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Nautical College Offers Wind-Assisted Propulsion Course

Posted on 12/08/2020 by Sea Technology magazine Leave a comment

The Enkhuizen Nautical College, founded in 1978, is the only nautical college in Europe that focuses on teaching students to navigate vessels under sail. Regular subjects such as (astronomical) navigation, collision regulations and marine engineering are supplemented with specialized subjects such as square-rigged sailing, sailing vessel design and sailing vessel stability. This year, the college will add a technical introduction

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UK, Norway Co-Host Greenhouse Gas Research Center

Posted on 09/25/2019 by Sea Technology magazine Leave a comment

The U.K. and Norway will co-host the Ocean Thematic Centre within ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System), a European research infrastructure measuring greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, land and oceans. Long-term measurement of the seas is important since the oceans take up about one-quarter of the carbon dioxide humans release to the atmosphere, reducing the rate of climate change. ICOS’s ocean

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Applied Acoustic Engineering Hires Hollie Moran in Sales

Posted on 02/14/2019 by Sea Technology magazine Leave a comment

Applied Acoustic Engineering Ltd. hired Hollie Moran to the company’s sales team as the new sales manager for the EMEA region. Moran will focus on expanding the sales of the Applied Acoustics range of USBL positioning and tracking systems and sub-bottom profiling equipment, and supporting the company’s distributors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa where opportunities have grown significantly

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Strategic Sri Lankan Port is Controlled by China Through a 99-Year Lease

Posted on 01/09/2018 by Sea Technology magazine Leave a comment

Sri Lanka transferred control of its port Hambantota to China in a 99-year lease, a plan designed to relieve the country’s large burden of debt. Signed in July 2017, the plan gives China Merchants Port Holdings a 70 percent stake in a joint venture with Sri Lanka Ports Authority. The lease has drawn criticism from Sri Lankans because of the

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Hazmat Inventory Certifications for Ship Recycling

Posted on 01/31/2017 by Sea Technology magazine Leave a comment

DNV GL and Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt have signed a contract to carry out Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) certifications for the shipping company’s managed fleet of more than 50 vessels. Certification fulfills requirements of the European Ship Recycling Regulation, which came into force in 2013 to address the environmental and health issues associated with ship recycling. Of approximately 60,000

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