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BAE Systems, a pioneer in electric propulsion, has been selected by luxury sailing yacht builder Southern Wind to provide the electric-hybrid power and propulsion system for a new high-performance superyacht.   BAE Systems will supply and integrate its next-generation system on the SW96 Nyumba, the first marine vessel to benefit from the company’s newest propulsion technology. Zero-emissions experience The HybriGen® Power and Propulsion system will reduce emissions and f...

'If the oceans die, we die.' The Sea Shepherd group, an international, non-profit, direct-action organisation dedicated to the protection and conservation of marine life, is well used to laying out hard truths in the bluntest terms possible to get its message across. The group's Italian arm, Sea Shepherd Italia Onlus, was founded in July 2010. Since then, its volunteers have been tirelessly involved in safeguarding the biodiversity of the rich marine ecosystems which surround Italy's 7,000km of...

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Northeast United States, in May 2020, Goltens received a call from Bayonne Drydock (Bayonne Drydock and Repair Corp.) to attend for inspection and to make a proposal to remove a damaged shaft seal liner on the USNS Red Cloud, one of the US Military Sealift Command’s nineteen large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships. In-Place Machining specialist Goltens deployed its In-Place Machining specialist to New Jersey, observing all of the special...

In June 2021, the largest aircraft landed at Aalborg Airport. First, a Boeing 777-300ER carrying 60 tonnes of personal protection equipment from Malaysia, and then another air charter followed. This time, it was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 37 tonnes of more equipment. Blue Water manages the logistics Blue Water managed the transport from the Malaysian manufacturer and the following domestic distribution Both deliveries were ordered by Stadsing A/S, based near Aalborg in Denmark, who had as...

Neste, the provider of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has set up a supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ at Cologne Bonn Airport. By doing so, Neste is helping to meet increasing levels of demand from air freight and corporate customers at Cologne Bonn Airport. AFS, Germany's provider of aviation fueling services, supports Neste in serving this market. The first flight fuelled with Neste MY SAF was a cargo flight in early June operated by ASL Airlines on behalf of Amazon. SAF f...

Iberdrola has awarded Indar, part of the Ingeteam Group, the contract to modernise two generating units for the 132-MW Torrejón hydroelectric plant, on the Tajo River, in Spain. Variable speed vertical motor-generators As part of the modernisation work, the plant will be converted to full power variable-speed operation As part of the modernisation work, the plant will be converted to full power variable-speed operation. For the Torrejón hydropower plant, Indar’s contract c...

HENSOLDT UK is pleased to announce the supply of radar sensor suites consisting of Kelvin Hughes Mk11 S and X Band SharpEye radar systems to the South African Navy (SAN) for three Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels, built by the Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT), South Africa. SharpEye Mk11 radars HENSOLDT UK is pleased to supply the South African Navy with further SharpEye radars" These vessels, SAN MMIPVs, will protect the coasts of the Republic of South Africa from threats, such as piracy...

Ocean Infinity, a globally renowned marine robotics and deep sea data acquisition company, is implementing ShipManager fleet management software for 17 new robotic ships and additional autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Ocean Infinity will implement ShipManager’s modules for planned maintenance, procurement, and business intelligence for its advanced fleet of uncrewed, low-emission vessels for capturing ocean data. Securing reliability We know DNV has validation in the market and Sh...

The customer is among the world’s foremost diversified multinational entertainment and media groups. The company runs a global online store that sells entertainment merchandise, toys, collectables, household items, clothes and other products. The challenge The customer was looking to expand its share in markets outside its core bases in North America and Europe The customer was looking to expand its share in markets outside its core bases in North America and Europe. Online shopping has...

Creating innovative in-place machining solutions that minimise asset downtime and repair costs is what Goltens is known for and has been doing for over 75 years. So when Shanghai Waigaoqiao Power Plant II approached Goltens for an in-place solution to recondition steam valve seats, Goltens stepped up to the challenge. The plant’s two 900 MW Siemens THDF 125/67 coal-fired supercritical thermal units each had two HPSV, HPCV, ISV, and ICV valve seats that required renewal. The challenge was...

