Month: July 2019

Safe Bulkers installs first scrubber on Post-Panamax vessel MV Martine

Monaco-based Safe Bulkers has installed and commissioned the first scrubber on the Japanese Post-Panamax class vessel MV Martine.

During commissioning, the open-loop, U-Type, Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubber was tested in several loads, complying with the 0.1% sulphur fuel content limit applicable in Environmentally Controlled Areas (ECA).

The marine dry bulk transportation services provider said that the installations of the scrubber and ballast water treatment system were conducted concurrently...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/safe-bulkers-scrubber-mv-martine/

FIATA’s Young Freight Forwarder of the Year finalists head to Cape Town

Fiata, together with insurer TT Club, has announced the winners of the regional Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award (Yiffya) 2019.   
Sovfracht’s Evgenniya Khokhlova took home the award for Europe, with Panalpina’s Rachael van Harmelen winning for the Americas. Philip Burgess of Burnard International won for Asia Pacific, leaving former PIL  – now Bollore recruit  – Enos Chapra to walk away with the award for Africa and the Middle East.   
President...

https://theloadstar.com/fiatas-young-freight-forwarder-of-the-year-finalists-head-to-cape-town/

Norfolk Naval Shipyard tests Virtual Reality training

US’ Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) has collaborated with military shipbuilding company Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to create laser scans of vessels and develop virtual training simulations for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) workforce.

Taking 90 to 100 individual scans of the warship USS John C. Stennis to build a virtual replica of the ship, the US navy can then perform ship checks onboard.

These scans are sewn together to develop an accurate (to an eighth of an inch depending on the...

https://safety4sea.com/norfolk-naval-shipyard-tests-virtual-reality-training/

Agreement signed for vessel and fleet management digital ecosystem

Intellian signed a strategic partnership in satellite communications with Hyundai Global Service (HGS), on July 15, aiming to expand HGS’ ‘Integrated Smart Ship (ISS)’ solution. This is a digital ecosystem for vessel and fleet management, including a data analysis platform.

This platform aims to provide better vessel operation and management, as well as reduce fuel costs by more than 6% per year. With vessel lifespan varying according to how they are managed, smart ships with integrated digital...

https://safety4sea.com/agreement-signed-for-vessel-and-fleet-management-digital-ecosystem/

Chances arising from testing additive manufacturing

 Wärtsilä Moss AS, part of Wärtsilä Marine Solutions used additive manufacturing (AM) in order to create a crucial component for an inert gas system; In this technological step, DNV GL assisted in a time when initial production prototypes displayed an unexpected characteristic.

Additive manufacturing or 3D printing, can utterly change the maritime equipment supply chain. Since today, technology provides the ease of printing metal, important spare parts and system components can now be printed on...

https://safety4sea.com/chances-arising-from-testing-additive-manufacturing/

Αλλάζει η εικόνα στη ναυπηγοεπισκευαστική ζώνη Περάματος

Να αλλάξει την εικόνα στη ναυπηγοεπισκευαστική ζώνη θα επιχειρήσει ο Οργανισμός Λιμένος Πειραιά. Πρώτο βήμα η δημιουργία μητρώου επιχειρήσεων ναυπηγοεπισκευής (ΝΕΖ). Όσες εταιρείες ενταχθούν θα μπορούν να αναλαμβάνουν εργασίες στην περιοχή της ΝΕΖ. Ο μεγαλομέτοχος του ΟΛΠ, η κινεζική Cosco, από την πρώτη στιγμή που πήρε τον έλεγχο στο μεγάλο λιμάνι ξεκαθάρισε ότι η ναυπηγοεπισκευαστική ζώνη θα λειτουργήσει με ξεκάθαρους κανόνες. «Θα μπει τάξη στο χώρο» έλεγαν χαρακτηριστικά στελέχη του...

https://nautilia.gr/eidiseis/allazei-eikona-nafpigoepiskevastiki-zoni-peramatos/

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