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Launching their newest maritime simulator - NAUTIS Home in 2022 was an important step for VSTEP to expand the accessibility of professional ship simulation. It is their goal to increase the crucial role of simulation-based learning in maritime education and training. They continue to build on this mission by facilitating a Learning Platform to leverage the training capabilities of simulators.  The rapid technological innovation in the maritime sector is driving maritime professionals and f...

The fight against illegal immigration across the channel is a top priority for the French and British authorities. To address this, the two countries have signed an agreement funded by London to the tune of 72.2 million euros for the period 2022-2023. The aim is to set up a 'Smart Border' based on advanced technologies to secure the coastline and avoid drowning on board makeshift boats. It is in this context that the French company - HGH has been asked by the Ministry of Interior to provide sev...

The World Ocean Council (WOC) is pleased to announce the expansion of its SMART Ocean-SMART Industries (SO-SI) Programme through the appointment of a Programme Manager, with support provided by Singapore-based Swire Shipping Pte. Ltd. Mr. William (Bill) Staby, as Programme Manager at the World Ocean Council (WOC), will lead the SO-SI Programme to organise industry/science partnerships and promote data collection by ships, platforms and other offshore infrastructure, which can be used to host or...

Last year one of OceanWise’s long-standing customers, The Peel Ports Group, approached them to come up with a solution to a historic problem they had with their fog signal management, as other previous attempts had not been successful. Peel Ports Group needed a bespoke fog signal control unit, which allowed their team to remotely manage signals via a web page. Control unit connects to OceanWise’s Port-Log data platform Using the OceanWise in-house marine engineering team, Peel Por...

In September 2022, VSTEP equipped the first training centre of Brabo Group in Belgium with cutting-edge NAUTIS simulators. VSTEP’s mission to enable learning through simulation technology is at the forefront of this collaboration, thereby allowing Brabo Group to train their crew and skippers from other organisations for safe and precise ship piloting and mooring. Brabo Group and VSTEP’s Collaboration In collaboration with VSTEP, Brabo Group – a Belgium-based company that spe...

Babcock has been awarded a 12-month contract extension to continue its support of Skysiren, the UK’s implementation of the US defence Integrated Broadcast Service. Skysiren is part of a UK Five Eyes programme, which provides the UK Armed Forces with near real-time intelligence sources in a single broadcast data stream. Babcock has been installing Skysiren and providing support since 2017. This 12-month extension follows an extremely productive 2022 for the team, involving installat...

Global satellite communications provider, Satcom Global has announced that Arklow Shipping has signed a new fleetwide, long-term agreement for AuraNow VSAT, and committed its new build vessels to install the groundbreaking solution offering unlimited data with truly flexible bandwidth. From their new state of the art headquarters in Arklow, the Irish ship owner and charterer has signed significant contract extensions and new agreements with their long-standing satellite communications provider,...

The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has agreed to work closely with relevant stakeholders, as NIMASA inches closer to developing a regulatory framework to provide operational guidelines for Submarine Cable and Pipeline Operators in Nigeria. Officials of both organs of the Government in Lagos, Nigeria, reached this agreement at a pre-Audit meeting on submarine cable regulation. NIMASA, NCC develop su...

SAFE Boats International announces the introduction of a revolutionary, autonomous hydrographic survey vessel: Merlin. This innovative, 23-metre semi-displacement monohull design was developed in collaboration with Mythos AI, Echo81, and World Marine Design. SAFE Boats International has exclusive rights to build the design at their Tacoma, Washington large-craft production facility. Autonomous hydrographic survey vessel: Merlin Merlin will be a Jones Act-compliant all-aluminum hull power...

The smooth flow of world trade will be a central topic at this September’s London International Shipping Week 2023 (LISW23) thanks to support from DP World, the major supplier of smart logistics solutions and a significant UK investor, which has come onboard as the event’s exclusive International Logistics Sponsor. Supply chain innovation and resilience will be central to discussions during the week-long event, particularly as the shipping industry addresses international environmen...