Goltens upgraded three generator set controls on an offshore supply vessel. For each generator, the Woodward easYgen 3500XT P2 replaced the combined functionality of the obsolete Woodward DSLC/828 and Protection Relay. The upgrade corrected problems that had built up over time and simplified and reduced the operator interfaces while improving reliability and diagnostic capabilities. Multiple user-interfaces Two generators are dedicated to their respective Port and Starboard busbars, the third...

As part of the company’s fleet improvement plan, Wan Hai Lines has confirmed an order of 4 container vessels with Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. The contract was signed on 31st May 2021. The contract includes four (4) 13,100Teu container vessels. These new vessels will start taking delivery in the 2nd quarter of 2023 respectively. Currently, Wan Hai Lines operates a vessel fleet of 83 owned and 62 chartered. This new shipbuilding contract is the company’s latest fleet upsizing p...

The Norwegian Coastal Administration is a national agency for coastal management, maritime safety and preparedness against acute pollution. Their vision is to make the Norwegian coast and waters the safest and purest in the world. This includes, among other goals, enabling safe navigation and a clean environment whilst maintaining quality throughout all operations and always being present when needed. Now, they are looking for digital tools to make their operations more data-driven. Enhanc...

The customer is a frontline agency of the United Nations. It is an integral part of the UN’s conflict management operations and engages with different stakeholders in volatile regions to ensure peace and stability. The customer is guided by the mandates set by the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly. With troops drawn from militaries and police around the world, the customer has been an effective agent of peace and stability, a supporter of political processes, an enforcer o...

The customer is a premier global agency of the United Nations which has brought succour to displaced people by providing them shelter, food and water. The customer has an active presence in Africa, providing relief supplies to various humanitarian partners to fulfil their missions rapidly and effectively. In the past, the UN agency has worked closely with Maersk and sought our ocean and inland transport services on termly contracts as well as on ad hoc basis. The challenge The customer nee...

The customer is the foremost agency of the United Nations focused on improving the lives of children through humanitarian and developmental aid in over 190 countries. Their involvement with children spans medical care for expectant mothers and babies, nutrition for infants and adolescents, educational aid and skill development, building capacity for water and sanitation, and protection against exploitation. The agency is also the world’s largest provider of vaccines and works to immunis...

Salvamento Maritimo, the maritime search and rescue (SAR) agency that operates under the Spanish Ministry of Development, recently took delivery of two new rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) in a series from Portuguese builder Vanguard Marine. Rigid inflatable boats Each RIB is equipped with four Ullman Dynamics Biscaya jockey seats with suspension systems and a custom-made aluminum console. The deck is covered with anti-slip material on the entire walking surface and is designed to accept diff...

On the first Wednesday of May, the first of 14 Blue Water trucks arrived at Parken Stadium (Danish national stadium) in Copenhagen. It was time to replace the grass on the great football field, and Blue Water’s Reefer Road team was assigned the main part of the transport of the new turf.  The 5,258 square metres of turf were transported from Italy through Europe to Parken Stadium. To keep the good condition during the entire transport, which took two days, Blue Water’s reefer t...

From February to April 2021, Blue Water handled the biggest airfreight and charter project ever on behalf of its client Atea Denmark.  The task included the transport of 2,350,000 pieces of IT equipment from Denmark to Santo Domingo within two months. The 555 tonnes / 3,000 cbm were moved in three lots on commercial flights and 11 chartered aircraft. Also, personnel of Atea Denmark was on board.  Cooperation and teamwork The project involved many departments within Blue Water, and i...

HMM has announced that it plans to transport any containers carrying the COVID-related medical devices and emergency relief supplies bound for India, contributing to overcoming the extreme situation in the country. Medical devices for COVID-hit India The medical devices mainly include medical oxygen supplies, such as medical grade oxygen, oxygen tank, oxygen bottles, oxygen concentrators, steel pipes for manufacturing oxygen cylinders and associated equipment. HMM has decided to impose merely...

The customer is an India-based freight forwarding company and one of the leading consolidation forwarders in Indonesia. Apart from it, they also make regular FCL shipments. This time, they had to import of Out-Of-Gauge (OOG) containers from India to Balikpapan. The challenge Indonesia is divided amongst an archipelago of around 17,500 islands, and logistics is still a key pain point for doing business in the country. According to global research firm Report Linker, logistics cost varies betwee...

