Surveillance & Maritime News for September 2022

Babcock’s LGE business, the pioneer in liquefied gas solutions, is delighted to announce it has signed a Frame Agreement with Kongsberg Maritime to develop a remote monitoring solution, specifically for Babcock’s ecoSMRT® LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) reliquefaction system. With growing global energy demand there is increasing pressure on LNG carrier owners and operators to have modern, efficient, and reliable vessels that minimise cargo losses, while simultaneously reducing CO2 e...

Babcock has signed an 11-year agreement with BAE Systems for continued support to the Royal Air Force (RAF)’s Hawk fleet at RAF Valley, Anglesey. The contract will secure hundreds of jobs in North Wales, and provide local economic value and job opportunities, including aeronautical engineering apprenticeships. Amazing aerobatic displays As part of the contract, Babcock will continue to provide maintenance and groundcrew training in support of the RAF’s Hawk TMk2 fleet, ensuring...

Rolls-Royce is setting another milestone on the road to climate-neutral shipping with the approval of its Series 2000 and Series 4000 mtu marine diesel engines in 2023 for use with sustainable fuels. Following successful bench and field tests, the Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems will gradually be approving its Series 2000 and Series 4000 mtu marine engines for EN15940 synthetic diesel fuels from the beginning of 2023. Sustainable fuels These fuels include the sustainable fuels - BtL (...

Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems is presenting new product developments, its cooperation with strategic partner Nakashima Propeller and the combined product portfolio of energy-saving solutions at SMM 2022, the international trade fair for the maritime industry. Propulsion efficiency and improved manoeuvrability For decades, Becker has been known as one of the innovation drivers in the marine industry. The range of groundbreaking product developments covers not only the superior Becker Twis...

Oceania Cruises, the culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, announced its most extensive, expansive, and immersive series of World and Grand Voyages for 2025. The line reprised its perennially popular Around the World in 180 Days voyage for 2025, albeit in a very unique east-to-west navigation. Seven Grand Voyages Underscoring the increasing popularity of the brand's demand for longer, languid, destination-immersive voyages, Oceania Cruises also introduced a series of seven Grand Voy...

PD Ports has been announced as a Bronze Sponsor for Maritime UK Week. Starting on 10 October, Maritime UK Week 2022 will shine a spotlight on the latest developments in the maritime sector and engage people across the United Kingdom (UK) with the world of maritime. Responsible for enabling 95% of the UK’s global trade, maritime touches every part of people’s lives. As an island nation, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the maritime sector’s key workers kept the UK supplied with fo...

Rolls-Royce and Italian yacht builder Sanlorenzo plan to develop and build a large motor yacht with a methanol engine propulsion system able to run carbon-neutrally on 'green' methanol. The two companies announced an exclusive memorandum of understanding to this effect for yachts between 40 and 70 meters on the eve of the opening of the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival. Powered by two mtu methanol engines based on the Series 4000, the Sanlorenzo yacht is expected to undertake her maiden voyage in...

Babcock’s LGE business, the pioneer in liquefied gas solutions, partners with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to develop liquefied CO2 carrier designs to service the growing demand for this kind of vessel. Babcock will design the cargo handling system for a range of ship sizes, specifications, cargo purities, and voyage profiles to produce a highly efficient system, which has been optimised to minimise emissions and cargo loss – thereby reducing enviro...

Teknotherm is pleased to announce that the company has received an order from Cemre Shipyard for the delivery of complete HVAC system, for their zero emission electric ferry to be built for Torghatten Nord AS. The vessel is designed by Norwegian Ship Design and will be operated in route Bognes – Lødingen, which is located in the Northern part of Norway. It is the longest crossing route in Norway, with the largest battery package eve installed to zero emission passenger and car ferr...

When established in 1971, Stromme became the first specialised cargo hold cleaning company in the marine industry. Today, the company is the foremost player with extensive specialised experience within their field, providing customers with high quality solutions and innovations for cargo hold cleaning. Stromme's transfer Stromme will now transfer all of its people, business and assets into Wilhelmsen Ships Service. Stromme will further retain its brand and operate as a fully owned subsidiary...

