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  • Suez Canal Authority Participates in Monaco Yacht Show.

    The Authority's participation comes within the framework of transformation into an international center for yacht tourism in the Middle East region.

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  • NTSB: Time for action on passenger boat fire detection and extinguishing systems

    The National Transportation Safety Board has now released its report on the engine room fire that broke out on the passenger vessel Spirit of Norfolk on June 7, 2022. It is again recommending that engine-room fire detection and fixed fire extinguishing systems be installed in small passenger vessels currently grandfathered out under…

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  • Svanehøj develops a complete high-pressure marine pump unit for LNG fuel

    As demand for LNG-fueled vessels remains high, the marine pump specialist Svanehøj can now offer a high-pressure pump solution for two-stroke engines – a compact unit with three combined cold ends designed for optimal flow and longer service intervals.   High-pressure LNG engines offer lower fuel consumption and significantly reduced…

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  • Fincantieri Marinette Marine books fourth Constellation-class contract

    The Navy has awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a $526,293,001 contract for detail design and construction of the fourth Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, FFG 65. FMM received the contract for the first-in-class Constellation-class frigate in April 2020. Construction on the first frigate began in late August last year in Marinette, Wis., and FMM is…

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  • Stena to deploy NewMax methanol-hybrid duo on Irish Sea route

    The largest ferry operator on the Irish Sea, Stena Line, is to deploy two all-new hybrid propulsion NewMax vessels on its Belfast-Heysham freight route in 2025. Designed to run on methanol, they will add 80% capacity on the route in response to increasing customer demand. Each of the two new 147-meter vessels…

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  • Op-Ed: The risks and costs of cyberattacks

    By Patrick Chown, owner and president of The Network Installers With the increasing digitalization of maritime operations, the industry is becoming more connected than ever before. While technological advancements have led to significant improvements in efficiency and safety, they have also introduced new vulnerabilities that put the marine industry at risk of…

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  • Bollinger delivers 53rd Fast Response Cutter

    Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the USCGC John Patterson to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 179th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 53rd Fast Response Cutter (FRC) delivered under the current program. The USCGC John Patterson will be the…

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  • Former Chouest OSV to become marine spaceport

    ABS is supporting the reactivation and modification of an offshore support vessel (OSV) to function as the world’s first marine spaceport for human space flights. The flights will be operated by Space Perspective, which is based at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Space Perspective offers a six-hour journey to space…

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  • BAE Jacksonville breaks ground for $200 million Pearlson Shiplift complex

    BAE Systems officially began construction of a new Pearlson Shiplift and land-level repair complex at its Jacksonville, Fla., shipyard with a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday. The company first revealed its plans to build the $200 million complex in December 2022. The complex will feature a state-of-the-art shiplift system built by Pearlson Shiplift Corporation. The…

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  • ABS Wavesight adds ransomware defense and response to its offering

    ABS Wavesight, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) company launched by ABS last November, is teaming with managed detection and response (MDR) cybersecurity service provider ActZero to deliver operators 24/7 ransomware defense and response. ActZero will provide proactive, comprehensive, cybersecurity protection to ABS Wavesight clients alongside ABS Wavesight’s portfolio of vessel and voyage management…

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