Japan To Develop Long-Range, Air-To-Ship Cruise Missiles
Japan all set to develop for the first time long-range, air-to-ship cruise missiles.
The missiles are capable of attacking a warship from beyond the range of enemy weapons for more than 400 kilometres.
The Defense...
First Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfer Completed in Bahamas
Excelerate Energy and Equinor Energy completes first ever ship-to-ship transfer of LNG in the Bahamas.
Excelerate’s FSRU Exemplar and Equinor’s 140,000 m3 LNG carrier Arctic Voyager, were used to transfer a full LNG...
Debate on Impact of Vessel Scrubber Discharge Water To Face Deviation
Under the IMO 2020 regulations, ship operators are required to use 0.5% LSFO or 3.5% HSFO provided vessels are fitted with scrubbers, commencing next year.
Open-loop scrubbers, remove harmful sulfur dioxide from stack...
Filipino Seafarers Send Home 6.14 bln USD in 2018
Filipino seafarers onboard foreign ocean-going vessels sent home 6.14 billion U.S. dollars through the banking system in 2018.
This amount makes up 4.6 percent or 270 million U.S. dollars from the 5.87 billion...
JMU To Build LNG Bunker Vessel
Japan Marine United (JMU) will construct a new LNG bunkering ship.
The LNG Bunkering ship will also be capable of carrying low-sulphur fuel oil.
The vessel will have an LOA of 95.57 metres,...
Is USCG Type Approval Just A Step Away For BAWAT?
BAWAT claims that it is close to achieving full USCG approval for its pasteurisation-based ballast water management system (BWMS).
The system has already passed three USCG land-based tests with results that demonstrate the...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 11, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 11th week of this year. The report dated 15th March 2019 provides a valuable insight into this week's tanker market dealings, freight rates, and...
MicroVision To Ship the Explorer Edition of Its MEMS-based 3D Consumer LiDAR
Explorer Edition is a ready-to-integrate engine that combines hardware and software in a compelling form factor.
It enables advanced differentiated solutions for Artificial Intelligence or AI-connected devices.
It delivers low latency and high-fidelity spatial...
DNV GL Issues First-Ever Design Type Approval for Onboard Wind Propulsion System
Norsepower has received first-ever type approval design certificate granted for its innovative Rotor Sail Solution.
The technology was assessed onboard the Maersk Pelican LR2 tanker.
Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution are technically capable of safely navigating...
Airbus’ Drone Trials World’s First Shore-To-Ship Deliveries
Airbus has used first-time drone technology in real port conditions, to deliver a variety of small, time-critical maritime essentials.
The maiden shore-to-ship delivery flight was made to the Swire Pacific Offshore’s Anchor Handling Tug Supply...