Modular ship

Alego Development has patented the Alego Modular Vessel, modular ships focused intended to be used in waterways. It has LNG/ Electric-Hybrid propulsion, shallow draft and a flexible modular design. These vessels are suitable for a wide variety of applications and operational conditions. All Alego modules are of standardized design, enablingContinue Reading

tugdock

Tugdock is a patented modular floating dry dock. It is less cost to buy, less cost to operate and far simpler to use than any present dry dock system. Inflation and deflation of the airbags alters the buoyancy of the frames to submerge the deck and enable lifting and launchingContinue Reading

Gasum to supply Preem

Nordic gas sector and energy market expert Gasum has entered into an agreement with Sweden’s largest fuel company Preem to supply their tankers with a new fuel blend consisting of liquefied natural gas and 10 per cent of renewable liquefied biogas. This is the first agreement that involves Gasum deliveringContinue Reading

seaclear-autonomous-robots

Today’s oceans contain 26-66 million tons of waste, with approximately 94% located on the seafloor. So far, collection efforts have focused mostly on surface waste, with only a few local efforts to gather underwater waste, always involving human divers. No solution exists that exploits autonomous robots for underwater litter collection.Continue Reading

Ocean turbine parts produced using additive manufacturing

Global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, has collaborated with the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) in Canada, to produce two ocean turbine parts using additive manufacturing (AM) for industrial design firm Biome Renewables. Renishaw helped manufacture a PowerCone® retrofit that co-rotates with the turbine’s rotor and curved propellers to reduce drag.Continue Reading

Offshore-Wind-Challenge

 Greentown Labs, one of the largest cleantech incubators in North America, and Vineyard Wind, developer of the first utility-scale offshore wind energy generation facility in the United States, are now accepting applications for the Offshore Wind Challenge. Greentown Labs and Vineyard Wind are seeking submissions from startups that are innovating in marine mammal monitoring,Continue Reading

agreement inmarsat-i4sea

Inmarsat has signed an agreement with Brazil-based startup i4sea to join a fast-growing group of certified application providers for Fleet Data. Recently, Inmarsat closed an agreement with Nautilus Labs, as well. i4sea will provide a high-precision sea and weather forecasting application with up to seven days forecasting in advance throughContinue Reading