norway to its new home port, Stavanger. The vessel has been built using unique modular manufacturing methods at Fjellstrand. Modularization helps cut both production costs and engineering costs and will contribute to…
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Sea Machines unveils AI-ris computer vision technology
21 Jun

Sea Machines unveils AI-ris computer vision technology

Rich MillerIndustry News
(BOSTON) – Sea Machines Robotics has unveiled AI-ris, a new marine computer-vision navigation sensor designed to improve safety and performance while vessels are underway. The company revealed this new technology during Seawork2022, the largest European commercial marine exhibition. Sea Machines’ AI-ris (Artificial Intelligence Recognition and Identification System) uses digital cameras and AI processing to detect, track, classify and geolocate objects,…
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Tankers may face new California emissions hurdles
17 Jun

Tankers may face new California emissions hurdles

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(HOUSTON and SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — In connection with the California Air Resources Board’s announcement of amendments to the state’s Oceangoing Vessels At-Berth Regulation, a DNV technology assessment commissioned by the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) finds that tanker vessels may face challenges when calling on California when the new regulations take effect. DNV's technology assessment looked at the feasibility of…
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Crewless Mayflower completes trans-Atlantic voyage
06 Jun

Crewless Mayflower completes trans-Atlantic voyage

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(HALIFAX, Nova Scotia) — Following two years of design, construction and artificial intelligence (AI) model training, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) was officially launched in September 2020. On Sunday, MAS completed its historic trans-Atlantic voyage from Plymouth, United Kingdom, to North America, arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia. With no human captain or onboard crew, MAS is the first self-directed autonomous…
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Corvus opening battery factory in Washington state
03 Jun

Corvus opening battery factory in Washington state

Rich MillerMaritime News
(BERGEN, Norway and SEATTLE) — Corvus Energy, a leading supplier of battery energy storage systems (BESS) for marine applications, is expanding its U.S. operations by opening a new factory in the state of Washington. The U.S.-based manufacturing facility, with an annual capacity of 200 megawatt hours (MWh) of stored energy capacity, will support demand for marine BESS in the Americas…
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World’s first hydrogen-powered pushboat christened
31 May

World’s first hydrogen-powered pushboat christened

Rich MillerMaritime News, ,
(BERLIN) — In Berlin's Westhafen, Mayor Franziska Giffey christened the pushboat Elektra. After almost two years of construction at shipyard Hermann Barthel GmbH in Derben and the transfer to the Westhafen in Berlin, the long-term testing of this unique, innovative and emission-free vessel begins. “(Elektra) is the world's first pushboat in which battery-electric propulsion is combined with hydrogen and fuel…
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New US scrubber barge to be propelled by Schottel
25 May

New US scrubber barge to be propelled by Schottel

Rich MillerIndustry News
(SPAY, Germany) — The German propulsion expert Schottel has been awarded a contract to supply rudder propellers on a self-propelled, barge-based stack exhaust capture and treatment system. It will be produced and operated by U.S. company Clean Air Engineering - Maritime (CAE-M), based in San Pedro, Calif. The system is called the Marine Exhaust Treatment System or METS-3 and was…
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