Rolls-Royce will be showcasing new sustainable mtu marine solutions for propulsion, automation and service at SMM, the international maritime industry trade fair, in Hamburg, Germany, from 6 – 9 September 2022, under the slogan ‘Pioneering the journey to Net Zero’. At booth 307 in Hall 3A, Rolls-Royce will present methanol engines, fuel cell concepts, hybrid systems, diesel engines with exhaust aftertreatment and for use with sustainable fuels, as well as mtu NautIQ marine aut...

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) launched the electronic registration platform for maritime labour and the issuance of Biometric Identity Cards to Dockworkers. E-platform The Agency’s Director General Dr. Bashir Jamoh described the e-platform as a significant step towards attaining full automation of all its processes adding that it was conceived out of the need to establish an independent, robust, integrated information, verification, and communication pla...

Following the news that the Rt Hon Liz Truss MP has been elected as the next Leader of the Conservative Party and consequently Prime Minister, Chief Executive of Mersey Maritime, Chris Shirling-Rooke, has offered his congratulations. Mr. Shirling-Rooke also called on the new Prime Minister to ensure the interests and economic prosperity of coastal communities are front and centre of the new Government’s plans and agenda in the coming months. Offering congratulations  Mr. Shirling...

The start of the 2022-2023 school year in the Maritime District of Valencia will once again be supported by Aportem – Puerto Solidario Valencia. More than a thousand children from different schools will be able to have the school materials they have requested to start the new school year. Schools included Schools such as CEIP Juan Manuel Montoya, Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, CEIP Ausias March, CEIP Ballester Fandos, CEIP Nuestra Señora del Carmen or Santiago Ap&oac...

The SMM International Maritime Trade Fair in Hamburg is the largest maritime industry trade fair and is considered the most important global maritime industry event. It gathers more than 2,200 companies from almost 70 countries, attracting more than 50,000 visitors from all over the world. It is a pioneer fair of the maritime economy. SAIM Marine and QS Seamaster thrusters will be there from September 6 to 9 - Hall B3 - OG Stand 128.

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) have announced the acquisition of Approval in Principle (AiP) for their jointly developed liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier from the Norwegian classification society, Det Norske Veritas AS (DNV). The presentation ceremony took place on September 5, 2022 at Fiera Milano, the venue of Gastech 2022, a major international conference on global energy and environmental issues, including natural gas, LNG, and hydrogen, held in Milan, Ita...

Inmarsat, the pioneer in global, mobile satellite communications, launches Fleet Safety to modernise safety communication and improve safety standards in global shipping. Several years in the making, and a successor to the maritime safety service, Inmarsat C, the formal launch follows the successful conclusion of Fleet Safety sea trials. Fleet Safety was granted International Maritime Organization (IMO) approval under Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) requirements following the...

DAMEN Naval and Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems have signed a contract to deliver 16 mtu diesel generator sets, for the four new F126 Frigates for the German Navy. Although DAMEN and Rolls-Royce, whose business unit Power Systems is based in Friedrichshafen, Germany, have a long-standing cooperation in shipbuilding, this is the first time a contract has been awarded for mtu naval diesel generator sets. Naval-oriented mtu solutions According to Managing Director of DAMEN Naval, Hein va...

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has highlighted the significant progress on the implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the critical role of seafarers in delivering global trade, during a visit to Odesa, Ukraine. In Odesa, on Monday (29 August), Secretary-General Lim was able to gain first-hand experience of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and hear how ship safety and port management is being implemented. Maritime humanitarian corridor "I appreciate the UN and all other stakehold...

The F-126 platform, due to enter service in 2028, will have an overall length of around 160 metres and displacement of approximately 10.000 tons. It will accommodate up to 114 crew members with 80 additional berths. The multipurpose frigate is capable for operational missions in all maritime warfare domains, but is also able to perform other duties, such as: enforcing naval embargos, counter-piracy missions, long time maritime patrolling, maritime escort and convoy tasks, the support of special...

