World’s First Future-Proof Ku-to-Ka Convertible Sub-1m VSAT, V85nx Launched

World’s First Future-Proof Ku-to-Ka Convertible Sub-1m VSAT, V85nx Launched

Intellian, the world’s leading provider of satellite communication antenna systems, is launching its new 85cm Ku to Ka band convertible maritime VSAT antenna, the Intellian v85NX, the first to be developed based on the high-performance more reliable NX platform. The v85NX is a future-proof system that supports GEO constellations as well as ensuring compatibility with…

New Rolls-Royce Health Management System Offers Deeper Insight Into System And Machinery Performance

New Rolls-Royce Health Management System Offers Deeper Insight Into System And Machinery Performance

Rolls-Royce continues to develop its ship intelligence offerings to the market, and now introduces a pioneering new solution for Health Management of ship equipment. The technology is aimed at elevating the way in which customers manage and maintain the equipment and systems onboard their ships. Health Management is designed to provide ship operators with an…

APM Terminals Uses Drones To Improve Safety And Efficiency

APM Terminals Uses Drones To Improve Safety And Efficiency

At APM Terminals’ inland services facilities in San Antonio and Santiago, Chile, safety supervisors previously monitored activities on the ground. Now the latest technology is enabling their work to be done more effectively and safely. APM Terminals is amongst the first to use drones for security and to drive operational efficiency. The drones are clearly…

Alfa Laval Pureballast 3 To Handle Large Ballast Water Flows With Even Greater Efficiency

Alfa Laval Pureballast 3 To Handle Large Ballast Water Flows With Even Greater Efficiency

Alfa Laval is introducing a new UV reactor size to the Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 family. Optimized for 50% more flow than the current largest reactor size, the 1500 m3/h version will enable streamlined and cost-effective configurations for tankers and other vessels with large ballast water flows. The 1500 m3/h reactor will join an existing…

Efficiency Of Wärtsilä BWMS Endorsed With USCG Type Approval

Efficiency Of Wärtsilä BWMS Endorsed With USCG Type Approval

The technology group Wärtsilä’s Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has been granted Type Approval by the United States Coastguard (USCG) authorities. This approval verifies that the product has met the specified regulatory, technical, and safety requirements, and represents an endorsement of its design and efficiency principles. As part of the approval process, the…

Wärtsilä Part Of Industry Consortium To Develop State-Of-The-Art Container Vessel

Wärtsilä Part Of Industry Consortium To Develop State-Of-The-Art Container Vessel

The technology group Wärtsilä is a party to an agreement made between leading marine industry players to collaborate in developing new levels of performance and environmental efficiency for container vessels. The consortium, which is led by Dubai based Zaitoun Green Shipping Ltd (ZGS), also aims at creating a new business model for the container sector….

World’s First LNG Powered Cruise Ship AIDAnova Officially Named

World’s First LNG Powered Cruise Ship AIDAnova Officially Named

AIDAnova named! 25,000 Celebrate in Papenburg at the AIDA Open Air with Star DJ / Producer David Guetta. Cruise company AIDA Cruises has named its latest ship AIDAnova on Friday evening. The spectacular naming ceremony took place at the completely sold-out AIDA Open Air at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, attended by 25,000 spectators….

India: Major Ports To Spend Rs. 560 Crore For Benefit Of Port Workers

India: Major Ports To Spend Rs. 560 Crore For Benefit Of Port Workers

A new wage settlement agreement has been signed for Group C & D category of Port and Dock Workers in Mumbai in the presence of Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. The settlement provides for 10.6% fitment on basic pay plus DA….

India: ‘Shipping Portal’ To Be Launched Soon To Ensure Transparency And Efficiency In The Sector

India: ‘Shipping Portal’ To Be Launched Soon To Ensure Transparency And Efficiency In The Sector

Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has said that a customer-centric, globally accessible Shipping Portal will be launched soon to provide a common platform to all stakeholders. He said that the portal will provide end-to-end solutions for various activities in the sector and will be…