Sea Technology, Vol. 60, No. 6—June 2019
June 2019 Seafloor Mapping, Sonar Systems, Vessels
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GE Energy Storage System for Harvey Champion Retrofit
GE’s Power Conversion business was chosen by Harvey Gulf International Marine LLC to provide the latest SeaGreen Energy Storage System (ESS) on board the offshore platform service vessel (PSV), Harvey Champion. The SeaGreen solution manages energy sources according to load demand, enabling marine operators to optimize energy usage while providing continuity of operations, increased efficiency and reduced emissions. Included in
Read more3D Laser Scanning Advancement for Ships
Imagine there was a technology that could provide a 3D scan of the interior and exterior of a ship, including its systems, and synchronize that with the data provided by the ship’s own onboard sensors. That’s the breakthrough idea that 3DMSI plans to bring to market, with the support of an £80,000 grant from Marine-i. The new service uses 3D
Read moreSea Technology, Vol. 59, No. 6—June 2018
June 2018 Seafloor Mapping/Sonar Systems/Vessels
Read moreBallast Water Exchange Is Problematic
A new invasive species study by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) discovered one of the main tactics ships use for stopping invasive species—ballast water exchange—isn’t working nearly as well as managers hoped. Marine scientists looked at ballast water from ships entering Chesapeake Bay before and after ballast water exchange became mandatory in 2004 and found that, contrary to expectations,
Read moreMarine R&D Centre for Remote Control & Autonomous Ships and AI
Rolls-Royce will open its Marine R&D Centre for Remote Control & Autonomous Ships and Artificial Intelligence in Turku, Finland, this year. Rolls-Royce’s partners are the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) and Tampere University of Technology (TUT), together with numerous SMEs and start-ups specializing in novel technologies. Remotely controlled and autonomous ships represent a fundamental change in shipping over the
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