Tokyo-based Classification Society, ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to HermAce Remote Monitoring & Troubleshooting Platform, developed by FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD (FURUNO) and issued a certificate to the company. In addition, for ClassNK registered ships flagged with the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the HermAce voyage data recorder (VDR) digital twin and remote service has been accepted as an alternative to the onboard VDR Annual Perfor...

A consortium led by zero-emission vessel provider - ACUA Ocean in partnership with zero-emission infrastructure provider and National Maritime UK Marine Hydrogen Working Group partner - Unitrove has won a multi-million pound UK government grant in a major push to decarbonise the maritime sector. The ‘Hydrogen Innovation – Future Infrastructure & Vessel Evaluation and Demonstration (HI-FIVED)’ consortium will receive over £3.8 million of funding to build and showcase...

Simon Møkster Shipping AS is going to replace the existing dynamic positioning system onboard their offshore supply vessel, MS "Stril Mar”. Brunvoll has been awarded the contract for delivery of a BruCon DP2 control system. The delivery from Brunvoll includes a dynamic positioning system of DP-class 2 with 4 maneuvering positions, reusing existing sensors and position references. Brunvoll and Simon Møkster Shipping AS partnership We have had a long and successful part...

On Monday, 13 March, 2023, as part of the AUKUS trilateral agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA), it was announced that Rolls-Royce Submarines Ltd will provide the reactors for Australia’s first nuclear powered submarines. The announcement will see thousands of jobs created for Rolls-Royce and across the United Kingdom (UK) supply chain. Rolls-Royce Submarines Rolls-Royce Submarines, based in Derby, UK currently employs more than 4,0...

Dubai International Boat Show 2023 is the most established boat show in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Middle East. Whether visitors want to buy a boat, discover luxury yachts and superyachts, or explore the latest diving and aquatic innovations, the Dubai International Boat Show is the definitive event for luxury and lifestyle. QS Seamaster and Waveless brands exhibited at the event QS Seamaster and Waveless are the two brands exhibited at the Dubai Intern...

In a continued effort to provide their customers with reliable and efficient service, CMA CGM informs of the following Rate Restoration Initiative (RRI): Effective March 24th, 2023: From India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Middle East Gulf, Red Sea & Egypt to US East Coast & US Gulf Cargo: All Quantum per 20' (all types): USD 500 Quantum per 40' (all types): USD 600 Quantum per 45' (all types): USD 600

The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has provided technical support to Instituto Marito e Portuaruo IMAP in São Tomé and Príncipe. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, while making the presentation at an event in São Tomé, with the Nigerian Ambassador to São Tomé, Ambassador - Gambo Hamza in attendance, noted that the Federal Government of Nigeria is committed to regional maritime deve...

Tokyo-based classification society - ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to an object recognition system on machine vision and sensor fusion called Groke Pro, developed by Groke Technologies Oy. In order to promote the spread and development of innovative technologies, ClassNK has offered Innovation Endorsement as a swift certification service, in cooperation with technological front runners to establish appropriate evaluation criteria. Among the certifi...

Guests aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet made more than 4,400 wildlife sightings with the help of marine wildlife charity - ORCA in 2022. It came as part of ORCA’s Cruise Conservationist programme, hosted aboard the Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet. The most frequent wildlife spotted was the common dolphin, sighted 296 times - with the total number of individual dolphins spotted being 1,996. Other sightings included humpback whales, orca, a blue whale and even the deepest...

The Liverpool City Region’s maritime industry played host to a senior member of the ministerial team in the Department for Transport, Baroness Vere, during a visit to the area on Friday, 27 January 2023. Mersey Maritime welcomed the Minister to their Maritime Knowledge Hub in Birkenhead where she was briefed on their leading role in the rollout of a national initiative, the Regional Cluster Development Programme, which is focused on growing the industry around the coastal communities of t...

