Ulstein Introduces New Subsea Vessel for Offshore Energy Market
energy market, the ULSTEIN SX232 features an optimizes hull based on the ULSTEIN TWIN X-STERN design.The vessel is equipped with smart power and propulsion system developed to minimize energy consumption during DP operations and an integrated energy recovery system utilizing all the waste heat in the machinery systems, including cooling water and exhaust.According to Ulstein, this will enable the ULSTEIN SX232 to reduce emissions and operational costs while enhancing performance, safety, and comfort.The design of the vessel has been developed to include versatile fuel options and a battery energy storage
New Dive Support Vessel Delivered to ADNOC
Robert Allan Ltd. and built by Grandweld Shipyards in Dubai for local diving operations in the UAE.ADNOC MD 01 and its to-be-delivered sister vessel were designed and constructed to the following notation: BUREAU VERITAS 1 ✠ HULL • MACH, SPECIAL SERVICE, FAST DIVING SUPPORT, SEA AREA A2.Propulsion machinery consists of two Baudouin 12M26.3 main engines, 1030 kW at 2100 rpm and Reintjes WVS 430/1 gearboxes driving four-blade conventional propellers.The vessels are provided with comprehensive equipment for shallow water dive support including a decompression chamber, dive air compressors, compressed
"AI is the Game Changer"
these trends – I believe that large numbers of autonomous drones are the right answer. For instance, we are supporting L3Harris in building out the GHOST fleet, and we are participating in the Overlord program, currently building vessel #3 and the earlier vessels on which Austal’s automated machinery control systems have been installed. Also, through Saildrone, Austal USA is building a 65-foot ISR and ocean mapping vessel called Surveyor. Austal USA has also integrated layers of autonomous systems on EPF-13 with success; these integrated layers include automated machinery controls, L3Harris&rsquo
JDR Cable Systems Hits Milestones in in Subsea Cable Facility Construction
for the foundations of the Vertical Lay-up Machine (VLM) and Continuous Catenary Vulcanization Towers (CCV) have now been completed. The towers are supported by a total of 250 piles drilled to a depth of 24m below ground level to reach bedrock and provide the essential support for the advanced machinery housed within them. Per JDR, once operational, the CCV line will establish the site as the only facility in the UK capable of full start-to-finish manufacturing of high-voltage subsea cables.These cables are required for offshore wind farms and to enable the subsea energy infrastructure, which
Kongsberg Discovery Partners with Arctic Storm for Advanced US-built Trawler-processor
.Designed for trawling, the Arctic Fjord has high bollard pull of 110 tonnes, enabled by a single Bergen 7,200kW main engine and a Kongsberg Maritime Promas Innoduct propeller of 4200mm diameter. The vessel also features a Kongsberg tunnel thruster to aid maneuverability and a range of Kongsberg deck machinery.
Markey Wins Deal to Refurbish Winches for NOAA Research Vessel
Seattle-based deck machinery company Markey Machine said it has recently secured a contract from Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding for winch refurbishment aboard NOAA research vessel Ronald H. Brown. The three Markey oceanographic winches that have been aboard for 27 years will receive varied upgrades.“NOAA is working to maximize the service life of each of its vessels, in part by investing in mid-life repairs,” said Jamie LeCompte, NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown project manager. “Upgrading and refurbishing these winches is an important part of making the Brown more efficient, cleaner
VideoRay Hires Holtz as Director of Product and Innovation
veteran Todd Holtz as its new director of product and innovation.Holtz will play a key role in developing new underwater robotic systems, expanding payloads, enhancing testing and quality control processes and optimizing new technologies for production, VideoRay said.Holtz served in the U.S. Navy as a Machinery Repairman Second Class (E-5). During that time, he supervised lathe and computer numerical control departments and repaired mechanical systems to support the Navy’s surface and subsurface fleet.Since his service with the Navy, Holtz has gone on to hold design engineering, product development
Pieces of Shattered Titanic Submersible Brought Ashore in Canada
but is still on mission and will be in the process of demobilization from the Horizon Arctic this morning," Pelagic Research, which operates the robotic vehicle, said in a statement. It declined to comment further, citing confidentiality reasons.Footage also showed a shattered part of the hull and machinery with dangling wires being taken off the ship at St. John's, where the expedition to the Titanic had set off from.(Reuters - Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa, editing by Deepa Babington
Barge Completes Autonomous Navigation Test in Busy Belgian Waterways
tremendously the development of digitalization on inland waterways.” Kongsberg autonomous vessel operations – Zulu 4 navigating a lock Credit: Martin Giskegjerde via KongsbergUnder remote monitoring from the ROC, the team and vessel had to show situational awareness, engine and machinery monitoring, berthing/unberthing and maneuvering in port. The same tasks were demonstrated under autonomous control, as well as collision avoidance, grounding avoidance, transit sailing and automatic mooring. Zulu 4 also demonstrated the ability to switch between autonomous operation and remote-controlle
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