AI-based digital watchkeeper developer, Orca AI has secured its first deal with a prominent naval body, which it says demonstrates its commitment to enhancing operational security and safety across all maritime sectors. Orca AI says its situational awareness platform is a highly relevant tool in today’s complex maritime landscape, where the safety of vessels and […]
Italian tech company Videoworks says it is going from strength to strength as it reports a substantial increase in both its value of production (VoP) and profitability year on year. “Videoworks has worked to increase continuously our efficiency, to provide quality and to absorb temporary peaks and our overall capacity runs at 80 per cent,” […]
SailGP has announced a three-season partnership with composite yacht rigging supplier, Future Fibres, to exclusively supply rigging on the F50, the high performance catamarans competing in the high octane racing series. Future Fibres will provide its multistrand technology, ECsix, to all eight F50s racing in the global SailGP league. The three-season deal will also allow […]
Investing in weather and vessel motion forecasting can prevent lost containers and damaged vessels for container ship operators, according to Riviera. The growing number of multi-million dollar maritime losses involving containers going overboard and damaged stacks highlights the need for better voyage planning to avoid hazardous weather and sea conditions. While proper packing, stowage, securing containers […]
Maritime communications and connectivity is said to be getting a major boost over the next three years after Inmarsat confirmed its plans to expand the Global Xpress (GX) satellite constellation. London-based Inmarsat confirmed these plans on the fifth anniversary of its GX network entering service worldwide, according to Riviera. GX provides Ka-band satellite communications to maritime […]
Emirates Team New Zealand revealed its second generation AC75 yesterday at its base in Auckland’s Viaduct. It is the boat that will be used to defend the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada in just over 100 days’ time. The boat was christened ‘Te Rehutai’ by Lady Margaret Tindall in a ceremony in front a […]
According to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) director of UK Maritime Services, Katy Ware, the organisation came through the first lockdown in good shape. Speaking at British Marine’s current online expo alongside Brian Johnson (MCA chief executive), she unpicked the MCA’s first lockdown experience and where the organisation has found new strengths, notably in […]
Iris Innovations has launched its CMAC range of onboard camera and alarm management systems with an accompanying IrisControl App for Garmin’s OneHelm platform. The company says it has been developing affordable onboard camera security and situational awareness systems since 2005. The CMAC range, Iris says, is the industry’s first ever, fully integrated command and control […]
Last week, a NOC Ocean Observatory in the North-East Atlantic was torn from its mooring by high winds and waves associated with the remnants of hurricane Epsilon that struck the UK a few days later. But, after 12 days adrift, the four-tonne, six-metre-tall large observatory buoy was safely recovered thanks to the efforts of the […]
Concordia Damen has signed a contract for 40 eco-friendly dual fuel inland waterway barges with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. These barges will be chartered by Shell and operated by the VT Group/Marlow. The 110 x 11.5m vessels will have LNG propulsion and extreme shallow draught capabilities – 2800 ton on 3.25m […]
“I came 3rd, I came 2nd, how can you add any more pressure?” Alex Thomson asks of the upcoming Vendée Globe, starting Sunday (8Nov20). “The whole programme has been designed to be the best, be number one, be successful.” But he’s ready, he says, and looking forward to seeing quite how far the team’s plan […]