A new life jacket that will increase survival time in cold water has been developed jointly by one of the UK’s largest port operators and a specialist safety supplier. The personal floatation device has been two years in the making, filling a gap in the market for marine pilots, and could be rolled out to other workers in water-based roles. Peel Ports Group – working in partnership with Mullion Survival Technology, a producer of marine safety equipment – developed the jacket a...

Global technology brand, HONOR announces Gateway to the Future, an initiative designed to enrich cultural heritage through the power of technology. Launched during its IFA 2022 keynote, HONOR challenged two popular artists to creatively reimagine the Wasserschloss, an iconic landmark located in Hamburg’s Speicherstadt, a UNESCO World Heritage Site using augmented reality (AR). Set against the backdrop of surging interest in the metaverse and the growth of hybrid tourism, the project aims...

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has completed the acquisition of OneOcean, a supplier of voyage compliance, safety, and environmental solutions, from Equistone Partners Europe. The move accelerates LR’s ambition to be the maritime industry’s trusted adviser for compliance, safety, and sustainability solutions, enabling its clients to benefit from the more efficient, cleaner, and safer operation, providing a holistic, single-platform view of vessel and voyage performance. Digital soluti...

GPS Group, growing storage and logistics provider, announced the successful completion of its LPG storage terminal in Port Klang, Malaysia. With Equinor as an anchor tenant, the terminal began its first commercial operation on 10th May 2022. Fully automated facility Located in Port Klang, Malaysia’s busiest port with more than 10 million teu of throughput, this new infrastructure will enable cost-advantaged shipments of fully laden VLGCs into Malaysia and the region. The fully automated...

Equinor and Norwegian technology company Vissim have completed the development of a new and expanded ocean space surveillance system for energy operators on the Norwegian and UK continental shelves. “The new system is one of the world’s most advanced ocean space surveillance and vessel traffic management (VTMS) systems. It has been designed to improve safety and cost efficiency of all the marine operations,” says Håvard Odden, Vissim’s Senior Vice President for mar...

With the addition of the JE Russell team, Crowley’s established leadership role in diverse and innovative vessel design, naval architecture and construction management grows. This newly embedded synergy provides enhanced solutions from the beginning for customers seeking high-performance, sustainable vessels with thoughtful, functionally designed interiors that offer modern, increased comfort and privacy within crew accommodations of the vessel design process. Offering interior design...

Two KONGSBERG US 205 PM L FP L-drive azimuthing thrusters will be situated fore and aft in the TWIN X-STERN double-ended hybrid-powered vessels. The KONGSBERG US thruster family has set the industry standards for decades being one of the company’s all-time best-selling propulsion products. The range has been constantly evolved and upgraded over that time and the recently introduced PM model offers significant energy savings thanks to its vertically orientated permanent magnet motor mou...

The New Zealand coastguard Mana's recently put their new rescue vessel in use. A repurposed Rayglass Protector, previously used as a supporter boat during America's Cup, is now a part of the rescue fleet in Cook Strait, NZ. With the coastguards' big focus on sustainability and safety, OXE Diesel was an obvious choice when it came to powering their new vessel. With twin OXE300's on the transom, there was no need to compromise on low emissions, range or safety. "This new vessel we’re receiv...

P&O Maritime announced a partnership with P&O Maritime Logistics which will help in the decongestion of customer supply chains with the unique Multi Carrying Vessels (MCVs) which can now transport containerised cargo in the Middle East region. Connecting ports between Europe and Asia By connecting Port of Jeddah – a key port between Europe and Asia – and Port of Sudan, will enable a faster-than-anticipated service to all customers by offering a liner route between the ter...

Hutchison Ports and Terminal Investment Limited Sàrl (TIL), the terminal investment company of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), are pleased to announce the intention of a collaboration to develop a new container terminal in the Europahaven, where the north side of the Hutchison Ports ECT Delta terminal and Hutchison Ports Delta II (the former APMT-R site) are located. Both locations on the Delta peninsula are part of the new container terminal and will facilitate...