Global healthcare specialist VIKAND is partnering with Maritime Holdings Group Inc (MHG) to provide medical services to Japan Grace, operator of Peace Boat ethical cruises aboard the vessel Pacific World. Under this agreement, VIKAND will provide global healthcare support and medical guidance to the doctors and nurses onboard the Pacific World. VIKAND also setup and […]
Veterans who served during one of the most decisive and long fought battles of the Second World War – the Battle of the Atlantic – were the guests of honour at an event in Liverpool earlier this month to launch an 80-day countdown for the Battle of the Atlantic 80th Anniversary Commemoration. The veterans were […]
N-Sea’s Pathfinder, a Geo survey vessel that processes large amounts of data for its customers, has been chosen to run a long-term trial of the Port-IT NDR (Network Detection & Response) solution. The data gathered and lessons learned will be used to further advance the technical prowess of the Port-IT NDR solution for future customers. […]
Alfa Laval will host the Marine Innovation Summit 2023 on March 28th from 9 to 11:15 am CEST, and attendees across the industry are invited to participate and engage with thought leaders in the field. As the world faces unprecedented environmental challenges, the shipping industry must take decisive action to reduce its carbon footprint. The […]
Thordon Bearings is supplying its grease-free, self-lubricating ThorPlas-Blue bearing material to a novel containerized wind propulsion system designed to reduce fuel consumption and fossil fuel emissions across all commercial ship types. The rigid sail system – developed by entrepreneurs Miles Keeney-Ritchie and Satchel Douglas, co-founders of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based start-up Aloft Systems – is a […]
A single high-lift Barke® flap rudder together with a piston-type steering gear system was delivered by Damen Marine Components’ (DMC) to Holland Shipyards Group’s yard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. There they were fitted into a 35-metre coastal research vessel that was built for the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and which is named the RV Prinsesse […]
Nantes Saint-Nazaire will be hosting the second international Wind for Goods edition dedicated to wind-powered maritime transport on 1- 2 June 2023. This edition will offer a fine programme, with many conferences, meetings and experiments, as well as the opportunity to sail aboard a new generation of ships. The aim is to bring together all […]
