MacArtney has supplied the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) with a Cormac Q5 winch, specially upgraded to cope with extreme temperatures down to -30° C in the summer and customized to carry a 3,500-m cable.
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SEA-KIT H-Class USV
SEA-KIT International has revealed a new USV design that focuses on hydrography and environmental data collection.
Publicly Available Dark Vessel Monitoring
Global Fishing Watch has developed and publicly released the first-ever global map of previously undetected dark fleets, or vessels that do not broadcast their location or appear in public monitoring systems.
Optiwise: EU Project for Wind-Supported Vessels
MARIN has successfully initiated Optiwise, an EU-funded research and innovation project aiming to improve and demonstrate energy savings using wind propulsion and hydrodynamic improvements in propulsion.
US Marine Economy at $361 Billion in 2020
The U.S. marine economy contributed about $361 billion of the nation’s gross domestic product in 2020, according to the most current results of the annual Marine Economy Satellite Account by NOAA and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
US Navy Commissions Third Frigate
The U.S. Navy announced that Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) will build a third frigate for its fleet. Fincantieri Marinette Marine was initially contracted by the U.S. Navy to complete a lead ship in the FFG-62, the USS Constellation, in April of 2020, which was valued at around $536 million.
H2 Startup Accelerator
The global innovation platform Plug and Play Tech Center has launched a new initiative focused on hydrogen: the H2 Startup Accelerator. This is one of the world’s first hydrogen-centric startup accelerator programs.
Kongsberg Digital to Digitalize Nearly 500 Vessels
Kongsberg Digital and MSC, the world’s largest container line, have signed a contract for digitalizing MSC’s entire fleet, consisting of approximately 500 vessels, with Vessel Insight.
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NOIA Names Winners of Safety in Seas Awards
The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) has named TechnipFMC and Aker Solutions as the winners of the 2022 NOIA Safety in Seas Awards competition.
US Senate Unanimously Confirms Admiral Linda Fagan to Head Coast Guard
Admiral Linda L. Fagan is the new commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. She is the first woman to lead any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, and she was confirmed by unanimous consent in the Senate.
