World’s First Ammonia Machinery Room Safety Notation Granted
MRS is Class notation demonstrating a ship is equipped with excellent ammonia safety measures for the machinery room.
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Fugro Completes US Offshore Survey Campaign
Fugro has successfully completed four years of continuous survey operations in New Jersey and New York for US-based offshore wind developer Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind.
Read moreMultipurpose Vessel to Test New Wind Propulsion Technology
A novel wind propulsion system will be tested on a 408 foot multipurpose vessel later this year. Wind propulsion experts GT Wings have partnered with A2O Manufacturing and KS Composites for its AirWing technology.
Read moreDiesel-to-Electric Conversion Kit Approved for Vessels
Funding is available to help owners convert propulsion of their assets into electric-powered systems to cut emissions after a conversion kit was approved by a U.S.-backed incentive program.
Read moreUS Navy Deploys World’s First Electricity Grid-Scale Device
Marine hydrokinetics pioneer, Ocean Energy USA LLC (part of Ocean Energy Group Ireland), has announced that it has successfully deployed its 826-ton wave energy convertor buoy, the OE-35, at the U.S. Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) on the windward coast of the Hawaiian Island of Oahu.
Read moreScientists Discover ‘Dark Oxygen’ on Seafloor
Scientists have discovered “dark oxygen” being created on the ocean seafloor by “polymetallic nodules” that potentially support life, as shown by new research in the journal Nature Geoscience.
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