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R&D for AI Ship Operation

Lean Marine is leading a research and development project to accelerate the technological development, realization and adoption of AI-powered ship operation support technology by ship crew and management. The Via Kaizen project is funded by the Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverket, and is being coordinated by CIT Industriell Energi AB. Lean Marine and Molflow have been collaborating with academics from the

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Joint R&D for Ammonia-Fueled Vessels to Reduce GHG Emissions

NYK Line, Japan Marine United Corp. and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) signed a joint R&D agreement for the commercialization of an ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC) that would use ammonia as the main fuel, in addition to an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB). The joint R&D aims not only to utilize ammonia as a marine fuel but also to

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Open Call for Renewable Energy Developers

Ocean DEMO logo

The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has launched its second call.  The project has also awarded recommendations of support to 12 offshore renewable energy projects under its first call, which closed in July 2019. The high number of successful applicants shows the growing demand for, and readiness to, testing innovative offshore renewable technologies at sea. Funded by Interreg North-West Europe, Ocean

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Kongsberg Bridge Simulator for South Korea Autonomous Ship Research Facility

Kongsberg bridge simulator for South Korea

UIPA, the South Korean Information and Communication Technology Promotion Agency, has awarded Kongsberg Digital the contract to supply a fully featured bridge simulator for a new, state-of-the-art autonomous ship research facility in Ulsan, South Korea. The Korean government has committed to invest 130 billion won ($110 million USD) in the project over the next three years, with a goal of

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U.S. Homeland Security Department to Speed Science & Tech Development

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) launched a new approach to its research and development (R&D) mission, with a new organizational structure to improve its ability to rapidly transition technology capabilities into operations and quickly respond to emerging threats. Another critical element of the new S&T structure is to more rapidly transfer capabilities to

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