Spire Global, Inc. (‘Spire’ or ‘the Company’), a renowned global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has announced leadership changes within the Spire Maritime business. John Lusk has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Spire Maritime. Mr. Lusk joined the Company in 2018 and has held various leadership roles, most recently serving as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Spire Maritime. Extensive industry experience Mr. Lusk has more t...

VSTEP launched their latest maritime simulator - NAUTIS Home for maritime professionals, students, or enthusiasts. Making ship simulation available on a large scale brings them closer to their goal, which is to ensure that simulation-based learning becomes a vital part in maritime education and training. Simulation-based learning has been applied to a great extent in a variety of fields such as aviation and healthcare. In the maritime industry, simulation training has not yet obtained that equa...

A first Annual Report focused on the delivery of a joint project to support regional growth within the maritime sector has been launched at the latest meeting of the Maritime UK National Council chaired by its Patron, Her Royal Highness - The Princess Royal. The meeting took place at Watermen’s Hall, in London, United Kingdom (UK), on Wednesday, 07 December 2022. Regional Growth is one of the five identified priority themes of Maritime UK, which in turn correspond to key ambitions set out...

Partners have signed an agreement to investigate the possibility of establishing transport of CO2 from biogas plants in North Denmark, temporary storage facilities in the Port of Hirtshals, and shipping to the North Sea, where the CO2 will be injected into the subsoil. The project, named Greenport Scandinavia, thus involves the entire value chain for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Green transition "It is a fantastic project that we at Blue Water are delighted to be a part of. We are transp...

Inmarsat’s Fleet Connect and Fleet Data integrated IoT solution will support CCTV and performance management for more than 60 vessels. Inmarsat, the globally renowned company in global, mobile satellite communications, has reached an agreement with offshore services provider - Zamil Offshore to roll out an Internet-of-Things (IoT) solution to more than 60 vessels in the Gulf area. Internet-of-Things (IoT) solution This means Aramco needs deeper insight and control over the performance o...

Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG), the Delta terminal of Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam (ECT) and Kramer Group will be the first market parties to be connected to the Container Exchange Route (CER), a closed track for faster, more efficient and integrated transport of containers between locations on the Maasvlakte. Agreements with these parties have already been signed. By the end of June 2022, it was already agreed with the Dutch Customs Administration to connect the State Inspection Terminal to th...

In 2021, Peel Ports Group (Peel Ports), one of the largest port groups in the United Kingdom (UK), signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with OceanWise to deliver consistent, reliable servicing and maintenance to the wide variety of environmental monitoring systems and sensors that Peel Ports have in place across all their sites. The Peel Ports Group is made up of 7 strategically located ports across the UK and Ireland, stretching from Clydeport in Scotland down to London Medway in the Southea...

Huge, vaguely alien in appearance, and rarely seen, large antennas made by Viasat quietly fill a vital purpose for people and operations around the world linking them to satellites that provide internet service. Viasat is one of the very few companies that make 9.1- and 13.5-metre antennas for satellite gateways.  Antenna offering Designed for the latest high-capacity Ka-band satellites, the antenna systems offer broadband support to deliver high-speed connections for residential, commer...

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) and Lockheed Martin signed a contract for KONGSBERG’s support of the delivery of the TPY-4 radar to Norway for the Norwegian Radar Sensor (NORSE) Project. Through this ca 900 MNOK contract, KONGSBERG will be a significant partner and subcontractor to Lockheed Martin for the deliveries to the NORSE project. The KONGSBERG scope of delivery includes hardware, software and final assembly and test of the TPY-4 radar systems before installation at t...

Vallianz Holdings, an established provider of offshore marine and engineering solutions for the global energy industry, is accelerating the digitalisation of its fleet of offshore support vessels (OSV) with a comprehensive package of connectivity services from Inmarsat, the internationally renowned company in global, mobile satellite communications. With its headquarters in Singapore, Vallianz operates an OSV fleet worldwide that will benefit from industry-renowned connectivity through Inmarsar...