The cargo ship SE Cerulean suffered a major crankshaft failure on its port side main engine. As the maximum allowable undersize for this crankshaft was only 2.0mm, the owner decided to replace the crankshaft rather than try to salvage it by machining. Planning & preparation After surveying the vessel for rigging logistics, Goltens prepared all required lifting brackets and rigging gear at its workshop and reviewed the repair schedule and timeline with the customer. Goltens then mobilised t...

The crew of a nine year-old container ship, which is equipped with a Wartsila 6RT-FLEX82C main engine, observed exhaust gas blow-by on cylinder no.5, during normal operation and could not increase the load above 35%. The cylinder liner had 22,452 running hours and the crew suspected the cylinder liner was excessively worn and needed to be replaced. Liner replacement on cylinder no.5 The customer requested Goltens to attend and replace the liner with an onboard spare The customer requested G...

Having completed successful ballast water retrofitting of one of its LNG Carriers, Goltens was once again contracted by one of the world’s largest LNG owners and operators to complete similar turnkey retrofits on two 15-year old, 83,000 DWT LNG carriers. Retrofit on large vessels While Goltens is a globally renowned company in ballast water retrofits, having completed well over 850 retrofit projects, however, designing and executing the retrofit on such large vessels, with one of the wor...

TruWeather Solutions (TruWeather), a globally renowned micro weather data and analytics company, and Spire Global, Inc. (Spire), a global provider of space-based data and analytics solutions, have announced that they have signed a letter of commitment, to support TruWeather’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant with NASA. This commitment enhances previous agreements that align the strengths of both companies, with the goal of enabling safer and more reliable Unmanned Aerial Sy...

AG EMS (German AKTIEN-GESELLSCHAFT ‘EMS’), has announced the imminent entry into service of its new, high-speed catamaran ferry, the 450-seat ‘Nordlicht II’. The newbuilding vessel features two highly-efficient MAN 16V175D-MM engines with a power output of 2 × 2,960 kW, giving a maximum speed of 35 knots. Nordlicht II vessel The vessel was constructed in Indonesia, by the Penguin Shipyard Group (Penguin International Limited), where it was already largely complete...

Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel - HMS Medway underwent a successful planned maintenance period, delivered by BAE Systems and Royal Navy Ship Staff in Naval Station - Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida, from December 2020 through January 2021. BAE Systems' maintenance support Repairs and maintenance are delivered wherever in the world they are operationally required Under the Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) contract, BAE Systems provides whole ship availability management service, to all of...

Rederij Doeksen B.V. (also known as Koninklijke Doeksen), is a Dutch shipping company that operates ferry services between Harlingen and the Wadden Islands of Vlieland and Terschelling, in the Netherlands. Founded in 1908, the global corporation transports hundreds of people and vehicles, both to and from the Wadden Islands, on a daily basis. Rederij Doeksen – MAH partnership Robust seafaring training is compulsory for all the crew operating at Rederij Doeksen Due to the nature of the...

As part of the agreement with NASA, to support the NiSAR and PACE satellites, Kongsberg Satellite Services - KSAT has installed two large Ka-band antennas, in Svalbard and Punta Arenas, in Chile. The new 11m antenna at Svalbard is antenna number 100 on the plateau, marking yet another milestone for the world’s largest ground station. In order to provide commercial Ka-band downlink services to the NASA Near Earth Network (NEN) for NiSAR and PACE missions, Kongsberg Satellite Services - KSA...

Teknotherm is excited to announce that the company has been awarded the contract to finalise the HVAC systems for RoPax ferry - HONFLEUR. Back in 2017, Brittany Ferries had placed the order for the HONFLEUR vessel, at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellshaft’s (FSG) shipyard in Germany. However, when FSG went bankrupt in 2019, its Norwegian owner, Siem Shipping (Siem Group) signed a contract with Fosen Yard, in Norway, to complete the project. Teknotherm gets HVAC contract for HONFLEUR HON...