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Newport Shipping Has Signed Cooperation Agreements With Service Companies and Marine Equipment Suppliers

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

Recent agreements with hatch cover specialist Navitech, machinery specialist IngeJov, and ShipParts.com for turnkey spares supply, allows Newport Shipping to procure spare parts and deliver specialised services on behalf of its customers as part of the Group’s global shiprepair service offering.

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125 Years Celebrated by Damen Shipyards Galati

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

This year the party was larger than usual as it incorporated a celebration of 100 years since Romanian unification and Damen Shipyard Galati’s 125th anniversary.

LNG News

New Markets Reached for SEALNG With New Member ÉNESTAS

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

SEALNG, the multi-sector industry coalition aiming to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, announced that it has welcomed Mexico-based ÉNESTAS to its membership coalition.

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Major Crane Refit Completed at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam for Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Jack-up Brave Tern

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

Brave Tern, the 132-metre jack-up operated by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS, has completed a major crane refit at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam. The main operation was the insertion of a 20-metre section into the main boom of the 800-tonne crane, allowing it to reach a height of 120 metres. This upgrade now allows it to install and maintain the next generation of wind turbines.

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Single Marine Access Solution Provided by Damen, Amplemann and VEEM

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

At the end of June, Damen Shipyards Group along with Ampelmann and VEEM hosted a Marine Access Event. Over two days, delegates from both the offshore renewable and non-renewable industries had the opportunity to sail from IJmuiden in the Netherlands to experience the latest in marine access solutions.

Ballast water News

Newbuild vessel Inland Coastal Tanker Elena H Supplied Clean D2 Standard Ballast Water by Damen’s InvaSave

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

Since the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention entered into force on 8th September 2017, newbuild vessels have to meet the D2 standard of the Ballast Water Management Convention.

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Alibaba Cloud And Siemens to Power Industrial Internet of Things in China

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

Siemens and Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner to foster the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) in China.

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Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque Completes Eight-day Refurbishment for the Jack-up Vessel Sea Installer

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu) has completed an eight-day refurbishment project for the 132-metre DP2, self-propelled, jack-up vessel Sea Installer. Operated by A2SEA, which was purchased in 2017 by DEME’s subsidiary GeoSea, Sea Installer was purpose-built in 2012 for installing the next generation of large wind turbines off the coast of Europe.

Innovation & technology News

SMART Ships Are The Future

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

SMART ships will continue to be the driving force for the new decade as technology puts the control and management of shipping onto a new level and there is no stopping this and nor should there be, according to Panos Kirnidis, CEO of Palau International Ship Registry (PISR).

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TMC Compressors for Joines Act Vessels

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

TMC Compressors of the Seas (TMC) has signed a contract to supply complete marine compressed air systems for two LNG-fueled containerships being constructed at Keppel AmFELS that will join the Pasha Hawaii fleet.