An Australian maritime engineering company has used its innovative dredging technology to help a New Zealand port significantly reduce the volume of dredging needed to upgrade its entrance channel. LPC has been able to decrease the volume required for the first phase of its deepening by over 40% Photo: LPC OMC International (OMC) has… Read more »
A.P. Moller Maersk and Royal Vopak have signed an agreement to create a 0.5% sulphur bunkering facility at the port to aid future compliance. This first joint initiative between the two parties will cater for around 20% of Maersk global demand for sulphur compliant fuel Photo: Maersk The facility, at Vopak Terminal Europoort, will… Read more »
We have evolved because we could communicate If we look at the history of human being and the creation of first civilizations, it is obvious that the human evolved because they communicated. The very simple principle of sharing information and processing data by the human is shown in Figure 1. From bottom to top, the… Read more »
The UK’s Solent has hosted a pioneering autonomous surveying event reports Dag Pike. Sea Robotics ‘ ASV ‘Harry’ The first time that a hydrographic survey has been carried out using guidance only from pre-planned survey lines or automatically generated lines based on sonar coverage took place at Hurst Point in the Solent. Human… Read more »
Digital transformation within the maritime industry can only succeed with integrated automation according to Bachmann electronic GmbH, which will show examples of its integrated automation applications at SMM. Service, data connectivity, security, operational cost reduction – digital transformation means many different things, but automation is always the key. Bachmann electronic is a manufacturer of control… Read more »
Swedish renewable energy company Seabased has joined in a venture to develop a wave energy projects in the Canary Islands. The undersea view of a potential Seabased array The Canary Islands are a group of autonomous islands off the coast of North Africa and they rely heavily on diesel for electricity production, heating and… Read more »
The UK’s National Workboat Association is launching an ‘Understanding Fatigue’ campaign to combat crewmember fatigue on offshore energy support vessels. A poster has been designed for display on all OESVs to help crews spot the signs This comes in direct response to widespread concerns about the occurrence of fatigue among workboat crewmembers. The challenge… Read more »
Kalmar will supply 10 reachstackers to China Railway Urumqi Group Co. as part of China’s infrastructure project the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The Urumqi Railway Bureau, founded in 2017, is a subsidiary company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway Corporation. The latest order of Kalmar reachstackers will add to the fleet of 30… Read more »
In the latest instalment of Port Technology’s Belt and Road (BRI) series, covering China’s plan to drastically alter the face of global trade, we talk to Andrew Cainey (AC), an expert on Chinese financial reform and innovation. The second section of a two-part interview will uncover how China plans to carry out their economic strategy in the… Read more »
DP World Yarimca is automating two of its Konecranes RTG cranes to test the possibilities of better efficiency. Remote testing: DP World Yarimca is upgrading two of its Konecranes RTG cranes to test remote productivity The Yarimca container terminal in Turkey operates a fleet of 18 Konecranes RTGs and is one of the largest… Read more »
